tilt lever broke

Im checking on this for my father, the internal "spring" on the tilt lever broke the other day making the tilt lever no longer function on his 2001 grand am, Anyone have any idea on dealer cost to repair something like this? our local "known for highballing" dealer quoted $400 to fix this w/o even looking at it, anyone out there have this break on them?
Thanx much
Aj