Pat

First, I've already searched half an hour.
Now that that's out of the way, does anyone have a link to the official details for the control arm recall on B5s?
Both of my front lower rear control arms are shot. My car is a 99.5 with 150,000 miles on it. I know it's a long shot, but worth asking about.
TIA

qfrog@work

the 8e0-407-694-K and 693-K are not...

Pat

Thanks,Phil, but what does all that mean?

Andy_FL

Make an appointment to have your arms checked. They might replace them, they might not--depends on the condition. If they do replace them, they have the right to ask for all maintenance records, and if you can't provide--they can deny the free replacement. [Yes, we all realize this maintenance records deal is the biggest crock o' ****...buuut...their rules] I also get the feeling that if you've got a non-stock suspension, they might be able to turn you away as well.

<b>YMMV, depending on the dealer.</b> Some have reported replacement, without having to show maintenance records. Others have been turned away without maintenance records. It really just depends on your dealer and how much of a hard time they feel like giving you.

That said, I have not yet gone to have mine checked. I just assume wait until the last month. Otherwise, if I have them checked now and they're "OK"...but then they "go bad" 3 months from now--guess what--I'm out of pocket.

Good luck

Andy

Pat

Thanks for the response, Andy. Can you clarify what you wrote?
"That said, I have not yet gone to have mine checked. I just assume wait until the last month. Otherwise, if I have them checked now and they're "OK"...but then they "go bad" 3 months from now--guess what--I'm out of pocket."
Is there a time or milage limit on this? I'm not sure I understand.
Thanks again.

Mister S

I only have 55k on my car and want to wait as long as possible if there is a limitation

CC Rider

They check for cracking of the boots on the control arms. If the boot is cracked, then the arm can wear out prematurely. Since I was at 128k miles, it was worth checking. If I were at 55k miles, I suspect my dealer would say "there's little to no chance that they will replace them".

Of course you can get them checked for free so you might as well.

Andy_FL

There <b>is</b> an official notice that has been mailed to everyone affected. And to clarify, the JE service action will effectively "end" in March of 2006. So, I'll just wait a bit longer...

Andy

JUSTA4 -Matt

dang, didnt realize you had so many miles Pat.

spdracer53

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