thanks for letting me know...i had to laugh because while reading this i pictured myself running in and screaming about a casting flaw (even though i wouldnt, i dont want to be wrong about anything and them say "see, you know nothing) haha but it was funny...but when i speak to them after work im just going to discuss things i know about..

and do you guys know if ralliart controll arms are any better because evo ones wont fit and i think the ralliart ones should fit

 

so i called the dealership again tonight and they didnt seem to know much so i asked for the service manager whom never seemed to be there before, when i spoke to him he pretended to not know about my car (even though i saw him the night after the break when i went to drop off my keys and lugnut key) and he kinda played dumb with me untill i threatened to go to corporate and then he suddenly remembered and asked "oh are you the guy with all the carbon fiber" and tells me that i shouldnt go to someone at corperate untill he does a history check on my car and sees if it was in an accident...he was really an a$$hole to me, he was super cocky and said he dosent belive my story because i have no proof and for all he knows i could have hit a curb... who drives around with a camera in theyre glove box to take pics of theyre car when it breaks down?? probably nobody...and if that was the case and i did hit the curb how would i move my car to the far left lane with the front right tire dangeling...... the dealership really is trying to weasel theyre way out of it, i think they know theyre wrong....i even called 5 other dealerships and asked if theyve ever had anyone snap a controll arm (one dealership was in california, the other 4 were in wisconsin and chicago) but all of them said no although one in illinois said someones controll arm came loose and made someone wobble and spin out but they have never seen one completely snap....

just thought id give you guys a little update

 

If he told you to not call corporate, it's time to call corporate.

 

The standard material and process for control arms on 95% of cars are forged steel, a big difference from stamped sheet metal and in any case it should not have snapped like that.

 

So at least we're in agreement that they're made of metal and they shouldn't have broken like that. good enough for me.

 

yeah, its good enough for me too...on tuesday the service manager calls me back but on monday im calling corporate again

 

If I were you, I'd ask that service rep to explain to me how solid metal parts "go bad" it's not like it's the moving part that broke, the metal just snapped. So yes, I would take the suggestions and inform that lady that you're going to corporate and then a lawyer if they do not have a better solution for you.

Maybe ask them what to do when your gas pedal goes bad too!

 

As mentioned above, call corporate. The guy immediately replying to not call them means that they're trying to screw you and don't want to get caught at it by their bosses.

 

yeah, thanks guys...im going to try to call corporate tommorrow but they'll probably be closed (its worth a shot though) ...anyways i asked that same question before urbanknight.....i was like "ok its not like a clutch or tire or something, it just supports the tire...its not something that wears down and goes and the lady said that "controll arms do come and go" and said my front left is going bad as well which is freakin unbeliveable.. thanks for all your help guys and ill be sure to keep you informed

 

Interresting... Good Luck with the control-arm bro. Fight that ****.

Off subject alittle, but it seem that at 59000miles on my 02 OZ my transmission just went out of me tonight, started popping & slipping(just going down a straight paved road doing about 55, must have used "Drive" too much ). Just got back from towing it to the dealership, we'll see what happens tomarrow.

Anyone else have tranny problems out of their lancer?

 

wow man get that fixed before your warranty is up!!

 

hey honni, it was on 03 actually?

 

naw man it was an 02