I think this is a common problem with the lancer, the A/C knob is always breaking. It gets hard to turn after use, and then eventually breaks the shaft.

Wondering if anyone knows of a recall, or if I can snag a couple of these up. I need 2 of them, and I'd be willing to replace the whole knob assembly. Shaft is broke on the Temperature control knob for both of them.

Thanks,
Darren

 

There's a TSB on it. If your car is still in warranty, it's covered. If not, be prepared to pay tons to fix the problem.

 

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Warranty long gone on both of them. Perhaps I'll find one in the for sale section.

Thanks

 

lol yea mine is broken. Only way I can switch from cold to hot air is by manually turning a plate under where my feet go towards the top, and pushing it all the way towards the front of the car is cold, and towards me is hot. then all i do is turn the fan from 0 to 1,2, etc. for the amount of air. it gets really irritating having to go down there and switching it when i want cold/hot tho. i wanted 2 go replace it @ the dealers n it cost about $400 to switch it! so.. im sticking with the manual switching.

 

Is that really how TSBs work? I thought they worked like a recall - dealer fixes, warranty or not.

I'm the third owner of my Subaru, and I took it in for a TSB with no warranty and 93k on the clock. They did the service free of charge...

 

yeh, its a usual problem. mine is very hard to turn but I havnt broken it yet.

 

I don't know if car manufactures have similar policy, but motorcycle manufactures have both update bulletins and recall bulletins. The update bulletins only get performed when a unit is within warranty and some actually have a specific expiration date/time period for the update to be completed. While safety recalls are to be performed reguardless of warranty status. Although most manufactures will "goodwill" a repair if given a decent service history.

 

I took mine in last week for the recall. I sat there over an hour they said they changed it and nothing is different. It still sticks halfway. So wtf ever mitsu.

 

I had a 91 3000GT that I took to a $tealership in 1998 (insurance was paying) and they did some sort of recall replacement of a brake component while it was there. That car was definitely out of warranty...

 

This has been covered way too many times. Search, and you will find out there is a recall. There is also the number where you can call, give them your VIN, and they will tell you "YES" or "NO".

 

I called and my car has 2 recalls, both covered out of warranty (neither is the climate control).

 

yeah. there has a been a few recalls on the 02-03 lancers. all of which I somehow missed. lol