i been having problems with the hvac control unit for awhile. specificly the cold/hot knob.. my freind has an 02 es and has the same issue as me . the difficulty turning the cold/hot knob to the hot position. its been giving me heavy resistance when i turn it.... i called mistsubishi el cajon they wanted ~$250-300 for a replacement hvac control unit....
for about 2 weeks now my car doesnt blow hot air anymore when the knob is in the hot position. funny thing is my defrost function works fine when i use it.. a/c is working fine aswell

 

theirs multiple lancers with this problem. is this problem under warranty or some kind of recall?

 

my cars basic warrenty is out ( mileage is close to 48k ).bought the car last year feb 18 of 07'. i think that is covered under the basic but i dont have basic warrenty anymore..

if multiple lancers had the same issue why isnt this on a recall?

the only recall i know of is the ecu reflash.. i asked that when i bought the car and they said the ecu reflash was done

 

Recalls only apply to known safety or emissions issues. This is a known problem. Try switching the heater box located on the right side of the driver's side footwell (it's a white box) to hot manually.

 

thx, ill try that tomorrow morning... not worth doing it now since its sunny outside

 

I had the same problem in my old '03 OZ... had to pay $250 to fix it (Mitsu wanted $800). All it is are little plastic pieces & cords/wires behind the nob that resist, brake, or get tangled. I had to have the plastic pieces replaced & it took the idiots almost a whole week to receive parts & fix it. It worked fine afterwards... the only problem being the heat never got as hot as it once did... so make sure to check that.

 

i have the same issue with one of my 's
i've remove the cable and ajust temp. manualy
until i get the parts
the cable is stuck i've tried to lube it but didn't worck
remove your cable maybe you'll be able to lube it!

 

what are the part numbers that you guys ordered?