Audi4mePlz

Hello all! I'm looking at a 98 audi a4 2.8Q. I haven't gone to see it yet because the guy says it is in the shop getting its control arm fixed. He claims the control arm is a recall. I just wanted to know if there is actually a recall on the control arm? Also he said he was getting the front-end realigned. Could the control arm affect the alignment? Or is there possibly another problem with the car? Carfax report came up clean. TIA for any help you can give.

spikeital

There was a recall on the control arms for that year.

WClark

...It isnt really clear to me that worn control arms are limited to the cars in the recall since it seem to be fairly common complaint here, but getting them replaced under warranty if worn is a good thing and it doesnt mean there are other problems you should worry about.

Bill In SoCal

Where can a list of VIN's be found for the recall. I want to find out if I'm effected in my 98.5

RKA

Audi knows about the problem, and they will pay for control arm repairs under warranty, and in some cases outside warranty as well, but I do not remember seeing a recall on this problem. I do recall a tie rod recall however.

And yes, a realignment should be done after replacing the control arms.

chuckleb

Audi has a kit for control arms that they will help cover. The offer was for 96 models

dave721

Go to NHTSA website to look up recalls on any car you're interested in.