'88 900 turbo conv. So I'm coming back from an A's game in Oakland last night. It's 12:30 AM and I'm southbound on highway 101 about 40 miles from home when it feels like somebody broadsided me. Then it feels like a blowout but much more difficult to control. Thank God there was no one around me and I managed to get it stopped and on the shoulder. The left front wheel is radically out of caster and camber from the right. A flashlight reveals that the lower control arm has snapped right at the point where the aft arm connects to the frame. The good news is that no one's hurt, and except for the control arm, the car's OK. I went to my local Pick-n-pull this AM, got a replacement control arm and installed it on the side of the highway today. All back home now but still shook-up and quite a bit less confident in the supposed safety of these cars we love so much. This car has been babied since new. Never been in a wreck or hit a curb and NO rust. I find it inexcusable that a control arm can just break, I don't care if it is 15 years old. I recall some posts now about fractures in control arms, but I thought that was at one of the welds. I will be researching this some and will probably buy new control arms for both sides. Anyone else have an experience like this? Thanks, Kenzo

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• Control arm breaks at 70 MPH . What a ride!, Ken Scates, Sun, 6 Jul 2003 16:50:22 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Control arm breaks at 70 MPH . What a ride!, Hugo, Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:24:19
  • You are one of the few where it happened during driving, SWEDECAR , Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:29:22
    • Re: You are one of the few where it happened during driving, Mark Australia, Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:46:40
    • Thanks Anders, Jim Moncrief, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:57:27
  • Re: Control arm break, Eiron, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 10:01:06
  • Re: Control arm breaks at 70 MPH . What a ride!, deeph8, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:32:20
    • Re: Control arm breaks at 70 MPH . What a ride!, Ken Scates, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:39:48
    • Do a search - lots of posts about this n/m, ChipJ, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:58:11
  • scanwest reinforced units are sweet, JG, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:03:42
  • Re: Control arm breaks!! UNACCEPTABLE !!!, Dave of Everett, Sun, 6 Jul 2003 23:50:29
    • Not an emergency., Jim Moncrief, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 06:25:12
      • Not an emergency...Bulls___!!!!! Irresponsible response, Ken Scates, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:39:36
        • Take it easy >, ChipJ, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:22:10
          • Sorry Ken, my point was that ....., Jim Moncrief, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:24:14
          • Re: Take it easy >, Ken Scates, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:27:35
            • Re: Take it easy >, JohnK, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 09:22:58
  • Well, they only made the cars for 15 yrs. Not long enuf, to catch the glitch :), Sun, 6 Jul 2003 19:03:20
    • Re: Well, they only made the cars for 15 yrs. Not long enuf, gorper, Sun, 6 Jul 2003 19:40:43
  • recommend replacing both w/new, gorper, Sun, 6 Jul 2003 18:38:09
    • Re: recommend replacing both w/new, Ken Scates, Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:55:12
  • I had one break while parking., KB88900T, Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:39:45
  • Re: Control arm breaks at 70 MPH . What a ride!, Jon , Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:10:07

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