Front Suspension Lower Control Arm problems of the 1998 Audi A4

I received a recall notice for the lower control arms on my 1998 Audi A4. I contacted the dealer to schedule the service. They are going to inspect my control arms. If they need to be replaced I must pay for the replacement because I can prove that I had an Audi technician look at the control arms at the regularly scheduled intervals. This seems very unsafe seeing how it affects the steering of the car. It also seems unusual an inspection of the control arms would prevent a failure of the control arms.

While turning left at 25 mph, the vehicle vibrated and the driver heard a loud noise coming from the rear. Suddenly the passenger lower control arm broke. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and pull over. The vehicle was towed home. The consumer will get in contact with the dealer in the near future. Please provide further details.

1998 Audi A4 fwd / 101,000 miles / broken drivers side front lower control arm / front suspension component (lower front control arm) snapped at bushing as I was parking. Car was rendered limp and could not be towed due to probable fender damage that would be caused by dragging limp wheel. Had this component broken at higher speeds a catastrophic accident would have been unavoidable.

Consumer is having problems with front suspension, and there is a loud noise coming from the lower control arm. Cause unknown. Dealer notified.

Lower control arm has worn out and needs to be replaced at 40,000 miles. Dealer cannot determine cause of premature failure.