It amzes me that so many can have the issue and they do nothing about it....
In comparison - I buy K&N filters for all my vehicles...have done so for years.
I have had three filters for a long long time -- one for 9, two others for approaching 15 years.
All three went bad....filter media breakdown on one, rubber failing on the other two.
K&N has replaced all three NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
Amazing that ARE cant just FIX a simple issue like this.