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I have owned a 2003 Vectra from new. All of the springs front and rear have failed in the last two years not to mention the shock absorbers. It is obvious that inferior materials have been used to save...
A recent problem with a 2003 Renault Clio. I left the house, drove 100 yards, heard a big bang from one of the tyres. I fitted the spare, drove 2 miles, heard a second big bang and found that the replacement...
You have covered the subject of spring failures through unfinished
ends many times. Most of my working life was spent in the spring-making industry producing large hot-rolled springs with diameters that...
I would like to raise a very serious issue over the safety of coil springs Last week, I was driving home from work at about 4 pm in my 46,000 mile 2004 reg car. I had gone about 1 mile (almost entirely...
I seem to remember that some time ago you commented on the fact that many European cars were suffering from broken suspension springs because of poor manufacturing problems. Is this correct and can you...
My 2002 BMW 320d (85,000 miles) has just been diagnosed as having two broken rear coil springs. I vaguely remember reading something in your Saturday Telegraph column about this problem and the fact that...
The front offside spring on my 2005, 23,000 mile Fiesta Ghia 1.6 snapped causing the spring to travel down the strut and jam into the wheel. Fortunately, the car was at rest when this happened and so no...
My wife and children travelled from Suffolk to Dorset 2 weeks ago in our 3 year old Vauxhall Vectra 2.0l diesel estate. In a car park in Lyme Regis, she heard a loud bang and suddenly the front passenger...
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