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[Andy B]

..... I'm 62 and I have never had a broken spring on any car.

Buy a Smart Roadster then. It's a case of when, not if they break.

[STEMO]

..... I'm 62 and I have never had a broken spring on any car.

Buy a Smart Roadster then. It's a case of when, not if they break.

Ok. I'll bob out and get one tomorrow. 

[Nick W]

The common issue of broken springs tends to appear on pot holed roads, or on cars that owners like to bounce on and off pavements. Don't think the type of car matters. I'm 62 and I have never had a broken spring on any car.

Some of those I quoted(Fiesta and C3) you could diagnose over the phone. I also think you're reaching with the cause, as my opinion is that it is due to the pigtail design of the springs. It also seems to be a worse problem on the lower mileage cars, and often happens when the car is parked.

[STEMO]

Well......I suppose I could have snapped a pigtail 
Doubt I'd notice 

[STEMO]

Ah...but MOT man would...so I can't have.

[Lazydocker]

Ah...but MOT man would...so I can't have.

I didn't think you had MOT's on your cars... Just replaced them when it was due

[05omegav6]

Ha Busted

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Perhaps now is a good time to mention that my steering wheel tremor is back.......thinking about it I don't think they cured the problem.

Track rod... they wear where they screw into the end of the rack or ball joint... Rest of Vectra suspension is pretty bombproof

Thanks, Al........I shall check this out.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The common issue of broken springs tends to appear on pot holed roads, or on cars that owners like to bounce on and off pavements. Don't think the type of car matters. I'm 62 and I have never had a broken spring on any car.

Corsa C has suffered two broken springs in less than 30,000 miles.

Could a woman driver be the cause?

[henryd]

The common issue of broken springs tends to appear on pot holed roads, or on cars that owners like to bounce on and off pavements. Don't think the type of car matters. I'm 62 and I have never had a broken spring on any car.

Corsa C has suffered two broken springs in less than 30,000 miles.

Could a woman driver be the cause?

The Corsa C that we have got for my lad has had one front spring in its past,its just turned 27k now

[Nick W]

As I said, low mileage cars seem to be worse for broken springs. But I have no idea why that is so.

[05omegav6]

Damp atmosphere around the wheel arch, especially if parked on grass/gravel

[TheBoy]

had made no notable difference to the way the car drove...

Quite clearly a case of not trying hard enough...

TA to write lines, "Must try harder" 200 times

[05omegav6]

had made no notable difference to the way the car drove...

Quite clearly a case of not trying hard enough...

TA to write lines, "Must try harder" 200 times

Funnily enough, it cropped up a service after I passed it to another driver, and I only found it as I was changing the pads

[the alarming man]

What about the common issue of broken springs.

Are they that common? I recovered dozens of Fiestas, Lagunas, Mondeos and C3s with broken springs, but never a Vectra.

I had two go in 50,000 on mine