Will a broken coil spring cause my car to fail the MoT?

I took my car to my local dealer for service and MoT. I asked them to investigate a clanking noise at the rear of the vehicle at the same time. The car was returned with a fresh MoT certificate after...

Should a broken spring be covered by a manufacturer warranty?

My MINI Clubman, which is slightly less than 3 years old, has just had its near side spring break. Should it be covered under the 3-year warranty? The car has done 17,000 miles.

Are broken coil springs a known issue on Mercedes-Benz?

My car is a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 7G-Tronic automatic. It has covered 68,000 miles and has been well looked after and serviced regularly. I've had it two years and, after about three months, I found...

Broken sping

My wife went out to her 2007 Fiat Grande Pundo, parked underneath a carport, reversed out and heard a 'ping’. Almost immediatly, the nearside front went down with a broken spring. I've written to FIAT...

Coil spring failure

Just thought I'd let you know that when my mum took her 5 year old Mercedes A class for an MOT last month, it failed due to a broken front coil spring (no doubt helped by the recent proliferation of pot...

W211 spring failure

My W211 Mercedes-Benz Estate (2007, 48,000 miles) has gone BANG quite suddenly. The RAC engineer (35 minutes from call to arrival) immediately diagnosed a broken front coil spring. Apparently an increasingly...

Could my Vauxhall Zafira's suspension be failing gradually?

My seven-year-old Vauxhall Zafira has been faultless, but lately it seems to make heavy weather of speed bumps. Can the suspension fail gradually or is it always sudden?

My 2003 Citroen C3 failed its MoT due to broken coil springs - should I discuss the fault with Citroen?

I have just had my 2003 Citroen C3 fail it's MoT due to broken front springs. There are approx 46,000 miles on the clock and I bought the car secondhand in 2006 from a major car supermarket, where I was...

Endorsable offended

I am writing now in respect of your apparent endorsement of Warranty Direct, "The only Honest John approved car warranty service. “ My 2005 SAAB 9-3 Linear Sport TiD has been covered by Warranty Direct...

Vauxhall Vectra - It’s spring again

On the Vectra C forum the spring failure count is now 801. The latest post from ‘Kristian’ was a corker: “Both my rears and the front drivers failed. My front spring failure was the scariest as it went...