|
|
08-31-2015
On my mom's car (2011 Nissan Versa Hatch). She said she hit a pothole last week and it's been making a clunking noise when she turns the wheel. The driver's side wheel well was about half an inch from rubbing the tire, so I jacked it up and this is what I saw.
I know sometimes the spring will break overtime but I've never seen it jump off of the strut. I got a spring compressor from Autozone so I'll be tearing into it tomorrow.
08-31-2015
There might be a TSB and recall for that.
Might wanna look it up, call the dealership.
Google into it more, I found 1 link.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/05/19/n...investigation/
08-31-2015
I checked the VIN and no recalls. I'll call a dealership tomorrow just to confirm.
If not I'll just take it apart and reinstall everything. The spring isn't broken so I'll just re use it.
08-31-2015
It sure does look broken on the bottom to me, see where it's all rusted.
08-31-2015
Yeah you're right. I'm reading on NHTSA's site that this has happened to a bunch of other people too. Looks like I'll be replacing some stuff.
08-31-2015
I've seen it happen already at work, same with the Hyundai Sante Fe front coils that snap and those are always on national back order.
08-31-2015
DO you know what year range it happens on the Sante Fe? Guy I work with has one and I'd like to give him a heads up if his is possibly affected.Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch
08-31-2015
Stick a set of Eibachs on it call it a day
08-31-2015
I think 01-06 had a recall, then I know the second gens from 07-12 still had the issue.
We've had atleast 2-3 of the 09ish to 12's come in with snapped front coils. They had warranty on them so thats why the national back order. Otherwise I think you can buy new aftermarket struts.
They always seem to break at low speeds and over bigger bumps, you'll hear the spring hit the ground and under side of the car lol, had it happen on the test drive once too.
http://www.carproblemzoo.com/hyundai...g-problems.php
08-31-2015
I'm thinking about these complete assemblies
http://www.amazon.com/KYB-SR4126-Str.../dp/B00NYC0SFI
09-01-2015
Wow that is crazy, lucky it didn't damage anything else like the brake line it seems to be sitting on.
The complete strut setup looks fine, especially for that price.
09-01-2015
Yeah I know. A lot of people who filed complaints online said the spring shredded their tire when it broke. There definitely should be a recall on this.
09-01-2015
Wow, a 4 year old spring and it snapped already. Yay Chinese steel
My stock 15 year old springs may be sagging, but they sure as heck aren't broken.
09-01-2015
Its a cheap car what do you expect?
Originally Posted by The Sunfire Guy
09-01-2015
I'd expect it to last more than 30k miles
09-02-2015
Needs more GTR edition
09-02-2015
My buddy's mom had same thing happened except it took the tire out also
Did my post confuse you? BLAME AUTOCORRECT!
09-03-2015
KYB quick struts are installed. Somehow I managed to crack the windshield while removing the wiper arms (by hand).
New windshield will be installed tomorrow. I'll take some pictures of the damage if I remember to.
| « Previous Thread | Next Thread » |
| Bookmarks |
Bookmarks |
