Our first coil spring broke at 46,751 miles yr 2002 rt side. The second one broke 97653 miles lf side 2005 luckily my wife and son were stopped at a traffic light when the left side of the van fell down resulting in a tire and sway bars wheel sensor damage. The third coil spring broke 123,000 miles rt side. We are very fortunate that we were stopped or the dealer found the broken spring. I have the current coil spring and the only difference between the two are one has a coating on it the other is painted. Same size dia metal. These failure rate is evidence there is a problem with the coil springs and a growing trend. This is a safety issue!!!

- Rollinsford, NH, USA

I have a 1999 Honda Odyssey, 147,000 miles. On Saturday, March 3, 2007 at approximately 11:30 am, I was driving and heard a loud noise beneath my vehicle. I then heard a piece of metal sliding down the roadway behind me. After pulling over and noticing that my front right tire had been punctured and going flat, I retrieved the large piece of coiled metal from the roadway. My first thought was a broken coil spring, but it appeared that the springs were ok. I replaced the tire and proceeded slowly believing that I had probably run over the broken spring which had been left in the roadway by another vehicle. Approximately 10 miles down the road I heard the same sound, and another piece of metal sliding down the road. I retrieved that piece of metal and compared it with the first, and it is a near duplicate match, including the location of the break. Upon further inspection, I noticed that my van had broken both the left and right side front coil springs, nearly identically, but it was difficult to tell because they appeared to still be seated properly in the coil housing closest to the tire. It appears that the broken coil springs are rusted through the black manufacturers paint at the location of the fracture. I had two of my children with me at the times of the breaks. I estimate my speed at 50 mph on the first break, on the two lane roadway, and the roadway was level, clear and dry. The second break occurred probably within 10 miles of the first and I estimate my speed at approximately 30 mph. I was operating on a two lane roadway, and the roadway was level, clear and dry. It should be noted that a time between the two breaks, after cresting a hill on a two lane roadway, I heard a metal scraping noise beneath the vehicle, and immediately pulled over and checked under the vehicle and walked the roadway behind the vehicle, but was unable to locate what caused the sound. After pulling away, the sound was gone.

- Camillus, NY, USA