Diesel under VW payment program for emissions and fuel economy claims - can either keep car and accept cash, or trade car at inflated value. How many people do you know that have experienced a broken front spring on a car - chances are they all owned recent VW or Audi models. VERY DANGEROUS. Happened at highway speed on smooth road - blew tire - failed the wheel bearing. Dealer showed me three broken springs, all from VWs. This failure cost me $788, but the other strut, two tires and the wheel bearing still need attention.
I believe the break is due to bad metallurgy. The spring has no missing paint - no corrosion - classic spiral fracture from metal fatigue.
To make matters worse, one puny 17 mm lug-nut was so tight, it caused the lug wrench to fail - also metal weakness due to bad metallurgy.
I had similar issues with metal sourced in China - VW is a the #1 auto in China - could be the cause of their prb.
I would like to see a saftey-related recall. What do I do next?
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Diesel under VW payment program for emissions and fuel economy claims - can either keep car and accept cash, or trade car at inflated value. How many people do you know that have experienced a broken front spring on a car - chances are they all owned recent VW or Audi models. VERY DANGEROUS. Happened at highway speed on smooth road - blew tire - failed the wheel bearing. Dealer showed me three broken springs, all from VWs. This failure cost me $788, but the other strut, two tires and the wheel bearing still need attention.
I believe the break is due to bad metallurgy. The spring has no missing paint - no corrosion - classic spiral fracture from metal fatigue.
To make matters worse, one puny 17 mm lug-nut was so tight, it caused the lug wrench to fail - also metal weakness due to bad metallurgy.
I had similar issues with metal sourced in China - VW is a the #1 auto in China - could be the cause of their prb.
I would like to see a saftey-related recall. What do I do next?
- Collin S., Duluth, MN, US