Megane 11 Front suspension Coil failure
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 4:10 pm
Hi all,
Just wanting a rant tbh and to gather some other megane 11 owners thoughts. wife has a 1.6 vvt 3dr megane 2 , 49K on the clock and we have owned for 10 mths.
In the past 3 months both front suspension coils have snapped and also the strut bearings needed replaced.
the first coil to snap - garage said the strut bearing was broken which caused the spring to snap
the second coil snapped fri there - other garage said the coils snap as the protective film ( black stuff) round the coil chips away and lets water in, hence the snap and not related to the strut bearing.
I have bene left with very little change out of £400 fro replacing both front springs, stur braces and gromits to hold in place. Not happy tbh!!! My questions to you all are:
1. Is the megane prone to coil spring failure?
2. If these springs had lasted 49K miles and almost 5 yrs is that a good ' innings'?
3. Does anyone actually know if a failed strut bearing would cause a spring to snap?
I guess its possible one of those things...for all i knwo the previosu ower lived on a farm and drove over bumpy roads all day...or that the coils had ran their course.
all thoughts and comments gratefully received as I really dont want to replace these things again!
Just wanting a rant tbh and to gather some other megane 11 owners thoughts. wife has a 1.6 vvt 3dr megane 2 , 49K on the clock and we have owned for 10 mths.
In the past 3 months both front suspension coils have snapped and also the strut bearings needed replaced.
the first coil to snap - garage said the strut bearing was broken which caused the spring to snap
the second coil snapped fri there - other garage said the coils snap as the protective film ( black stuff) round the coil chips away and lets water in, hence the snap and not related to the strut bearing.
I have bene left with very little change out of £400 fro replacing both front springs, stur braces and gromits to hold in place. Not happy tbh!!! My questions to you all are:
1. Is the megane prone to coil spring failure?
2. If these springs had lasted 49K miles and almost 5 yrs is that a good ' innings'?
3. Does anyone actually know if a failed strut bearing would cause a spring to snap?
I guess its possible one of those things...for all i knwo the previosu ower lived on a farm and drove over bumpy roads all day...or that the coils had ran their course.
all thoughts and comments gratefully received as I really dont want to replace these things again!