Front spring failure

GordonD · Newbie Joined: Feb 09, 2005 Posts: 4

My wife's 2001 Acura MDX just had to have the front suspension redone at a cost of $1300 due to TWO broken front springs Eek!

This vehicle has never been in accident and never used offroad but Honda just says it is out of warranty and therefor it's my problem. The Dealership - Erin Mills Acura - also say there is nothing they can do although we bought it there for $50,000 and have had every service done there - they didn't even offer to cover part of the costs so i guess they have lost a customer.

I am going to go to Transport Canada and see if i can start the ball rolling on a recall in Canada and the USA. I will be posting on all the Acura forums i can find I see at least a couple of other people who have had this problem but i welcome input from anyone who has had spring failure on a Honda of any type.

I am going to go a metalurgy(sp?) lab and get the springs checked out for crystalization and if it is found I'm going to make their lives a misery - anyone know Ralph Nader's phone number.

This really pisses me of as SPRINGS DON"T JUST BREAK - even in an accident and it is a huge safety issue if something lets go.
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AcuraImport · Site Admin Joined: Mar 11, 2003 Posts: 445

Sorry to hear that...
The springs just broke? If never seen springs break outside of a lab. And that was the purpose of the experiment and even then those where some extreme conditions.

PS. remind me to stay on your good side. I'd hate to be on the recieving end of one of your vengenc campaigns

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GordonD · Newbie Joined: Feb 09, 2005 Posts: 4

I actually don't know how/when they broke. My wife had commented once in a while about 'knocking' in the front over slow bumps but I never could hear it.

We asked Acura to look at it at a service and they announced both springs were broken.

We got it back last night and now we have the parts can see both the springs are broken cleanly near the top with a very sharp diagonal break - almost like they were cut with a knife.

I am not usually a vindictave person but i cannot stand being patronised or lied too. The dealer kept asking about our usage; making comments like it's very dirty underneath Well it's February in Toronto

so what else would you expect. These are macpherson struts and the shocks are not blown so how would one do enough damage to break two springs without destroying the shocks or a wheel or a tire or the bodywork