Broken rear suspension spring

**cmcgoldr** · 13-07-2009,06:17 PM

The offside rear suspension spring on my "54" Touran has snapped even though I've only occassionally had 6 or 7 people in it. Can anyone advise if this is a known problem.

**towcestervag** · 13-07-2009,07:18 PM

if i had a £1 for every rear spring ive replaced lately i could buy myself an holiday this is not just VWs/AUDIs

**cbrpaul** · 14-07-2009,03:12 PM

had them go on 3 of my old BMW,s and last 1 went year on my sharan !!

A very common MOT failure ,

**blue metal** · 22-07-2009,11:25 AM

I wonder if the broken spring problem is anything to do with the proliferation of Speed Humps ?
Although not a VW I have had to replace two or three springs in the last few years on my commecial vehicle.This is something I never had to do previous to Humps.
I cover between 30-50,000 miles a year.

blue metal

**cbrpaul** · 22-07-2009,05:30 PM

Originally Posted by blue metal

I wonder if the broken spring problem is anything to do with the proliferation of Speed Humps ?
Although not a VW I have had to replace two or three springs in the last few years on my commecial vehicle.This is something I never had to do previous to Humps.
I cover between 30-50,000 miles a year.

blue metal

Most definitely !!!

**blue metal** · 23-07-2009,05:38 PM

Ah! well I suppose it keeps the repair garasges in business
They need the money too

blue metal

**blue metal** · 23-07-2009,05:39 PM

Ah! well I suppose it keeps the repair garages in business
They need the money too

blue metal

**scorpion** · 23-07-2009,07:35 PM

I think its defo something to do with speed humps, but maybe also a VW fault, my touran 04 just had to have new springs, and only 50k, my van which has over 80k and always loaded, driven to destruction has never broken a spring......... its not VW though.

**dartmoor_vw** · 10-09-2009,12:50 PM

My 54 plate touran has just lost a rear nearside spring - the (independent) garage has just quoted £150 per side to replace, and recommends that I do both at the same time. Haven't phoned GSF yet, but surely a bit of bent steel can't be that expensive?

65k miles and not really overloaded (by me anyway!). But have been camping a bit lately.

**dartmoor_vw** · 10-09-2009,01:08 PM

Originally Posted by dartmoor_vw

My 54 plate touran has just lost a rear nearside spring - the (independent) garage has just quoted £150 per side to replace, and recommends that I do both at the same time. Haven't phoned GSF yet, but surely a bit of bent steel can't be that expensive?

65k miles and not really overloaded (by me anyway!). But have been camping a bit lately.

German and Swedish want £37+VAT. £100 labour? Really?