coil spring

Asked by Susan Aug 20, 2018 at 05:45 PM about the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu LS FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

A piece of my left rear coil spring broke off what would cause that to happen.

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Brianator answered 6 years ago

General fatigue and the fact that sub standard materials are used these days. It's very common on rear coil springs on GMs of that vintage but Colbalts and G6s seem to be the most affected

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Metal fatigue. I would replace both rear springs and probably the front ones too.

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