Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass

The left front coil spring broke blowing out the tire. This happened without warning, and it was a good thing I was only going around 25 mph and on a side street. If this had happened on a main road there very well may have been a major accident with injuries to myself, my passengers, and others on the road. I am not sure as to how many recent reports there have been made on this issue but I see there were several reports of springs breaking on 1999 chevy malibu's in the past. And I feel this is an uncalled for safety defect. While my car is a 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass it's an exact twin to the chevy malibu.

On April 26,2005 while driving in a residential neighborhood the front right spring broke and caused the tire to blow out, and consumer lost control of vehicle. The spring was replaced, front end aligned and the tire replaced. This could have been a very serious situation had I been driving at a higher rate of speed. The vehicle is a 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass with apx. 42000 miles. I believe there should be a warning to other owners of this make and model automobile. Thank you, harold oliver.

While backing out of my garage I heard a snapping noise and felt the car bounce. Thinking that is was just the ice ridges in the drive way I proceeded to drive the car. I drove only a few blocks when I smelt something burning so I returned home and parked the car until my husband returned. We took the car to our mechanic were he replaced the front coil springs and the front tire because the broken coil spring left a deep gash in it.

Consumer stated that while driving and without warning front coil spring on the passenger's side snapped. Dealer notified. When the front coil spring failed, it cut and flattened the tire. The consumer put the spare tire on the vehicle and took it to the tire dealership. The dealership didn't help, all the representative said was 3 years/36,000 miles no concern at all.