Returned from a week away overseas on Friday. Got into my 2004 Vectra elite 1.9 cdti (34000 miles on the clock) early Saturday morning. Went to drive away and found that the offside spring had broken leading immediately to a ripped tyre. Been in touch with Vauxhall customer services today who advise that they have not had reports of this before. (whos telling porkies then?) I will raise as a formal customer complaint and intend to pursue this potentially lethal defect through the courts if need be. I intend having a full analysis performed on the spring material to determine whether it's a material, heat treatment or design issue. I'll keep you all posted. p. s. Anybody Know if Vauxhall are quality accredited to ISO 9000 or similar? The guy I spoke to didn't have a clue. Bit of a worry really!