New steering arm snapped

JAMIEARTHUR1977

MEMBER
2016 VAUXHALL ASTRA
1.6L
TURBO
2WD
MANUAL
29,500 MILES

Had a new steering rack fitted last week, this morning I pulled out of my parking space and the steering arm snapped. I towed it to the local Vauxhall dealer that did the original work, but told me it wasn't covered due to the only way a steering arm can snap was due to an impact of some sort (collision etc, ) I have not impacted anything, and there is no damage to the car.

Can a steering arm snap without an impact occurring?

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DANNY L

MECHANIC
5,648 POSTS

Hello, I'm Danny.

I suppose the only way a steering arm could snap without binding could only be two reasons. If the unit was defective or installed incorrectly could cause a failure. Other than that if something was causing binding during turning radius could also cause it to snap like that. Hopefully you had a warranty when the work was performed. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.