I have owned a new CX Plus six since Dec. 21. Yes it was off the road most of last summer! It has very nice black alloy wheels with ultra-low profile tyres.
Before the recall, I hit a deep pothole at about 45 mph and whilst I didn’t notice anything untoward at the time, I had in fact buckled the front nearside wheel. It was duly replaced.
At the beginning of May, we set off on a 2,500 mile trip around Europe. We drove down the M20 to catch the Shuttle from Folkestone to Calais (highly recommended 👍). The M20 is in appalling condition, it is littered with potholes and long sections have a very rough surface. I don’t recall hitting one particularly large pothole but by the time I reached Folkestone, I was experiencing some vibration through the car when gently braking at about 50 to 60 mph. Throughout the trip the problem persisted.
On return I decided to have the brakes checked (I’m still a little concerned about brakes following the recall last year!). Initially I was told that the cause was due to buckled brake discs (which are going to be replaced under warranty). However, the following day, I was told the main cause of the vibration is due to 2 more buckled nearside wheels despite the fact that the tyres don’t seem to have any damage at all and there are no dents or paint damage on the rims (costing £1,000 per wheel, plus tyres plus suspension geometry check 😬). Clearly the ultra-low profile tyres aren’t helping but surely the wheels shouldn’t buckle without obviously hitting a pothole? I wondered if the suspension is too hard and CX chassis too rigid, so the wheels take all the strain of the appalling British roads.
I would be interested to know whether anyone else has experienced this problem.
Pete
