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vaionkoreply
sopuli.xyz

That rear axle looks like it's made of nothing.

My 80s hatchback uses the same design, but uses quite a bit thicker material. And I assume is a whole lot lighter too.

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artyomreply
piefed.social

Not a great picture but it looks like the welds broke.

E: confirmed in the article

Findings indicated that in that instance, the broken axle was caused by the miscalibration of an automated welding machine at the factory, after a worn-out tip was replaced.

A total of 60 units of the model, produced in August 2023, were then recalled.

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CmdrShepard49reply
sh.itjust.works

You can tell its the exact same issue again as the spot where the welds broke are both visible in the photo.

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SaveTheTuaHawkreply
lemmy.ca

It's not a broken axle, it's a broken rear suspension sub assembly. Broken axles are very common on older rusty vehicles.

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artyomreply
piefed.social

I typically refer to "axle" as whatever goes between the wheels. This is a FWD vehicle so there's no drive axle to speak of.

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espentan
lemmy.world

Some social media users, perhaps jokingly, floated the idea that it could be a "tyre ejector charge system".

Such claims suggest that the system is triggered when a vehicle ahead brakes suddenly and the car is unable to stop in time. 

Lol.

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CmdrShepard49reply
sh.itjust.works

Even funnier is the next line:

But several other users have also pointed out that such a system does not exist as there would be implications for vehicles behind.

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Senator Collinsreply
aussie.zone

Well, there are a lot of these cars going along the roads all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that Chery SUVs aren’t safe.

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xylol
leminal.space

I thought it was a Chevy SUV and maybe it was a typo or something

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fitjazzreply
sh.itjust.works

I did not even notice the “typo” and until I read your comment just thought that it said Chevy.

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