NHTSA Complaint #10277678 — 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS

SUSPENSION:FRONT issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10277678
Vehicle	1996 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	June 6, 1996
Date Filed	July 21, 2009
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NH

Consumer Description

THIS IS NOT A FAILURE YET, BUT A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE A 96 MERCEDES E300D, AND THIS PARTICULAR MODEL THE SO CALLED W210 MODEL HAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE FRONT SPRING PERCHES. THEY ARE WELDED ON AND TEND TO RUST OUT AND FAIL, MEANING THAT THE CAR WILL DROP TO THE GROUND. THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR AND SERIOUS DAMAGE IF THE COLLAPSE OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY CAR AT THIS TIME IS NOT TOO BAD, BUT IN THE FUTURE THIS MIGHT BECOME AN ISSUE. PLEASE VISTI THIS THREAD TO SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS FROM A FORUM THAT I USE TO WORK ON MY MERCEDES VEHICLES. HTTP://WWW.PEACHPARTS.COM/SHOPFORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=95228 THIS LINK WILL SHOW THE COMPLAINT THAT OWNERS LIKE MYSELF HAVE ABOUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THIS MODEL. MERCEDES HAS REPLACED THIS ON SOME MODELS, BUT THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT ON ALL VEHICLES THEY SOLD. *TR

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