NHTSA Complaint #10303020 — 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS

I'M PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT, AS A SIMPLE SEARCH ON WWW.GOOGLE.COM WOULD REVEAL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NATION WIDE. I OWN A 2000 S-CLASS MERCEDES-BENZ (W220 CHASIS), AND I TOO GOT SOME AROMATIC (AIR SUSPENTION) PROBLEM. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET, MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED A WARNING SIGN SAYING "AROMATIC STOP VEHICLE TOO LOW". I BEGAN TO PULL OVER TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE STREET BY SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SHAKING FROM THE FRICTION OF THE WHEEL RUBBING AGAINST THE BUMPER (OR FENDER). I DID NOT NOTICE ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE OTHER THAT THE CAR WAS SITTING SO LOW THAT A GOOD FIVE INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE TIRE WAS INSIDE THE FENDER. IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED WHERE THE NOISE AND VIBRATION CAME FROM. THE SPEED THAT I WAS TRAVELING WHEN THIS HAPPENED WAS 20MPH. I CAN NOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE TRAVEL SPEED WOULD BE OVER 55MPH (A VERY COMMON SPEED FOR FREEWAY DRIVING IN THE CITY), WHAT ABOUT OVER 70MPH IN RURAL AREAS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT (HOPEFULLY NOT ALREADY). IF A MOVING PART COMES TO CONTACT WITH A NON MOVING ON AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CONSEQUENCE COULD BE LETHAL. ACCORDING TO MY REASERCH, ALL THE W220 CHASIS MERCEDES-BENZ HAVE THIS "AROMATIC SUSPENSION" PROBLEM, ALL THE MECHANICS ALSO AGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FOR A POSSIBILITY FOR A RECALL BEFORE IT'S TO LATE. THANK YOU. *CW