NHTSA Complaint #11307869 — 2005 MERCEDES BENZ SLK350

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11307869
Vehicle	2005 MERCEDES BENZ SLK350
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	February 1, 2020
Date Filed	February 8, 2020
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

REAR SUBFRAME RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. DUE TO POOR DESIGN, THERE IS AN ARCH THAT HOLDS WATER IN AND THE WATER CAN'T GET OUT CAUSING IT RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. SEARCHING MERCEDES ONLINE FORUMS, THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM LOTS OF PEOPLE PROBLEM AND MERCEDES DENIES THIS PROBLEM. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT IF I DON'T REPLACE IT. HTTPS://WWW.SLKWORLD.COM/SEARCH/55011/?Q=SUBFRAME&O=RELEVANCE HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/SEARCH?Q=MERCEDES+SUBFRAME+RUST&OQ=MERCEDES+SUBFRAME+RU&AQS=CHROME.1.69I57J0L3.10211J0J7&CLIENT=MS-ANDROID-HUAWEI-REV1&SOURCEID=CHROME-MOBILE&IE=UTF-8 THE FOLLOWING PERSONS CAR WAS FLIPPED WHILE IN THE HIGH WAY. HTTPS://WWW.SLKWORLD.COM/THREADS/REAR-SUBFRAME-R171.553156

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