Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E CLASS / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004020961 Incident Date: Jul, 27 2004
Consumer's City: TEQUESTA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E CLASS Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Right front spring perch mount broke on my 1996 e300d mercedes while beginning to make a right hand turn from a stop sign controlled intersection. vehicle gave no forewarning signs, and had in-fact just been serviced week prior. mercedes denies any defect, and i had to pay for towing and repair completely. thank god it did not occur at highway speed! i am now reading that this is happening to hundreds of mercedes owners, and i just wanted to report my own experience!