Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E CLASS / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004040664 Incident Date: Sep, 28 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E CLASS Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:coil springs
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBJF72F5VA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 20 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer found out this morning that the spring housing was corroded. the front coil spring housing corroded and broke away from the body on front passenger's side. this was discovered by the consumer while he was rotating his tires. he felt the spring could come out and cause the loss of vehicle control. there has been no repair or replacement at this time. the consumer planned to contact the dealer this afternoon. there were other complaints listed on the nhtsa website and other websites as well. the mercedes owner website had a number of complaints listed. the vehicle is an e420. the chassis number w210.*ak