Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 230 / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006052822 Incident Date: Jan, 10 2006
Consumer's City: CAMPTI Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 230 Model Year: 1999
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#: WDBHA24G3XA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 12 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Without any memory of hitting any bad potholes or anything else that could have compromised the suspension. while sitting in line to pick up the children at school the top support on the coil spring gave away, releasing the spring and causing the front of the car to strike the ground. upon the inspection of the coil spring supports at a garage it was determined that the opposite coil spring has been 3/4 compromised, resulting in the replacement of both coil spring mounts. the results of the failure could have been catastrophic had it occurred on the interstate at 70 mph. *jb