Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / C280 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108849 Incident Date: Jun, 11 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: C280 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#: WDBHA29G5XA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driver side upper spring carrier failed allowing the spring to become jambed in the steering. due to failure occurring at low speed (under 20 mph) loss if steering control caused only minor damage by coming in contact with a curb. a failure of this type at highway speed would be catastrophic. *tr