Front Suspension problems of the 1996 Mercedes Benz E Class

I own a 1996 mercedes 300d the front spring retainer rusted out and the front right car collapsed. This is a common problem with all 1996 1997 1998 mercedes the part is part of the unibody. The rust cannot be seen by the human eye because it rust behind the retainer. If I had riding 60 miles a hour I think the car would roll over. I bought the car new it has 103 thousand miles and is garage kept. It cost me $571. 00 to have it fixed. I asked the dealer to repay me for the cost they refused. This has happen before on other such models.

The spring right upper spring mount on my 1996 mb e300 rusted through. The car dropper and I hit the street, ruined my radiator, and the total repair costs are greater than $4000 (verbal estimate). I reported this to Mercedes Benz na and spoke to ron st pierre the ne regional manager ( 800-526-0315 x7125) who told me that the car was old and mb was not responsible for this. Upon searching the NHTSA web site, I have seen about 10 + reports or similar complaints going back 1 or 2 years and nothing from mb reporting this as a problem. The car has been well maintained by a single garage, they have seen a number of these failures, and warned me about this when it happened. I am currently without a car. This is a serious safety issue and potentially a risk of loss of control.

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!.

This is not a failure yet, but a major safety concern. I have a 96 mercedes e300d, and this particular model the so called w210 model has a major issue with the front spring perches. They are welded on and tend to rust out and fail, meaning that the car will drop to the ground. This could cause major and serious damage if the collapse occurs at highway speeds. My car at this time is not too bad, but in the future this might become an issue. Please visti this thread to see what I am talking about. This is from a forum that I use to work on my mercedes vehicles. . Read more...