Four problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 1999 Mercedes Benz E Class. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Mercedes Benz e55. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact heard a loud popping noise outside of the vehicle. Suddenly, the steering wheel began to turn to the right and the front passenger side of the vehicle collapsed onto the ground. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who stated that the passenger side upper spring perch fractured, which resulted in a separation from the frame. The contact was waiting for a response from the dealer regarding the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
On April 27, 2008 my car's front left side spring failed when driving back home at a speed of 30 mph. If I had been driving on the freeway, I may have lost control and got into an accident. When the perch ripped off, it sounds like my wheel came off. The steering was jammed and I pulled over to the shoulder and found the spring on the pavement. On may 3, 2008 I drove to nearest auto shop which is about 2 miles away and paid $80 for an initial check up and they found out that they couldn't fix it. The spring perch rusted away and broke. I complained with Mercedes Benz USA and I did not get any answer from them. It's been in my garage for five months.
On April 27 2008 my car's front left side spring perch failed when driving home at a speed of 30mph. If I had been driving on the freeway, I may have lost control and got into an accident. When the perch ripped off, it sounded like my wheel came off. The steering was jammed and I pulled over to the shoulder and found the spring on the pavement. It happened when I was driving back home. On may 3, I drove to the nearest auto shop which is about 2 miles away and paid $80 for an initial check up and they found out that they couldn't fix it. The spring perch rusted away and broke. I have had 4 mercedes so far, 1984 300d, 1987 sel 420, 1991 300d and this 1999 e300d. I've never had any problems with the spring perches with the 3 older models but, this 1999 e300d had this problem. This 1999 e300d will be the last mercedes I will ever own.
Fail of spring perch on 1999 mercedes e-class due to poor manufacturing process possible resulting in fatal injury.
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