One problem related to front suspension has been reported for the 2001 Mercedes Benz E Class. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2001 Mercedes Benz e320. Front spring perch surrounding perch structure is rusting through underneath the factory undercoating. We have a 2" rust through right next to the spring perch. Surround perimteter of around 5" radius show extensive rust of varioous degree. The rust is so extensive that it compromises the vehicel safety. Catastrophic failure is very possible. This rust around front suspension spring perch is prevalent in earlier w210 body chassis from 1996 to 2002. Canadian government has made mb do a recall service. United kingdom also have massive issues with the spring perch. Since these cars are at least 9 years old and as old as 15 years old. . . The rust has gotten to certain point in various degree from catastrophic failure to impending catastrophic failure. You need to scrape suspect flaking undercoating to reveal the extensive rust behind it. Otherwise, the undercoating masks the potential safety issues.
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