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So should W124 owners chip away their coating and inspect ?

In other words, is there some preventative maintenance ?

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spring perch failure @ 75mph on Mass Turnpike

Wow. This was an interesting event yesterday. Bang and it was gone. The whole thing tumbled under the car and is somewhere on Interstate 90 near exit 8.

I have the car at a local service shop here in MA. Does anyone know if MB is covering this yet or if they will service/replace the spring perch mounts?

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Is this something that could be a problem on W123s?
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I love Mercedes and I am very loyal to the brand but this is thoroughly unacceptable.

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My 1994 E420 had spring perch failure.
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Is this something that could be a problem on W123s?
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It seems to be the W124 and newer chassis.
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new member here- just bought a 98 e300 with 195K mi that has spent its life in michigan. is this something that should be done proactively, or just inspect periodically? any 'suggested shops' in lower michigan to take it to? thanks!
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new member here- just bought a 98 e300 with 195K mi that has spent its life in michigan. is this something that should be done proactively, or just inspect periodically? any 'suggested shops' in lower michigan to take it to? thanks!
It should at least be inspected by a good shop farmiliar with this issue.

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great warning.... but how early... did they fix it starting with a certain year?

Is there a list out, showing which years and models might be affected? I want to give this to several non-Mechanical friends.

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does anyone have a list of makes and models that this is affected by? Also a preventive check list. I have a w123 which is from washington state and has a ton of rust that I'm currently repairing.
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does anyone have a list of makes and models that this is affected by? Also a preventive check list. I have a w123 which is from washington state and has a ton of rust that I'm currently repairing.
W201 chassis and newer..

The chassis W126, W123 and older are not effected by this...


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