W210 DANGEROUS FLAW please read (crosslinked in post #1 to all on topic data) - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

aTOMic · #1 03-14-2006, 02:03 PM

alabbasi · #2 03-28-2006, 11:06 PM

Contact MB corporate and complain. They should repair it at no cost to you. Mine started coming apart and they repaired it.

When I asked them if there was a recall, i was informed that there is no recall, but they will handle it on a case by case bases.

aTOMic · #3 04-01-2006, 11:45 AM

MB paid for half, ok with me cause the car has 180k miles! It took five weeks, they removed the evidence by replacing the whole frame rail!

I think they are negligent in not recalling these cars; one death and they're facing multimillion $ lawsuit. But what do I know.

GET YOUR EARLY W210 CHECKED PLEASE

Impala · #4 04-01-2006, 04:46 PM

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GET YOUR EARLY W210 CHECKED PLEASE

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

alabbasi · #5 04-01-2006, 04:53 PM

I don't think they ever made a fix. Get them checked out regardless of what year.

strelnik · #6 01-21-2011, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Impala

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.

Thanks

kvin111 · #7 12-03-2012, 02:09 PM

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.

Dee9520 · #8 07-31-2006, 10:56 PM

The perch on the right front wheel of my 1998 E320 failed and the spring fell out onto the garage floor. Fortunatly, I had just pulled into the garage after driving 60mph and had gotten out of the car. It sounded like the car exploded and the fender came down on the tire. Had this happened 3 minutes earlier, I would have been killed. The car has been sitting at the MB dealer for over 2 weeks and they have not started work on it because MB will not provide written instructions on how to make the repair. I want them to put in writing that the car will be safe to drive after they make the repairs. I have communicated with New Jersey and Germany MB and all I am getting is the run around. My lawyer says that MB will pay, but they will try to "slow play" me to the end. There are several law firms watching the failure situation on the spring perchs waiting until a death, then they will start their class action suit. The service manager at my MB dealer said that my failure was the first one he had heard of. When I talked to the body shop directly one of their people said that he had already repaired one. What is a little lie for a Mercedes dealer? Any comments?

Dee8go · #9 07-31-2006, 11:06 PM

Why are they failing? That would be good to know. Is it a design flaw? Poor materials used? How long has this design been used?

Anybody know?

alabbasi · #10 07-31-2006, 11:21 PM

It appears to be an issue with the cars that have lived in colder climates causing the perch mounts to rust.

dieseldiehard · #11 08-01-2006, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by alabbasi

It appears to be an issue with the cars that have lived in colder climates causing the perch mounts to rust.

Corrosion is the culprit but actually the problem is the welds, UNDER the pant and undercoat the welds are failing.
One owner who lost a perch mount lived in Phoenix (or was it Nevada?) but with cars being sold in one state moved to another you never know.
Like gsxr says, time to go hug my W124!

rmasteller · #12 08-01-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dieseldiehard

Corrosion is the culprit but actually the problem is the welds, UNDER the pant and undercoat the welds are failing.
One owner who lost a perch mount lived in Phoenix (or was it Nevada?) but with cars being sold in one state moved to another you never know.
Like gsxr says, time to go hug my W124!

Right front spring perch broke on my W124 (1994 E420) yesterday. Lucky it was just sitting there in the parking lot when it happened. I go out to the car for lunch and the car "looks funny". I look around and figure it out.

The car has lived in Ohio it's whole life and has 118,000 miles on it.
- How common is this on a W124?
- What should the repair bill be?
- Should they go ahead and replace the perch on the other side?

dieseldiehard · #13 08-01-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

Why are they failing? That would be good to know. Is it a design flaw? Poor materials used? How long has this design been used?

Anybody know?

The whole story has evolved here and on other Forums. Mercedes knows but won't admit it.
read this thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/95228-w210-diesel-owners-spring-perch-failure-please-read-post639359.html#post639359
This problem is something that probably should have its own Button on the opening page, repairing this should only be done by the factory dealer who then assumes all risk for the job being done properly. I think this subject will be on TV someday. Sixty Minutes Special or something. Watch Lexus orders surge! Lots of used Mercedes wil go up FS, its possible!

DR.DIESEL · #14 08-01-2006, 10:09 PM

Why is everyone so dramatic with the " I would have been killed!" statements?
I have seen a W210 car that had a front wheel come off at 80mph and go into oncoming traffic. The owner walked away after a 125+mph combined head-on. Your car is pretty damn safe even if the perch fails.

Here in Washington St., I have yet to see a single example of this failure.
We don't use road salt here, which seems to be the root cause.

Good luck with all of the lawsuits.
DR.D

ProV1 · #15 10-12-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DR.DIESEL

Why is everyone so dramatic with the " I would have been killed!" statements?
I have seen a W210 car that had a front wheel come off at 80mph and go into oncoming traffic. The owner walked away after a 125+mph combined head-on. Your car is pretty damn safe even if the perch fails.

Here in Washington St., I have yet to see a single example of this failure.
We don't use road salt here, which seems to be the root cause.

Good luck with all of the lawsuits.
DR.D

Here's an idea since you think MBs are so safe, and a spring/front wheel coming off is not a big deal at all. You can drive my car, and have your entire family in the car as well, and drive on the highway at 80mph for the next 2 months until the front wheel comes off. No biggie right?