Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/06/2008 | 218000 | 1 | |
| Fracture of front suspension lower control arm. design defect resulting in latent interior corrosion that ultimately resulted in this critical part separating into two pieces, causing the wheel to partially separate from the car. had this occurred at highway speed it would doubtless have caused a severe loss of control and steering. it may well have resulted in fatalities. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 02/15/2008 | 160000 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mercedes benz c220. the front driver's side tire fell off the vehicle in the parking lot. the lower support arm rusted through and caused the front driver side tire to literally fall off while the contact was driving approximately 5 mph. the vehicle has not yet been taken to the dealer. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 160,000. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 12/22/2003 | 125000 | 1 | |
| The lower ball joint on the passenger side rusted from the inside out. as a result, the ball joint cracked, causing the front end to collapse. *ak | |||