Hi
Has anyone had a Merc with a catastrophic failure? Which caused a crash or could have been very serious?
A front suspension arm on my W202 sheered in half luckily at low speed. At high speed it could have been fatal. Whole left side of the car sunk down and the wheel was hanging off pretty much.
Car hadn't previously been in any accidents to weaken this rather thick piece of metal that decided to just snap.
At the time I took the part in question down to the Merc dealer and went ape **** with them, I was told that something like this had never been seen before and would be investigated but I never got any explanation.
I also had to pay myself for the new part and fitting and for repairs to the body.
Just wondering if others have had any similar experiences in the past?
Cheers
Has anyone had a Merc with a catastrophic failure? Which caused a crash or could have been very serious?
A front suspension arm on my W202 sheered in half luckily at low speed. At high speed it could have been fatal. Whole left side of the car sunk down and the wheel was hanging off pretty much.
Car hadn't previously been in any accidents to weaken this rather thick piece of metal that decided to just snap.
At the time I took the part in question down to the Merc dealer and went ape **** with them, I was told that something like this had never been seen before and would be investigated but I never got any explanation.
I also had to pay myself for the new part and fitting and for repairs to the body.
Just wondering if others have had any similar experiences in the past?
Cheers