Failed Engine Vibration Damper

frag grenade... $4.5k worth of damage to the engine compartment ...NHTSA had opened an investigation but closed It... Anyone else have a problem like this??? how to get MB to own up to it's responsibility for a defective =

Bill - any similar grenades awaiting my inline 6 in a 96 E320? So far so good - not even a head gasket leak in it's 74K miles

Question - Anyone else have a problem like this??? Any suggestions as to how to get MB to own up to it's responsibility for a defective part??? They are Stonewalling her and telling her that it's out of warranty.

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My mother's 1999 E320 wagon just had the Engine Vibration Damper turn into a frag grenade. Caused about $4.5k worth of damage to the engine compartment and the pretty little gadgets in there. Doing some looking around on the Internet, I found that the NHTSA had opened an investigation on these in December but closed it in April of this year as they didn't find that it had been a safety concern.

Question - Anyone else have a problem like this??? Any suggestions as to how to get MB to own up to it's responsibility for a defective part??? They are Stonewalling her and telling her that it's out of warranty.

Any Help out there???

Thanks!!! DaveHD

My mother's 1999 E320 wagon just had the Engine Vibration Damper turn into a frag grenade. Caused about $4.5k worth of damage to the engine compartment and the pretty little gadgets in there. Doing some looking around on the Internet, I found that the NHTSA had opened an investigation on these in December but closed it in April of this year as they didn't find that it had been a safety concern.

Question - Anyone else have a problem like this??? Any suggestions as to how to get MB to own up to it's responsibility for a defective part??? They are Stonewalling her and telling her that it's out of warranty.

Any Help out there???

Thanks!!! DaveHD