Headrests - over time all are now broken. WTF!
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2004 Mercedes E320 Wagon
Headrests - over time all are now broken. WTF!
I have a 2008 R350, mileage is currently at 60K. It was purchased used in 2010 however at the time (mileage at 33K), all headrests in the car were functional.
After about a year of ownership, the middle row headrests (three of them) have come off their mount. Basically, there's some internal mechanism made of plastic that has broken and this has happened to all three. Solution - I took all three headrest off. Not a safe fix, but it works for now.
Recently though, the same issue has plagued the driver and passenger headrests.
No I'm not playing soccer with the headrests, these seems to be breaking from typical use.
Is this something that is happening with anyone else and could this be a safety matter to bring up with NHTSA...not that they couldn't handle yet another recall matter...?
After about a year of ownership, the middle row headrests (three of them) have come off their mount. Basically, there's some internal mechanism made of plastic that has broken and this has happened to all three. Solution - I took all three headrest off. Not a safe fix, but it works for now.
Recently though, the same issue has plagued the driver and passenger headrests.
No I'm not playing soccer with the headrests, these seems to be breaking from typical use.
Is this something that is happening with anyone else and could this be a safety matter to bring up with NHTSA...not that they couldn't handle yet another recall matter...?
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W205 C250BT & R320cdi-L V251 (sold c220 cdi Elegance)
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2004 Mercedes E320 Wagon
Nothing - the busted headrests in the 2nd row remain off my r350 and I've ziptied the internals of the front two headrests, so they don't move around as much. These headrests are a joke, but and I'll get flak for this for sure, but I never had any of these issues with my german made benzes...
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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Sydney Australia
W205 C250BT & R320cdi-L V251 (sold c220 cdi Elegance)
Nothing - the busted headrests in the 2nd row remain off my r350 and I've ziptied the internals of the front two headrests, so they don't move around as much. These headrests are a joke, but and I'll get flak for this for sure, but I never had any of these issues with my german made benzes...
I can't figure out how to separate the head rest from the frame.
