Rear subframe rusted through on both sides and broke while driving about a year ago. Nearly lost control of the car. There was 55,000 miles on the car at the time. Also, I have another vehicle same W204 car series 120,000 miles on this car. VIN [xxx]. last week the rear subframe broke on that car while driving. Came very close to having serious wreck on I77. Mercedes replaced and paid for the first vehicles subframe. I paid for the labor. They are giving me 30% off the repair of the one now in the dealers shop. I have been told by a Mercedes service manager that this is a prevalent problem around the country and that Mercedes knows they have a problem with the subframe on this model. I have researched this on the web and found many others with the same problem. This is a very serious safety issue. I would not be surprised if someone has died from this part failure. Please investigate this for a recall. It will save some lives. Redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA