What I thought was a bug biting my rear side, ending up being the seat on fire! I had turned on the seat warmer and not even a minute or two later, the wire in the seat was on fire when I pulled over and left a hole in my seat. Car is not under warranty anymore and I feel as though I should not have to pay for this. It could've caused an accident, had I been on a major highway or on a road that I couldn't pull over on. Children in the car very worried. After searching online, I see that this is a common problem of Mercedes owner, all happening on the lower left side. Any recalls? not wear and tear!

- Ocean View, NJ, USA

A 2 month old 2007 Mercedes R320 cdi rear tire explodes in private driveway on January 20, 2007 during a Colorado blizzard. The car was purchased new from Mercedes of Colorado springs. We have found out by a forensic expert that a defect in the car caused the explosion. A defective Mercedes "4matic" system caused the rear tire to explode causing $25,000 in car damage and $1500 damage to home. The Mercedes dealer claimed it was our fault, but the forensic tire expert we hired has found that the car is defective. Pictures and complete forensic expert report at: www.landxml.org/R320 and www.landxml.org/R320/Mercedes R320 tire explosion robson forensicreport.pdf

- Calhan, CO, USA