Q: My 2006 C 230 sways left and right at every dip in the road. Do I need new struts?
When I drive my car on a dip on the road my car would sway left and right not too bad bad had to correct. Do I need strut replacement?
My car has 94000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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