Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E430 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000026099 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: KINGWOOD Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E430 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBJF70J01B Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 25 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The brake pads had to be replaced at 17000 miles because they were squeaking , the consumer was told by the manufacturer that this vehicle was equipped with soft brake pads versus the previous e420 model which was equipped with hard pads. the manufacturer also suggested the consumer visit any authorized dealer to have the performance of his braking system evaluated by a trained techincian. nlm