Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 300 / 1993

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000062394 Incident Date: Dec, 10 2000
Consumer's City: BROOKFIELD Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 300 Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:gear box:shaft sector
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBED30E9PB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 02 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was in accident 9-2-00. dealer told insurance company (chubb) that there was $5000 damage. after contacting ralph koos at mercedes usa, he found thousands of dollars in additional repairs. concours was reimbursed for more than the car was worth. however mercedes assured us that the car was completely fixed and safe to drive. a few weeks later, the right side collapsed, made noises and swayed side to side so much the vechile felt like it was going to flip over. the vehicle has either a manufacturers defect or the repairs were not complete from the accident.