Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 320 / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001069502 Incident Date: Feb, 01 2001
Consumer's City: MELBOURNE BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 320 Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBGA32EXRA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 17 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle was traveling at 60 mph when all the interior control lights started to blink and all power was lost to the vehicle. vehicle was difficult to control, but no damage occurred. the vehicle was taken to the deaer and they indicated the battery and altenator required replacing. the short or electrical problem caused the srs system module to short out (airbag)and the dealer and manufacturer refused to replace it, stating they do cover that defect under warrnaty. this vehicle has significant problems with the front end, wearing out tires in 3-4000 miles. vehicle shakes and it appears that mercedes has had other problems with this model.