Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E320 / 1995

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002283153 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2001
Consumer's City: FEDERAL WAY Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E320 Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBEA92E9SF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When i had my 60,000 mile service i was told the the wiring harness was defective and needed to be replaced to the tune of about 1500.00 dollars. mercedes would not pay any part of this repair even thought the dealer indicated that it was a obvious design problem in the wiring harness of the e320 series and had been fixed in later models. my problem was that the harness wires leading to the spark plugs has hardened and the insulation has flaked off of the wires. god only knows where the harness has hardened elsewhere and what potential problems could occur when the vehicle is being driven. i think that since it has been omitted as a defect and is now causing safety and reliability problems that the manufacture should step up and repair the problems. *ak