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: 003196936 Incident Date: Jan, 22 2003
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 300 Model Year: 1993
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#: WDBEA32E6PB Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 26 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Mercedes 1993 300e wire harness engine wiring harness.(300e mercedes) cracked and brittle. made with very poor materialsmade. this is a known problem with this year and make of mercedes. if you own one of these cars it is well known you will need to replace your harness. mercedes knows of this problem and does nothing to help. i have a problem when my car will not pass smog until i replace mine. i think mercedes should a the least replace the part at no charge. thousands of these cars were made and at a cost of over $500.00 per harness this is a lot of money from consumers. if you can help great. thanks in advance for your help. dave myers