Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / ML320 / 1999

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003223066 | Incident Date: Mar, 03 2003 |
Consumer's City: MADISON | Consumer's State: AL |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Model Name: ML320 | Model Year: 1999 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E2XA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 04 2001 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Harmonic balancer seal came loose and caused extensive engine damage. this happened while driving on a congested highway at ~60 mph! the local mercedes dealer(regal nissan/mercedes, huntsville, al, ph #256726-0077) claimed this was a unique failure as faras they were concerned. the fix including replacement of the oil pan was ~$900. upon subsequent research i've discovered that this is an extremely common problem.*ak |