Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / ML320 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003223551 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, 16 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