Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / ML430 / 1999

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003244430 | Incident Date: Oct, 22 2003 |
Consumer's City: METAMORA | Consumer's State: IL |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Model Name: ML430 | Model Year: 1999 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist:pump |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB72E7XA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 22 1999 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The harmonic balancer on the crankshaft of my mercedes ml430 vin# 4jgab72e7xa09375 failed w/o warning causing the fan belt to fail and the balancer started cutting a hole in the oil pan. this failure just by "luck" did not cause a moving accident due to loss of electrical and power steering, or an under the hood fire. this cost me $500 to get fixed when a $70 part could have been replaced if i had only been notified of this frequent failure on mercedes models like mine. the dealer was little help in solving this problem.*ak |