Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / SL / 1995

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004123005 Incident Date: Feb, 14 2004
Consumer's City: TUCSON Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBFA76E7SF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 15 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 14 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 12 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Defective engine wiring harness, cracked, crumbled insulation, exposing bare wires and shorting asr, traction control, fuel injection throttle valve, ac not working. the i have spent thousands of dollars and many hours only to find oem wire is defective! the mb dealer wants $ 6,000 for only 1) side of throttle valve repair/replacement and the car has 2). and the throttle valve is not the problem the defective wiring is the problem! its plain to see that nothing can function properly if bare wires are shorting out the electrical system! this is not an isolated problem, all wires in the engine harness are bad!!! *tr