Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 320 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004263497 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003
Consumer's City: SILVER SPRING Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 320 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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The front crankshaft pulley flies off the front of the engine, causing the vehicle to lose power steering. i own a mercedes repair shop. there have probably thousands of failures and someone will die when they lose their steering.mercedes is not covering these failuresout of warranty. it affects all v-6 engines from 96-2003 . call any dealer parts dept. and ask how often they sell one.*ak