Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E430 / 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: 004267507 Incident Date: Mar, 08 2004
Consumer's City: WESTMINSTER Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E430 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBJF70H8XA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 24 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 19 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The car stopped on the freeway without warning. fortunately, it did not cause an accident because the traffic on the freeway was heavy and everyone was stuck in the traffic. transmission, converter and radiator were damaged beyond repair and had to be replaced at 65,600 miles. the car had scheduled services at the authorized mbz dealers since it was purchased in 11/98. the most current maintenance was one on 11/28/03 at 61,290 miles. there were no warnings from the dealers about the deficiencies of the transmission. mbz dealer could not provide any explainations as to why a new transmission was needed at 65,600 miles. i have filed a complaint with the mercedes-benz of north america and received no reply from them.