Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / HEADLIGHT LENSES / 9999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004310445 Incident Date: Nov, 21 2004
Consumer's City: MEMPHIS Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: HEADLIGHT LENSES Model Year: 9999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:mechanical
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBGA32E8PA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 01 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 05 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 93 300se purchased in 1999; transmission replaced in month and half; 11/22/04 transmission stopped pulling on highway halfway between memphis and st louis. when we turned the car off, it would not start again. lights, radio, horn, etc worked, but car would not say anything. read article on internet regarding defective b2 piston and 't' seal in 93 and earlier transmissions (722.3,.4,.5). we have 722.502. mercedes (1-800 for merc) doesn't know anything about it. mercedes trans should last longer than five years. we had the car towed to sikeston, mo. and then we towed it back to our shop in earle, arkansas, where it is now. we are trying to get info regarding this piston and t seal before doing anything. *ak