Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E500 / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314640 Incident Date: Dec, 25 2004
Consumer's City: ROCKVILLE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E500 Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:horn
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBUF83J75X Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 08 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Controls on steering column periodically do not work. while most of these are convenience items, the horn also did not work. happened 4 times--12/16 driving to work; 12/'20 driving to and from dulles airport; 12/26 in the morning. each time the temperature was below 30 degrees f. dealer serviced vehicle on 12/22--said wiring was repaired but experienced same problem again on 12/26. restarting car does not reset the controls. concerned about driving without an operable horn.*ak