Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E320 / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004315776 Incident Date: Mar, 30 2004
Consumer's City: ENCINO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E320 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBUF65J84A Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 13 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 21 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brake failure, caused a major collision. car did not stop in time to avoid another vehicle. also electrical issue. *bf consumer received a letter stating that his vehicle was included in the recall. recall stating that the pump motor may run out of permissible tolerances thereby triggering they hydraulic backup function mode leaving consumer to use greater brake pressure leaving brake travel longer likely to result in an accident. *tc