Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / 320 / 1994
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014428 | Incident Date: Apr, 05 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 320 | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBEA32E5RC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 08 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1994 mercedes benz e320 engine wiring harness and throttle actuator wiring . the wire insulation used on the engine wiring harness and the throttle actuator in my car has badly degraded! this causes all kinds of shorts within the electronics of the vehicle and problems with the electric throttle system in this car. the problems with the throttle actuator caused my car to go in and out of limp mode(reduced power) while i was driving. this caused my car to accellerate very quickly and nearly caused an accident!. my local mercedes dealer denies that there is a defect in the wiring on my vehicle and that this is not a common problem. that is not the case! m i have researched this situation across the united states via the internet and i have found web forums that are full of these same complaints. it was made clear to me that from 1993-1995 mercedes benz used a degradable insulation on the wiring of the vehicles. it was supposed to be enviornmentaly friendly but it didnt stand up to the heat of the engine bay very well.. every single one of these cars will eventually have the same problems i have with the engine wiring harness due to this design flaw built into the car. nothing was done by mercedes to correct the problem except sell me a new wiring harness for 1000 dollars!!!.. this problem needs to be a manufacturers recall before somebodys throttle gets stuck and they get hurt or before their car burns up.*ak |