Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / C CLASS / 1995
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019760 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: TORRANCE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: C CLASS | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBHA28EXSF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The wiring harness on the engine degrades drastically to the point of the wires being naked. the harness used in all 1994-1996 cars were made of experimental insulation and so does not last and requires changing within g 50,000 miles. this causes the wires running through the engine to short and poses a significant fire hazard. the shorting of the harness burns the sensors causing further damage and causes misfires in the cylinders causing internal damage to engine components. several tune ups were performed to try to correct this problem but later its was established that the whole harness was the culprit. |