Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / E CLASS / 1998

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005027233 Incident Date: Jun, 21 2005
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: E CLASS Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBJF65F0WA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 04 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 13 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the engine gets hot, it stalls . after it cools for some time, it re-starts. it happened to me on the highway (bumper-to-bumper traffic). found out from the mercedez forum that it is a known problem due to cranshaft position sensor. it has happened to number of people.