Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 300E / 1986

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033707 Incident Date: Aug, 09 2005
Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 300E Model Year: 1986
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBEA30D6GA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have experienced hairline crack failures in three (3) separate fuel tanks placed into my 1986 mercedes 300e 4 door sedan over 6 years. these cracks never allowed liquid to escape, but fumes did repeatedly emit into the car trunk and passenger cabin. after being in place for 9 months the 3rd tank is now leaking fumes and i have discovered staining where the cracks exist. this is, by itself, a very dangerous condition. to happen three times with three different replacement tanks is exceptional! i would like to suggest that this indicates there might be others with the same problem indicating that their might be an original design defect in the tank, its location (it might be getting scraped by surrounding sheet metal), or its basic material constitution; ie, too thin or poorly engineered materials. *nm