Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / M CLASS / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005041848 | Incident Date: Sep, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: NICEVILLE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: M CLASS | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E7XA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 17 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1999 ml 320's engine recently (27 and 29 sept 05) instantaneously stalled without warning while driving-no check engine light, just died in the middle of the road!. good wx, no rain, dry, daytime. it restarted after 5 mins. traffic went around me. ml is well maintained,vehicle has 117k miles. mechanic could not duplicate (no codes). fuel pump checked ok. at my request, the mech changed out the crankshaft position sensor (cps) on 30 sept. cost to repair $251.96. ml320 has run fine so far (7oct). i feel that this sudden engine failure (cps) while driving is a significant safety issue. do you have any information on this type of ml 320 engine failure caused by a failed cps-problem. *jb |