Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / ML320 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043310 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2005
Consumer's City: PRAIRIEVILLE Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: ML320 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E7YA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 11 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This vehicle is under a federal recall for the catalytic converter. according to a service technician, this part is on back order and the dealer and manufacturer have been out of stock of the part for more than a month. no one can seem to give me and other owners a delivery date on the part. meanwhile, i am driving a vehicle that sounds like a harley davidson motorcycle and like it is about to fall apart! i have been experiencing this problem for more than a month and it gets worse every week that i continue to drive it. i cannot afford to park my vehicle at the dealer as other owners of ml320s have done. how can a federal recall be issued and the dealer/manufacturer not be prepared? *jb