Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 208 / 2004

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073709 Incident Date: Jul, 30 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL
Model Name: 208 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WD2PD544445 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 19 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 2 am while driving on i-95 outside of st. augustine, fl. the drive shaft fly wheel broke from the engine damaging and making inoperative accessories such as power steering and water pump cooling action. fortunately, the crank shaft apparently was not damaged nor did the engine seize as generally happens with this frequent occurrence on the mercedes benz installed engines of the dodge sprinter. four sprinter certified mechanics and two service managers subsequently attested to the regular occurrence of this poorly engineered design which is both life threatening and extremely costly to rectify. *jb