Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / 420 / 1994
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079972 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MOBILE | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 420 | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBEA34E7RC | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 24 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 18 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle checked and found that insulation on all of the fuel injection wiring, temperature sensor and fan thermal switch harness deteriorated causing wires to rub together. consumer discovered that harness insulation is made of very poor material. the insulation breaks very easy at the touch and turns into dust. the whole wire harness is in the same situation this is a major safety issue can stall or shut off while driving at high speed. replace of wire harness at a cost of$1500 was needed to fix. *jb |