Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / S CLASS / 1999

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006106902 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2006
Consumer's City: LEXINGTON Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: S CLASS Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBGA32G2XA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2007 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The srs light on the dash indicates a potental air bag malfunction. the dealer confirms the srs module has failed on my 1999 mercedes s320 making the air bags inoperable. country of origin germany manufacturer mercedes-benz model s320w 4dr sedan 5 passenger the quoted cost for repair is $620.00 for the srs module and a further $182.00 labor. the total repair cost of over $800 is exorbitant and preys on the public need for saftey. has there been a nhtsa recall or a manufacturer technical service bulletin? verbal oververtures to mb and the dealer have failed to find relief, and a letter to merecedes benz has gone unanswered. updated ivoq. 02/05/10