Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 190E / 1991

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006109993 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2006
Consumer's City: PALM SPRINGS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 190E Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBDA28D7MF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 25 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 16 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Attempted to start vehicle after overnight parking. when i activated ignition there was a loud explosion under the hood which blew off most of the insulation lining and ignited a fire around the air intake cover. *ak i was told that the fuel pump relay switch failed. this and the fule pum were replaced but now vehicle will intermitently accelerate when idling and or moving at around 25mph.