Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / 600 / 1994
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007092136 | Incident Date: Jan, 08 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WATERFORD | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: 600 | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle has had various anomalies occurring over several months involving engine sputtering and abundant smoke from engine. numerous service attempts did not resolve problem as all clues were intermittent. warning lights on dash for "check engine" "srs" "asr" and others would appear certain times upon ignition, while others appear next time. finally, the vehicle would only start but not maintain idle independent of applying accelerator, and then only travel at a max speed of 20 mph at 3000 rpm. mechanic determined that deteriorated engine harness exposing hv wires had damaged the left and right throttle control and the efp control unit. the tight grouped volume of wires were decayed, checked, or powderized throughout its entirety, and coupled with now shorted-out damaged components, caused the smoking and sputtering... a recipe for fire. and fire is exactly what's occurred to the many others experiencing this same sort of decayed wiring harness problem that i've only now learned from your website and other internet sources has been prevalent and known for years. consequently, the list price for this new harness and the three components exceed $13,000.00, while from their modest appearance, their cost to construct are likely only several hundred dollars. first and foremost, these harnesses should all be recalled to ensure that no fires occur. moreover, mercedes has already recovered there "r&d" costs when the vehicle was first sold, and in no way should benefit from the defective harness by being allowed to profit from sales of other components needing replacement that the harness subsequently fouled. currently, i am at a standstill as the unfair list pricing for these four parts that could fit into a lunch pail, exceed the value of the vehicle as a whole. i am writing to request that this issue be officially investigated so that i, and the many others in my position, can be properly remedied. thank you in advance for your consideration in this matter. *jb |