Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / C320 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007103753 Incident Date: Apr, 23 2007
Consumer's City: TROY Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: C320 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBRF64J91F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 22 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mercedes benz c320. the contact attempted to start the vehicle and failed. the dealer removed the fuel pump and found that the plastic component melted. the mechanic stated that he had never seen this type of failure and it could possibly cause an explosion. the mechanic ordered a new fuel pump, and discovered that mercedes was using a new type of wiring connection that linked the fuel pipe to the electrical connection. the current and failure mileages were 76,000. *ak updated 06/08/07. *jb