Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 320 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999083030 Incident Date: Feb, 11 1999
Consumer's City: POUGHQUAG Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 320 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E2XA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Ref: owners manual, trailer towing pgs 96-99. benz refuses to help resolve problem! factory wiring has provided +12v (hot) to the brake controller wire when ever brake pedal is depressed (orange brake signal wire pg98). conventional (after market brake controllers work by modulating this line voltage - this is why i cannot connect a brake controller. the vehicle is wired wrong. if an owner of a ml320 plugs a trailer with electric brakes to the factory installed harness plug - the trailer brakes overheat rapidly. i have tried repeatedly to get benz to investigate - they say owner's problem. please help!- don't let some innocent family loose controll of their boat or camper because benz refuses to investigate their wiring error!