NHTSA Complaint #10138149 — 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10138149
Vehicle	1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
Date of Incident	September 28, 2005
Date Filed	September 29, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NJ

Consumer Description

THE RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SPLIT AT THE NECK. WHILE THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALER FREELY ADMITS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CLASS OF CAR AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VERY PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED AND IF I WANT TO AVOID THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LEAKING EXHAUST SYSTEM, I MUST REPLACE IT MYSELF. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MUCH WIDER PROBLEM THAN MERCEDES BENZ IS WILLING TO ADMIT TO. *JB

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