NHTSA Complaint #10188173 — 1994 MERCEDES BENZ 320

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS DEALING DIRECTLY WITH A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1994 E 320 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT THEY SEEMED TRUSTWORTHY AT THE TIME BUT AT FURTHER REVIEW I SEE THEY WERE SELLING ME A CAR WITH A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE DONE EXTENDED RESEARCH ON WIRING HARNESSES AND THEIR LIFESPAN ARE MORE THAN LIKELY TO LAST LONGER THEN 30 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH MILD TRAFFIC. IF I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY ABSOLUTE FULL ATTENTION I WOULD OF RAN TWO CARS OFF THE ROAD. THE CARS CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD FROM AROUND 65 MPH TO AROUND 75-80 MP CAUSING THE CAR TO DART FORWARD TOWARDS TWO VEHICLES AROUND 3 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME. I MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY BACK HOME. AFTER THE INCIDENT I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CARS WIRING HARNESS WAS FAILING AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MERCEDES BENZ BEFORE I HAD ANYTHING DONE WITH THE CAR. I THEN PROCEEDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND THAT'S HOW I CAME UPON THIS WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE IS A DEFINITE MB FACTORY DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF OLDER PEOPLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THEY COULD BE AT RISK EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE THEIR CAR. IF I WOULD OF KNOWN ABOUT THIS I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS WHOLE ORDEAL IS JUST RIDICULOUS AND MB SHOULD RECALL THE WIRING HARNESSES IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. IT WOULD SURE BEAT A LAWSUIT. THANKS. *JB