NHTSA Complaint #10259251 — 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10259251
Vehicle	1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 16, 2008
Date Filed	February 18, 2009
Mileage	113,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

UP UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE ONLY PROBLEMS TO MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DUE TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. ABOUT THAT TIME, MY 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320 BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE (MERCEDES BENZ ONLY) SHOP WHO REPLACED 2 COILS. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE RAN GOOD FOR A FEW DAYS, IT SOON BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. A FOLLOW UP VISIT LED C & G MERCEDES, IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, TO FIND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO IT'S WIRING HARNESS, THAT RESULTED FROM A COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS AND OTHER MODELS, DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE INSULATION OF THE WIRES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS CAN CAUSE THE PROBLEMS I HAVE DESCRIBED AND CAN RESULTS IN FIRES TOO. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS OCCURS IN 1990 -1996 MODELS. THE CORRECTION IS A $1,000.00 REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

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