NHTSA Complaint #10292085 — 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320

OUR LOW MILEAGE 1996 E320 MERCEDES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING AND REMAINING ON.(FOR YEARS NOW) THE CODE COMES UP ADVISING THAT A SWITCH ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANS.IS FAULTY. HAD MB REPLACE IT AND A WEEK LATER IT CAME UP WITH THE SAME CODE. MB HAS LOOKED AT IT NUMEROUS TIMES, THE LAST TIME I WAS CHARGED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AT 55,000 MILES (MB-$650.) THEY CHARGED ME FOR ANOTHER HOUR AS THEY SAID THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DAMAGED. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A ONE OWNER CAR SERVICED AT MB AND NOTHING IN THE DASH HAD EVER BEEN TAKEN APART BEFORE. THEY CLAIM IT HAD BEEN . NOT TRUE. AFTER THIS REPAIR, THE RIGHT SIDE AUTOMATIC DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ONLY WORKS IF I USE THE LIGHT SWITCH. THEY DENY THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPAIR HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. UNLIKE THE US , MB CANADA IS A CARTEL AND THEIR ATTITUDE HAS A LOT TO BE DESIRED. THERE ARE FOUR MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIPS IN VANCOUVER BC AND ALL ARE MB CANADA OWNED AND OPERATED.AS IN ALL OTHER CANADIAN CITIES. *TR