NHTSA Complaint #10395790 — 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300 SERIES

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10395790
Vehicle	1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300 SERIES
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 1, 2010
Date Filed	April 13, 2011
Mileage	160,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

300E ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DEGRADING, FLAKING INSULATION, SHORTING WIRES FOR ALL SYSTEMS, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. RACING IDLE, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, STALLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. REPLACED THOUSANDS $$ IN PARTS ONLY TO FIND IT IS A WELL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NO-ONE, INCLUDING THE NHTSA HAS THE COURAGE TO ADDRESS. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AND REQUIRE OVER $3,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE HARNESSES. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? SOME OF THE REPORTS INVOLVE DEATH AND OR FIRE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS MULTI-YEAR MULTI MAKE, AND I AM SURE I AM JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. RESEARCH ON YOUR DATA BASE FOR JUST A FEW MODELS MERCEDES MODELS, 1993 TIMEFRAME, REVEALED THE FOLLOWING ODI'S . PLEASE HELP! 300 SERIES 1991 - 10104057, 10269282, 10268253; 10259977, 10209057, 10186762, 10163311 1992 - 10152349, 10134359, 1993 - 10392515, 10292860, 10234293, 10214689, 10214249, 10210113, 10184197, 10182858, 10172275, 10155432, 10133655, 10105816, 10010094, 1994 - 10009343, 733503, 1995 - 10246761, 10229755, 10226574, 10221013, 10214284, 10212919, 10203075, 10200978, 717654, 1996 - 10213383, 10088701, 518437 400 SERIES 1993 - 10310130, 10257260, 10236751, 10178341, 10176827, 10176743, 10172386, 10163906, 10163905, 10157440, 10140856, 10134065, 10136148, 10010497, 805343 500 SERIES 1993 - 10211224, 10210291, 10208221, 10201073, 10200980, 10187000, 10166496, 10166495, 10167967, 10160120, 10158632, 10155987, 10118292, 10136633, 10130247, 852487. *TR

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