NHTSA Complaint #10648574 — 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E350

BALANCE SHAFT MANUFACTURING DEFECT CAUSES GEAR TEETH TO WEAR PREMATURELY. THIS IS A INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENT. POOR MATERIALS CAUSED THE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET TEETH TO WEAR OUT ? THUS THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS LIKE BALANCE SHAFT SPROCKETS ARE MEANT TO LAST AT LEAST 150000 MILES ON MB CARS ? THUS THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE & REPAIRS SO EXPENSIVE. SYMPTOM STARTS WITH CAMSHAFT POSITION RELATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - REPAIR COSTS $7000. THIS OCCURS FOR MANY MANY MANY CARS WITH THAT M272 ENGINE. THIS IS A ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD. MERCEDES SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL. REF: HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/E-CLASS-W211/442004-DREADED-M272-BALANCE-SHAFT.HTML REF: HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/C-CLASS-W203/376585-P0016-P0017-CAMSHAFT-POSITION-SENSOR-LOCATION-PLEASE-HELP.HTML. *TR