NHTSA Complaint #10682045 — 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C280 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10682045
Vehicle	1995 MERCEDES BENZ C280
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 1, 2015
Date Filed	February 9, 2015
Mileage	121,482 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS USED 1995 C280 MERCEDES BENZ,ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT IT -ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED MALFUNCTIONING,GAUGES GO ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY, CAR REFUSED TO START -THEN STARTS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED.WINDOWS WORK-AND THEN THEY DON'T. OBDII SYSTEM READS DIFFERENT CODES-OBVIOUSLY UNRELIABLE. AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT -HE STATED THAT WIRING HARNESS IS FAILING. AFTER COMING HERE TO LOOK FOR RECALLS-I SEE THAT OVER 90% COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR ARE FOR A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS-A FACT THAT MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD BE WELL AWARE OF BY NOW. THIS COULD CREATE A FIRE HAZARD AND SERIOUS DRIVING HAZARD. WHY HAVEN'T THEY DEALT WITH THIS POSSIBLY DISASTROUS DEFECT? I'M TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT A CAR COMPANY THAT STRESSES SAFETY,AND DEPENDABILITY PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN THE MARKET AND HASN'T MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO HELP OUT THE OWNERS OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE CARS THEY PRODUCED. ANOTHER MYTH FALLS BY THE WAYSIDE-MERCEDES BENZ UBER ALLES? WHAT A BAD JOKE-PEOPLE THAT OWN CHEAP NISSANS GET 200,000 MILES-A HIGH DOLLAR LEMON? SHAME ON YOU MERCEDES BENZ-BTW IF YOU GO TO MERCEDES RECALL PAGE,THEY DON'T EVEN MENTION THIS PROBLEM..HAS MERCEDES DROPPED THEIR STANDARDS TO SCREWING THEIR CUSTOMERS? APPARENTLY SO-.ANOTHER LEGEND TURNS OUT TO BE NOTHING MORE THAN A LIE. *TR

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