NHTSA Complaint #11192447 — 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C250

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11192447
Vehicle	2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C250
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 19, 2019
Date Filed	March 29, 2019
Mileage	56,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

AUTO ONLY HAS 56K MILES AND FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, AUTO STALLED IN CITY TRAFFIC 2 TIMES IN MOTION, NO WARNING ON ISSUE UNEXPECTED DUE TO LOW MILEAGE ON AUTO. NO ENGINE CODE TILL 200 MILES AFTER FIRST STALL, ENGINE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON, THEN SECOND STALL HAPPENED. HAD CODE READ P008A TRIGGERED. TOOK TO PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR TESTING AND REPAIR. HAD THE SYSTEM TESTED FOR THE RELAY, THE FILTER AND IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. FIRST OCCURRENCE 03/19/2019 SECOND OCCURRENCE 03/23/19.

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