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1994 MERCEDES BENZ C280 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1024726 · 2013-12-02

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
C280
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
190,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON MY WAY HOME, MY WIFE CAR START TO RUN ROUGHTLY AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MOTOR HOOD, LOOK FOR A PLACE TO STOP SAFELY AND OPEN THE HOOD, FIRE WAS ALL OVER, WIRES HARNESS WAS BURNING AND OTHER INSULATE MATERIALS, I GET FROM MY TRUNK THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SPRAY ON THE FIRE, LUCKELY I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE CAR. I KNOW MANY CARS OF THAT YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND MERCEDES DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, MY CAR WAS ALWAYS IN OUR GARAGE. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I EAR IT WILL COST MORE THAN $ 3,000 REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10554374
Machine
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