# 1994 MERCEDES BENZ C280 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1024726` · 2013-12-02 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** C280
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 190,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## 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
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