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1994 MERCEDES BENZ SL500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1278197 · 2016-04-26

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
SL500
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

STARTED THE CAR AT WORK AND IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH HAD NO ACCELERATION. WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. A MECHANIC FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DETERIORATING, FLAKING AND FALLING APART EXPOSING ALL THE WIRES. THE CAR WOULD NO LONG EVEN START. I CALLED MERCEDES TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP WITH THE COST OF THE PART REPLACEMENT. THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT AND WOULD NOT ASSIST IN ANY REPAIR. I LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM UNDER MY NAME AND HAVE TRIED MANY TIMES TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AS THE REPLACEMENT HARNESS IS OVER A $1000. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10861510
Machine
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