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2014 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1574719 · 2019-06-13

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WAS IN TRANSIT ON THE HIGHWAY AT CRUISING SPEEDS WHEN SUDDENLY THE RIGHT REAR SPEAKER BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE A RATTLING OR CRACKLING. PREVIOUSLY, THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING SIMILAR CRACKLING NOISES FROM THE FRONT DASHBOARD, HOWEVER UPON THE SPREAD OF THIS NOISE TO THE RIGHT REAR SPEAKER, THE CAR SOON FILLED WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AND SMOKE. AS THE SMELL PROGRESSED, I PULLED OVER IN FEAR OF A POTENTIAL FIRE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD CATCH ON FIRE IF I CONTINUED DRIVING IT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD MORE SEVERELY EFFECT ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL SHOULD THEY NOT BE AS KEEN ON NOTICING CABIN SOUNDS AND OR THE SMELL OF SMOKE. THE SMELL OF SMOKE IS RATHER POTENT AND INTENSE THOUGH, SO IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WOULD GO UNNOTICED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11219879
Machine
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