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2014 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1696450 · 2020-09-30

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
57,750
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING FOR 1 HOUR, BACK SEAT SHELF SPEAKER MADE A LOUD POPPING AND HUMMING NOISE AND EMITTED A STRONG BURNING SMELL. TRUNK OPENED AND CONFIRMED SMOKE COMING FROM REAR AMPLIFIER, STRONG SMELL OF PLASTIC MELTING AND SPEAKERS WERE TOO HOT TO TOUCH. DISCONNECTED AMPLIFIER FROM BATTERY AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO CONFIRMED. DEALER RE-HOOKED AMPLIFIER TO BATTERY, CONFIRMED THAT AMPLIFIER WAS INDEED SMOKING AND SPEAKERS WOULD NEED REPLACING AS WELL. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 57,750 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTEE. LOCAL DEALER MAINTENANCE REPRESENTATIVE AGREED THAT A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT BE CATCHING FIRE BUT DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11362034
Machine
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