# 1992 MERCEDES BENZ 500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `386755` · 2002-12-26 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** 500
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
FAULTY WIRING IN THE ENGINE BAY.  THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS DISENTIGRATING FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN AGE.  AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO EXIBIT STALLING ISSUES AND ROUGH RUNNING, ALSO FAULT CODES ARE PRODUCED ON THE CAR COMPUTER.
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