← NHTSA complaints

1994 MERCEDES BENZ SL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 555590 · 2005-09-22

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
SL
Year
1994
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure
82,560

Severity

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

Narrative

INSULATION ON ELECTRICAL WIRING CRUMBLES TO DUST, RESULTING IN SHORTS, DAMAGED ELECTRONICS, ENGINE STALLING, ABS FAILURE, ETC. IT APPEARS MBZ USED DEFECTIVE INSULATION ON THE ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESSES. IN ALL LOCATIONS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO HIGHER THAN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE THE INSULATION CRUMBLES TO DUST. . DEALER SAYS 'ITS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 92-95 MODEL YEARS'. REPLACEMENT HARNESSES COST OVER $3000 (2 RQD) AND REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS WITH INTEGRAL DEFECTIVE WIRING COST OVER $8000 (NOT INCLUDING ANY COMPUTER BOXES THAT GET DAMAGED BY SHORTS. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10137365
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown