1995 Mercedes Benz E320

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION FALLING OFF - COPPER WIRES EXPOSED AND MAY RESULT IN SHORT AND ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.*DT CONSUMER STATED WIRING IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT MERCEDES HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE DEFECT FOR MANY YEARS.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES AND THE FAN BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,664. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON THIS 1995 MERCEDES E320, WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS, TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1500. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS CRUMBLING EVERYWHERE. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL E20. I CHECKED NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS TOTALLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, THE COATING TO THE WIRING HAS DISINTEGRATED AND IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THESE CARS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,000 TO TRY TO GET THIS CAR TO PASS EMISSIONS, IT FAILS SO BAD I CANT EVEN GET A WAIVER. *TR

PURCHASED IN LATE SPRING 2014. FIRE IN RIGHT DOOR ELECTRICAL WIRING MID JUNE. STALL AT RED LIGHT IN MID JULY. STALL ON HIGHWAY, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN MID SEPTEMBER. AND STALL AT A RED LIGHT SEPT. 27, 2014. BOUGHT IT, IT HAD 107,000MILES. *TR

I DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT AUTO SHOP DUE TO MY CAR STARTING ROUGH, THE AC AND FAN CUT OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE THE WIRE HARNESS AS I HAD READ ABOUT PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND HAD DISCUSSED POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH VARIOUS MERCEDES MECHANICS. I WAS TOLD THAT MERCEDES BENZ HAD INSTALLED BIO DEGRADABLE WIRE HARNESS THAT WERE RESULTING IN PREMATURE DETERIORATION. WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SERVICE BAY AT S THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP MY ENGINE WIRE HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE! THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE ENTIRE CAR AND HIS SHOP CAUGHT ON FIRE. I HAVE ASKED HIM TO RETAIN HARNESS FOR EVIDENCE, HE SAID HARNESS IS IN PIECES DUE TO EXTREME HEAT OF THIS ELECTRICAL FIRE. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE SHOP, OR MY ENTIRE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I SAY THIS AS MY ELECTRIC LOCKS WERE MESSED UP, AND SOMETIMES I HAD TO WAIT UP TO A MINUTE OR MORE TO OPEN THE CAR DOORS AND TRUNK, AND ALSO TO LOCK MY VEHICLE DUE TO SOME SORT OF SHORT. WE COULD HAVE ALL BURNED TO DEATH IF THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WE COULD NOT OF EXITED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE ARE OVER 700 COMPLAINTS, ALONG WITH DOZENS OF FIRE COMPLAINTS, REGARDING ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DEFECT ON MERCEDES BENZ BUILT BETWEEN 1991-1997 WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. HOW MANY SAFETY REPORTS, ENGINE HARNESS FIRES, AND POSSIBLE HARNESS FIRES RESULTING IN DEAT

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE WIRES CRUMBLED. VEHICLE NO LONGER RUNS. *LN

THE ELECTRICAL INSULATION ON THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE. MY CONCERN IS EITHER AN ELECTRICAL SHORT COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR COMPUTER FAILURE. *TR

WIRING HARNESS DETERIORATION DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WIRING HARNESS INSULATION DETERIORATES LEADING TO OTHER COMPONENT FAILURES, AND COMPROMISED SAFETY, FIRE HAZARD, DRIVABILITY COMPROMISED. *TR

THE WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTING TO THE COILS FOR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ARE DISINTEGRATING. CURRENTLY THIS IS CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE POWER, RUN ROUGH, ONLY 2-4 CYLINDERS ARE FIRING. MY MECHANIC SAID HE FOUND ON THE WEB THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT TO MERCEDES CARS MADE DURING THE TIME PERIOD MY CAR WAS MADE BUT MERCEDES NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS HUGE PROBLEM. MY COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WAS ESTIMATED AT $3200.00 OR MORE DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OF THE WIRING SYSTEM HAS DISINTEGRATED AND WHAT OTHER SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED. I CALLED MERCEDES ON HOWE AVE IN SACRAMENTO AND AFTER CHECKING MY VIN NUMBER SAID MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH MONTHS BEFORE, IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST A MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, BUT AFTER GETTING THAT FIXED I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT COULD HAVE ENDED IN A CRASH BUT THANKFULLY I WAS ON A ROAD WITH FAIRLY LIGHT TRAFFIC. UPON INSPECTION, THE WIRING HARNESS ON MY '95 E320 COMPLETELY WAS WEARING AWAY, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE IGNITION COILS. I'M ASHAMED OF MERCEDES FOR NOT RECALLING THIS PROBLEM, AS IT (I HAVE FOUND OUT AFTER READING) IS AN INFAMOUS PROBLEM WITH MB FROM 1993-96. I HOPE THAT THEY SORT THIS OUT SO NO ONE GETS IN A CRASH, OR WORSE. *TR

1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. CONSUMER STATES DISINTEGRATING WIRING HARNESS DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD GASKET DEVELOPED A LEAK, BUT IN ORDER TO DO THE REPAIR A NEW WIRING HARNESS IS NEEDED.*JB

I HAVE TWO MERCEDES BENZ W124 CARS. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND THAT DESTROYED MANY VERY EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON THE CARS. 1993 300E 4 DOOR SEDAN, WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND DESTROY MANY THINGS VERY EXPENSIVE ON THE CAR 1995 E320 CABRIOLET RARE COLLECTORS CONVERTIBLE MADE IN 1994 AND 1995 ONLY! PLEASE SEND ME TWO FORMS TO FILL OUT. *TR

WIRING HARNESS DETERIORATED CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT-CIRCUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES E-320. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED FAILURES, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES WAS DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DETERIORATION OF THE INSULATION COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320 ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR WIRING . THE WIRE INSULATION USED ON THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR IN MY CAR HAS BADLY DEGRADED! THIS CAUSES ALL KINDS OF SHORTS WITHIN THE ELECTRONICS OF THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CAUSED MY CAR TO GO IN AND OUT OF LIMP MODE(REDUCED POWER) WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY'S THROTTLE GETS STUCK AND THEY GET HURT OR BEFORE THEIR CAR BURNS. *TR

1995 MERCEDES E320 WAGON. THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS HAS DISINTEGRATED LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES IN ENGINE BAY THAT COULD CAUSE FIRE. ALSO CAUSES ACCELERATION AND IDLE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH VARIOUS INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS. *TR

THE WHOLE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS ALL OVER MY ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. THE INSULATION AROUND THE WIRING LITERALLY FELL APART, AS EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE DESCRIBED AS BREAKING INTO BRITTLE PIECES AND DISINTEGRATING. THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. A SERVICE ADVISOR AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT IT AND SAYS THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE "THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T ORDERED THEM TO RECALL IT" AND WENT ON TO GIVE ME A QUOTE FOR NEARLY $2,000. NOW MY CAR IS STUCK IN A SHOP WITH ALL THE BARE WIRES SHOWING AND THE DECAYED INSULATION IN PIECES ALL OVER THE FLOOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY IT IS A DEFECT IN EVERY 1995 E320 MANUFACTURED IN THE US. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT ALSO AFFECTS 1993-1994, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER, BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 1995. IT ONLY HAS 57,533 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD JUST LEFT A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A BULB WAS REPLACED WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING WIRES. SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED. SHE TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. SHE WAS NOT SURE IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN AFTER LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ONCE AGAIN, SHE WAS NOT SURE IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND A BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,728. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT FILED A POLICE REPORT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 307,000.

1995 MERCEDES BENZ E 320, DETERIORATING WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BELIEVE TO BE CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE MASS AIR SENSOR AND 02 SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED OVER 10 YEARS AGO BUT ARE UNAWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS OTHER OWNERS HAVE. NOW THE HARNESS IS BRITTLE AND IN CONSTANT REPAIR. I TEND TO THINK THAT THIS KIND OF COMPONENTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES INSIDE THE WIRING HARNESS FROM ECU TO THE REST OF THE CAR HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS FALLING OFF, ALLOWING WIRES WITHIN THE HARNESS TO SHORT OUT TO EACH OTHER. THIS CAN DESTROY VARIOUS SENSORS AND PERHAPS THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER ITSELF. ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN MANY 1995 MERCEDES BENZ CARS WITH THIS DEFECT, MBUSA CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT. I AM REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF APPROX $1600. THE ORIGINAL WIRING HARNESS IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. SHORTING TOGETHER OF THE WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS MAY CAUSE FIRES AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MERCEDES BENZ CLAIMS NOT TO HAVE HEARD OF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V031000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ON FAULTING WIRING HARNESS DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE MERCEDES BENZ EXCEPT THE FACT THEY SCREWED UP AND NEED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HARNESS FREE OF CHARGE!!! I HAVE BOTH A 1994 & 1995 E320 CAB., BOTH OF WHICH ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. AFTER PAYING $80,000 + FOR A BENZ, I AND NO ONE ELSE SHOULD BE FACED WITH THE COST OF SUCH AN OBVIOUS FLAW. I WAS RAISED IN A BENZ HOME BUT I GUESS YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR ANYMORE. BAD! BAD! '!@#$%!! *TR

WIRE HARNESS BURNT OUT BECAUSE OF BIODEGRADABLE WIRE CASING ROTTING AWAY AND WIRES TOUCHING CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNT OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS DETERIORATED. THE DEALER REMEDIED THE ISSUE. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER FAILURES HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AND FAIL TO PERFORM AS EXPECTED. *TR

THE CAR ABRUPTLY BEGAN TO RUN POORLY, TO THE EXTENT THAT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NOT PRESENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND DETERIORATED INSULATION ON THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENGINE RETURNED. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN MADE FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

CAR JUST STALLED AND STOPPED WORKING. CAR WAS INSPECTED AND WE FOUND OUT IT WAS AN DETERIORATING ENGINE HARNESS. WIRES WERE ALL FRIED AN BURNED UP. *TR

1995 MERCEDES E320, THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DETERIORATED AND I HAVE MULTIPLE SHORT CIRCUITS IN THE CAR. THE ENGINE STALLS, TURNS ON THE WIPER SHIELD, SETS THE ALARM ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. A CERTIFIED MERCEDES MECHANIC IN AUTOHAUS YORKTOWN (VIRGINIA) FOUND OUT THE SAME THING...WIRING HARNESS ARE EXPOSED DUE TO DETERIORATION (W/C SHOULDN'T BE SINCE IT IS PLASTIC..BUT FURTHER RESEARCH SAID THAT IT IS BIODEGRADABLE). *TR

WIRING HARNESS ISSUE. INSULATION DEGRADES BECAUSE OF IMPROPER INSULATION MATERIAL SELECTION BY MERCEDES BENZ. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR

THE ENGINE INJECTOR WIRE HARNESS IS CRUMB LINK AND CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND MB KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. BONNIE LANG *TR

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AFTER A 2 HOURS DRIVE. BROUGHT THE CAR (1995 E320) IN TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAUSE WAS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CRUMBLING TO THE TOUCH. TO REPLACE IT WOULD COST $1400 FOR PART AND LABOR. *TR

1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320 ENGINE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS AS WELL AS MAIN ENGINE GASKETS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE. *TR

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH REPLACED WIRING HARNESS ALL WIRES WERE SPLIT AND EXPOSED AND BRITTLE. *TR

M.B. E320 CARBRIOLET 1995 WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND A FEW SPARK PLUGS WERE NOT ABLE TO FIRE. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES. *TR

MY 1995 E-320 WAGONS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION HAS DETERIORATED TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING CRAZY, ODD ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF TRANS CONTROL, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, ALL WIRE INSULATION ON THIS HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS AMAZING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FIRE OR ACCIDENT B/C OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY 20 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH IT LIKE THIS. WHEN THE CAR STATED ACTING UP. I TOOK IT TO A CERT. MECHANIC AND HE SHOWED ME THAT I THE CAR COULD HAVE BURNED UP OR I COULD HAVE LOST STEERING OR BRAKING CAPABILITIES OR TRANS CONTROL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I COULD NOT TELL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL HE REMOVED THE COVER FROM AROUND THE GROUP OF WIRES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, NOT EVEN IN MY 30 YEAR OLD VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE I HAD. MERCEDES MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A ISSUE AND SHOULD RECALL BEFORE ANYBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

WIRING HARNESS. *TR

CAR RAN GREAT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED SKIPPING I SENT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP THINKING IT JUST NEEDED A TUNE UP BUT WAS I WRONG THE MOTOR WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED THE SHOP REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS .CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS LIGHT ON THE DASH FLICKER ON AND OFF CAR STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT I'VE SPENT OVER $1000 DOLLARS AND STILL HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE. *CN

VECH. STARTED SKIPPING ONE DAY. LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING I SENT THE CAR TO THE SHOP THINKING IT NEEDED A TUNE UP BOY I WAS WRONG THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS MELTED THE SHOP REPLACED THE HARNESS AND DID THE TUNE UP BUT THE VECH STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT I'VE SPENT $1010.82 AND STILL DON,T HAVE A CAR I CAN USE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW THIS IS A SHAME THE CAR COULD HAVE STARTED FIRE AND I DON'T WHY IT DIDN'T THE WIRES ARE ALL MELTED TOGETHER IVE KEPT IT FOR PROOF IF NEEDED I THINK MERCEDES SHOULD REFUND MY MONEY AND FIX THE CAR IT IS OF NO USE TO ME SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.*CN

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE ENGINE HAS FAILED. THE INSULATION HAS DISINTEGRATED AND THE WIRES ARE ARCING, SHORTING AND CORRODING. THIS CAUSES INTERMITTENT STALLING OF THE ENGINE AND AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TYPICAL FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ODD, I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH ANY VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESSES, ORDINARILY THESE LAST LONGER THAN THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR STALLED IN AN EXTREMELY INOPPORTUNE TIME DUE TO A FAILED WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY, I APPRECIATE BEING ALIVE TO WRITE THIS. THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS DISINTEGRATING FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN AGE. MY CAR IS 95 MERCEDES WAGON. MERCEDES CUSTOMER SERVICE WANTS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY, THEY BLAME PRIOR MECHANICS AND THE ARIZONA HEAT. *TR

THE WIRING HARNESS ON MY "95 MERCEDES BENZ E320 HAS DISINTEGRATED WIRE COVERING AND IS SHORTING OUT EVERYTHING. I UNDERSTAND MERCEDES BENZ HAS KNOWN OF THIS DEFECT ALL ALONG AND THE NHTSA HAS MADE THEM DO NOTHING. *TR

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CRUMBLING LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES. AS RESULT, ENGINE WILL NOT START. *TR

THE OUTER COATING OF THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS BURNT AWAY DUE TO THE INTERIOR COPPER WIRES SHORTING OUT OR DETERIORATING. I ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL M. BENZ DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT A MALFUNCTION THAT IS COVERED BY M. BENZ. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BOTH FIRE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC, I HAVE LIMITED MY USE OF THE CAR. IF M. BENZ WISHES TO RETAIN ITS CUSTOMER BASE, IT SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE WHEN SAFETY ISSUES ARE PRESENTED. *TR

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF VARIOUS ELECTRONIC PARTS. RADIO, LIGHTS, WARNING LIGHTS, WINDOW SWITCHES, LOCKS. *JB

THE WIRING HARNESS HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO NOTHING BUT STRANDS OF WIRE ALL TOUCHING THEMSELVES AND CAUSING SHORTS AND PROBLEMS ALL OVER MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED INSANE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED TO BEGIN WITH IN THIS CAR. FURTHER RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MB USA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED AND FIXED YEARS AGO. *JB

THE ENGINE / FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS OF MY 1995 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 (135,000 MILES), HAS CRACKED INSULATION THROUGHOUT AND IS BEGINNING TO SHORT OUT WITH THE RISK OF CAUSING DANGEROUS ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND EVEN FIRE INSIDE MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF OTHER MERCEDES-BENZ CARS OF THE SAME AGE RANGE HAVING THE EXACT SAME DEFECT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES THAT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL. *TR

ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FAILURE. *AK