Mercedes Benz 124 1995
Model 124 made in 1995 by Mercedes Benz got 24 consumer complains as well as 2 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and engine. There were some recalls concerningelectrical system and exterior lighting.
Model 1995
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V031000 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. | from 02/01/1991 to 10/01/1994 | V (Vehicle) | 50000 | 03/15/1995 | MFR | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. | 02/21/1995 | 02/27/1995 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The front passenger metal foot rest can, over time, abrade through the wiring harness under the foot rest causing the wiring harness to short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A short circuit can cause the wires to overheat, stall the engine, or inadvertently deploy an airbag, any of these increases the potential for a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install additional wiring harness cable fastener ties and edge protective covering for sharp edges of the metal foot rest. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: electrical; wiring.vehicle description: passenger vehicles.note:if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, contact mercedes benz at 1-800-367-6372. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 09E025000 | DOPE, INC. | E (Equipment) | 42540 | 07/28/2009 | OVSC | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. | 05/11/2009 | 05/11/2009 | 571 | 108 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 100000 | ||
| The car start to loose power at slow speed in any stop the engine almost die if you don.t give gas the check engine ligth came on | |||
| 04/02/2012 | |||
| Engine wiring harness insulation has disintegrated, cracked and flaked off of the wires exposing significant amounts of bare copper including connections to the glow plug relay and every connector directly attaching to an engine component. removal of the wiring harness shows cracking and disintegration if the harness insulation throughout the entire length of the harness. was causing instrumentation malfunctions in glow plug circuits. significant exposed power wire copper would ground the system out if even a slight shifting of the harness took place as would happen in any minor accident. i have saved several examples of the defective wiring. | |||
| ENGINE | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 100000 | ||
| The car start to loose power at slow speed in any stop the engine almost die if you don.t give gas the check engine ligth came on | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/02/2012 | |||
| Engine wiring harness insulation has disintegrated, cracked and flaked off of the wires exposing significant amounts of bare copper including connections to the glow plug relay and every connector directly attaching to an engine component. removal of the wiring harness shows cracking and disintegration if the harness insulation throughout the entire length of the harness. was causing instrumentation malfunctions in glow plug circuits. significant exposed power wire copper would ground the system out if even a slight shifting of the harness took place as would happen in any minor accident. i have saved several examples of the defective wiring. | |||
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 100000 | ||
| The car start to loose power at slow speed in any stop the engine almost die if you don.t give gas the check engine ligth came on | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 03/09/2002 | 1 | 02/01/1995 | |
| This car has only 33000 miles and this kind of problem should't be happening .i talked to the dealer they were not helpful about it.only thing they say it is not under waranty.i dont understand that i this car ever been recalled for this kind problem? | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/01/2012 | 250000 | ||
| Right front spring perch and surrounding rail is crumbling. one leg of the perch at the weld has completely broken lose. there is no other significant rust on the vehicle. if this fails, the spring may break through the rail into the engine compartment, or the spring may fall out. at speed, this could be a very bad situation. | |||