Mercedes Benz 129 1995

Model 129 made in 1995 by Mercedes Benz got 15 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and fuel/propulsion system. Technical service bulletines regarding air bags, steering. There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .

129 year 1995

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 1995

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	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
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 .

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
916035	04/01/1999	605860	Installation instructions for the passenger side front air bag on-off switch on model 129 vehicles. *tt	07/29/1999
STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP
463040	04/26/2006	10019990	Flow noises from area of power steering pump and/or foaming of power steering oil in reservoir. *tt	05/19/2006

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12/18/2010	67000	1
	Asr light came on, came up to a red light on a hill, stopped , light turned green and when i attempted to accelerate the car had almost no power and had a very hard time getting through the light. the car was taken to the repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the problem. the tester was unable to communicate with the control module. i finally found a repair shop that knew about this car having a known problem. when he showed me the wiring it had cracked broken missing insulation on the all the wires. he said that since the wiring was missing it's insulation it was shorting out. the e t a which caused the limp mode. *tr
12/18/2010	67000
	Asr light came on, came up to a red light on a hill, stopped , light turned green and when i attempted to accelerate the car had almost no power and had a very hard time getting through the light. the car was taken to the repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the problem. the tester was unable to communicate with the control module. i finally found a repair shop that knew about this car having a known problem. when he showed me the wiring it had cracked broken missing insulation on the all the wires. he said that since the wiring was missing it's insulation it was shorting out.the e t a which caused the limp mode.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING
03/16/2005	92540	1	07/29/2004
	Check engine light on dashboard,idle rough,stalling of car. i checked the engine harness connector to the air mass meter and gently moved the wires. the outside insulation began to smoke, then melted from the heat. i quickly turned off the car's engine and checked the damage. the insulation covering the 4 wires inside of the harness had totally disintegrated, thus causing short circuits in the harness. the heat generated actually melted the outside covering of the wires both at the air mass meter connector and underneath the main engine computer(ecu). i had the car towed to the local mb dealer and they said that the whole body wiring harness was destroyed and had to be replaced at a cost of $1250 plus $600 for the harness. mb said it was normal wear and tear and offered no assistance. i feel that the harnesses on my 1995 sl320 were made from substandard materials and thus disintegrated prematurely putting myself at risk from a possible car fire. i still have the harness if you would like to inspect it. another harness, the engine wiring harness was also found to be defective, causing short circuits, and was replaced by mb under warranty in 1998. so far i have replaced 4 different wiring harness on my car, all showing the same decomposition of the wiring insulation. *nm
ENGINE
12/18/2010	67000	1
	Asr light came on, came up to a red light on a hill, stopped , light turned green and when i attempted to accelerate the car had almost no power and had a very hard time getting through the light. the car was taken to the repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the problem. the tester was unable to communicate with the control module. i finally found a repair shop that knew about this car having a known problem. when he showed me the wiring it had cracked broken missing insulation on the all the wires. he said that since the wiring was missing it's insulation it was shorting out. the e t a which caused the limp mode. *tr
12/18/2010	67000
	Asr light came on, came up to a red light on a hill, stopped , light turned green and when i attempted to accelerate the car had almost no power and had a very hard time getting through the light. the car was taken to the repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the problem. the tester was unable to communicate with the control module. i finally found a repair shop that knew about this car having a known problem. when he showed me the wiring it had cracked broken missing insulation on the all the wires. he said that since the wiring was missing it's insulation it was shorting out.the e t a which caused the limp mode.
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
12/18/2010	67000	1
	Asr light came on, came up to a red light on a hill, stopped , light turned green and when i attempted to accelerate the car had almost no power and had a very hard time getting through the light. the car was taken to the repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the problem. the tester was unable to communicate with the control module. i finally found a repair shop that knew about this car having a known problem. when he showed me the wiring it had cracked broken missing insulation on the all the wires. he said that since the wiring was missing it's insulation it was shorting out. the e t a which caused the limp mode. *tr
12/18/2010	67000
	Asr light came on, came up to a red light on a hill, stopped , light turned green and when i attempted to accelerate the car had almost no power and had a very hard time getting through the light. the car was taken to the repair shop where they were unable to diagnose the problem. the tester was unable to communicate with the control module. i finally found a repair shop that knew about this car having a known problem. when he showed me the wiring it had cracked broken missing insulation on the all the wires. he said that since the wiring was missing it's insulation it was shorting out.the e t a which caused the limp mode.

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TX	PLANO	75093	EWING AUTOHAUS	972-599-0909