Mercedes Benz 420 1989
Model 420 made in 1989 by Mercedes Benz got 2 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control.
Model 1989
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 08/13/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Plastic follower apparently ages independent of mileage. piece on left head breaks off, follows timing chain over cam gear, left head then out of time fails catastophically bending or breaking all valves and sometimes pistons. engine halts immediately. process is documented with pictures at web site http://www.import-car.com/ic/ic40024.htm.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/10/2000 | 10/01/1995 | ||
| Fron parked position, when vehicle put in gear, car lunged forward at high speed without engaging accelerator pedal. break would not stop car. *ak | |||