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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| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | ||||||||||||||||
| 00V141000 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. | from 01/27/2000 to 05/04/2000 | V (Vehicle) | 7100 | 05/22/2000 | MFR | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. | 05/15/2000 | 05/22/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. due to an internal defect in the circuitry of the blower motor regulator, the regulator may overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause surrounding plastic, insulation, and wiring to deform and possibly melt or burn. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the blower motor regulator. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began may 22, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 01002 | 01/05/2000 | 612197 | Brief information on installing telephone. *tt | 06/06/2000 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| PB8262165 | 09/13/2001 | 627173 | Subject regarding popping or thumping in the speakers. *jg | 02/05/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||
| 09/15/2002 | 46521 | ||
| My major concern is the failure of my accelerator to respond. this could have easily been a fatal accident. i was beginning to enter the interstate and the accelarator simply failed to respond. immediately got it to the shop and they replaced the pedal valve sender, pedal housing assembly,and input new codes for the pedal valve sensor. i was charged $361.03. apparently many of the s class cars have computer problems and i believe this model should be recalled to check pedal valve sensors and to install a saftey back up of some type. many people could have already been killed because of this potentially serious problem. the suspension problem centered around the airmatic system. 1st in the shop on sept. 6,2002 mileage 46,521. second malfunction march 21st. mileage 53,846. this is when they charged me. next occurrence april 3, 2003. mileage 54,150. the dealership eventually refunded $585.89 of those charges with no explanation how they arrived at that number. accelerator failed on january 6, 2003 mileage 51,934. i had to take my car to daytona beach, 30 miles away, 10 times in just over 10,000 miles. daytona beach has been very helpful but my attempts to deal with their corporate office have been meet with a condescending and uncooperative attitude. it is clear that their once terrific image of quality and customer satisfaction is a thing of the past. as information i have shared this information with the usa president of mercedes paul halata. i wrote him on april 3 and again on may 14 since i received no reply. he had a customer service rep. who answers the phone write me a terrible letter that had the wrong car and wrong vin. he was the same guy i called when the problems first began who did not return my calls. nevertheless, the accelerator issue is a serious issue, everything else is just the new way of doing business in america. | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 112000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercedes benz s430. the contact stated that the dashboard became so hot that it was difficult to touch. the following day, the blower motor in the vehicle stopped working when the driver attempted to activate the air conditioner. the manufacturer stated that the previous owner had the vehicle repaired according to nhtsa campaign id number 00v141000 (equipment:electrical:air conditioner) in february of 2005; therefore, they were not responsible for the repair. the contact believes that the recall should still be valid because the failure has recurred. the current and failure mileages were 112,000. the consumer believed the repair was done incorrectly or done with faulty parts. updated 04/28/09.*jb | |||
| 06/29/2006 | 1 | 04/17/2004 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated that there was overheating with the air conditioner as related to recall #00v141000. the vehicle was taken to the dealers who determined that the blow motor and the regulator needed repairs however the problems were not related to the recall. the contact expressed the dealer did not check the vehicle's vin number to confirm the analysis. the manufacturer was also alerted who confirmed that the problem was not part of the recall. problems with the vehicle still persist. the dealer stated a blower motor was needed for the air condition. updated 07/25/06. *jb | |||