2011 Mercedes-benz R-Class Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. 24 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL, WE STILL HAVE SHRAPNEL IN OUR DASH. MERCEDES CLAIMS A FIX IS COMING 'SOON' AND THAT NHTSA GRANTED THEM AN EXTENSION TO COMPLETE A FINAL REMEDY. NOTABLY, MERCEDES HAS BEEN ABLE TO MANUFACTURE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW VEHICLES IN THOSE 24 MONTHS, BUT THEY CANNOT MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS? NHTSA IS WEAK AND INEFFECTUAL. MERCEDES IS APATHETIC AND CRIMINAL. I AM CERTAIN THEIR ACTUARIALS CALCULATED THE COST BENEFIT OF A DELAYED RECALL R PAIR AND PRESENTED THE BOARD WITH THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PATH FORWARD. CRIMINAL. EVIL. UNRESTRAINED.

TAKATA RECALL TWENTY-TWO MONTHS AND COUNTING!! MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PRODUCED REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND RECALL CANNOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO UNAVAILABLE REMEDY. INTERESTING THAT MERCEDES BENZ HAS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE AND SELL MILLIONS OF VEHICLES IN THAT TIME, BUT THEY CANNOT PRODUCE NEW AIRBAGS.

TAKATA RECALL: THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR OVER 12 MONTHS AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF AVAILABLE PARTS. THE NHTSA VIN LOOKUP TOOL NOW LISTS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. WHY NOT? WHEN WILL PARTS BE AVAILABLE? HOW COULD KE THIS POSSIBLY BE TAKING SO LONG? PERHAPS IT BEEN SO LONG THAT NHTSA'S LONG-TERM MEMORY HAS FAILED.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A SPECIFIC COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. IT IS CALLING TO LIGHT AN ISSUE COMMON TO MOST OR ALL VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. BECAUSE THERE ARE NOW SO MANY OPTIONS FOR LIGHTING, E.G. HEADLAMPS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, ETC. IT IS MY IMPRESSION THAT MANY DRIVERS NOW HAVE NO IDEA IF THEIR TAIL LIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I THINK THERE IS A SEROUS NATIONAL ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AROUND DAWN AND DUSK, W/ RESPECT TO SEEING THE BACK ENDS OF OTHER VEHICLES. NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER REQUIRING AUTO MANUFACTURERS TO INCLUDE DASHBOARD INDICATORS SHOWING THE DRIVER EXACTLY THE STATUS OF BOTH FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATION (OR NOT) AT ALL TIMES.

TAKATA RECALL. VEHICLE RECALL REMEDY TAKING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE, NO ACCOUNTABILITY AVAILABLE, NO NON-BANKRUPT PARTS SUPPLIER AVAILABLE, AND NO ACTION BY NHTSA AVAILABLE. TIME TO HOLD DAIMLER BENZ RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS NONSENSE.