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Electrical System, exterior Lighting, electronic Stability Control (esc)
09/10/2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE GEAR TO SHIFT INTO LOW GEAR. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE WAS UNABLE TO READ THE KEY AND THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
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Engine
05/14/2012
ENGINE ALMOST STARTED ON FIRE AFTER OIL STARTED POURING OUT OF OIL COOLER. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE LEAKING OIL COOLER. ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS CAR. *TR
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Power Train, electrical System, latches/locks/linkages
03/30/2012
TOOK MY CAR TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF PEMBROKE, PINES FLORIDA I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER LAST MO MERCEDES-BENZ OF PEMBROKE PINES FLORIDA FOR THEM TO CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER IN TRANSMISSION. SO, MONDAY I TOOK IT BACK IN AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK MY KEY DOOR LOCKS, BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD OPEN. "NO KEY" BUT WOULD NOT LOCK BY HOLDING THE HANDLE. ALSO, TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS HARSH WHEN DOWN SHIFTING WHEN IT WAS COLD. I GOT A CALL THE NEXT DAY TELLING ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I SAID I ONLY HAVE 52,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND I DON'T USE IT THAT MUCH. THE CAR COST $93,000.00 THIS SHOULD NOT BE. SOMETHING IS WRONG AT THAT DEALER, AND THEY WON'T LISTEN TO ME, THE SERVICE MGR WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALL LONG STORY SHORT, BUT THE BILL WAS $9,300.00 I THINK I GOT RIPPED OFF. THANK YOU
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Exterior Lighting
12/01/2009
POLYCARBONATE HEADLIGHT LENSES, RECENTLY SUBSTITUTED FOR GLASS BY MANUFACTURER, BECOME BLACKENED AND OCCLUDED OVER TIME, RENDERING HEADLAMPS INCREASINGLY INEFFECTUAL AND MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING DANGEROUS. THIS MATERIAL IS UNSUITED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHIELDING THE HEADLAMPS AND SHOULD BE REPLACED IN ALL INSTANCES BY MATERIALS THAT DO NOT DEGRADE DURING THEIR INTENDED USE. *TR
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Electrical System
01/22/2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION AND TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE IGNITION CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DID NOT NOTICE A FLAME BUT PULLED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY DUE TO FEAR IT COULD EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THE AIR PUMP AND AIR MODULE PUMP COMPRESSOR WERE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
