1994 Mercedes Benz 320

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS DEALING DIRECTLY WITH A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1994 E 320 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT THEY SEEMED TRUSTWORTHY AT THE TIME BUT AT FURTHER REVIEW I SEE THEY WERE SELLING ME A CAR WITH A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE DONE EXTENDED RESEARCH ON WIRING HARNESSES AND THEIR LIFESPAN ARE MORE THAN LIKELY TO LAST LONGER THEN 30 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH MILD TRAFFIC. IF I WASN'T DRIVING WITH MY ABSOLUTE FULL ATTENTION I WOULD OF RAN TWO CARS OFF THE ROAD. THE CARS CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD FROM AROUND 65 MPH TO AROUND 75-80 MP CAUSING THE CAR TO DART FORWARD TOWARDS TWO VEHICLES AROUND 3 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME. I MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY BACK HOME. AFTER THE INCIDENT I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CARS WIRING HARNESS WAS FAILING AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MERCEDES BENZ BEFORE I HAD ANYTHING DONE WITH THE CAR. I THEN PROCEEDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND THAT'S HOW I CAME UPON THIS WEBSITE. I BELIEVE THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE IS A DEFINITE MB FACTORY DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESS. BECAUSE NOT A LOT OF OLDER PEOPLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THEY COULD BE AT RISK EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE THEIR CAR. IF I WOULD OF KNOWN ABOUT THIS I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS WHOLE ORDEAL IS JUST RIDICULOUS AND MB SHOULD RECALL THE WIRING HARNESSES IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. IT WOULD SURE BEAT A LAWSUIT. THANKS. *JB

BEGAN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN MY MERCEDES BENZ E320. INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT ENGINE WIRING HARNESS HAD INSULATION CRUMBLING OFF AND SPARKS WERE VISIBLE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND HARNESS. ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON EARLY 90'S MERCEDES VEHICLES DUE TO USING BIODEGRADABLE INSULATION AND A FIRE WAS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY. THE INSULATION DOES NOT STAND UP TO THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND FAILS PREMATURELY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF RECALL BUT COULD FIND NO INFORMATION AND STATED THE RECALL WAS CLOSED ANYWAY, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE REPAIR AND WOULD GLADLY PERFORM THE REPAIR WITH ME PAYING THE FULL PRICE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TRAVELING ON OUR ROADS AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED VIA A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT WITH A NON-DEGRADABLE PRODUCT. *JB

I OWN 1994 E320 AND I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE FACILITY THAT IT HAS A BAD ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. I AM HAVING ERRATIC IDLE PROBLEMS AND TECH'S WON'T DO ANY MAJOR REPAIRS WITHOUT MY FIRST HAVING THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. THEY SAY THAT IF THEY DO ANY MAJOR REPAIRS IT WOULD REQUIRE VALVE COVER REMOVAL BECAUSE THEY WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HARNESS REPLACEMENT. *JB

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WEIRD DRIVETRAIN FAILURES WITH MY CAR... ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED. UPON REPLACEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT WITH THIS HARNESS. ON A 12 YEAR OLD CAR, THE INSULATION ON THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS BRITTLE, HARD, CRACKED AND SPLIT IN MANY AREAS...EXPOSING BARE WIRES AND SHORTING OUT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS THAT AFFECT NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO SURGE AND QUIT RUNNING FOR NO OTHER APPARENT REASON. MERCEDES BENZ HAS DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF A PROBLEM AND HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ONGOING WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *NM