1995 Mercedes Benz C220

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS INSTALLATION BECAME BRITTLE, BEGAN TO CRACK AND WAS FALLING OFF OF THE CONDUCTORS WHICH DETACHED THE WIRES FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALER BACK IN 2000 AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE FOR $800. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR $700. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR A WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHIRT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLATION AND THAT IT WAS FRACTURED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 209,000.

I PURCHASED MY C220 IN 1995 FROM A DEALER IN NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THREE YEARS THE LCD BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL(RADIO AND TAPES BECAME DEAD). IN FOURTH YEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY FIXED AND CHARGED HUGE AMOUNT BUT AFTER A MONTH OR SO IT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP TO CHANGE WIRE HARNESS BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GIVE A GUARANTEE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON SO I DIDN'T GET THAT SERVICE. TILL TODAY I AM DRIVING MY CAR WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND NOTHING HAVE HAPPENED. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED BY MB WITHOUT ANY CHARGE TO ITS CUSTOMERS. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS CAR IS NOT WORTH FOR THE MONEY. MY DRIVER SEAT CAN NOT BE FULLY ADJUSTED USING ITS MECHANICAL SYSTEM. THE UPHOLSTERY ALSO COMING DOWN FROM THE ROOF AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER BODILY FAULTS IN MY C220. *TR

THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION IN MY 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF DUST. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR STALING AT OVER 35 MPH, AND MY WIFE BEING PUT IN HARMS WAY WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER. SHE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MAILBOX. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY HAD "NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS" WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WAS DESTROYED, BUT YET THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MERCEDES BENZ'S UNFORGIVABLE IGNORANCE TO THIS SUBJECT. I WOULD LIKE MY HARNESS REPLACED AT THE LEAST. *TR

I HAVE A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDERS. I HAD MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $1700 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF REPLACEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINE WIRE HARNESS WHICH CONTROLS THE ECU AND CAN CAUSE DANGER TO OUR LIVES. IT SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE HIGH GRADE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS WHICH SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 20 YEARS WHEN WE ARE PAYING HIGH PRICES FOR THE LUXURY CARS AND ENDING UP AS A JUNK. I HOPE THAT THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY WOULD DIRECT ALL THESE DEALERS TO RECALL AND FIX THESE FAULTS RIGHT AND NOT GETTING A PENNY FROM US. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1995 MERCEDES C220 FROM A MERCEDES DEALER AND THEY KNEW THE CAR HAD A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS DEGRADING WITH EXPOSED CONDUCTORS THROUGH OUT THE CAR... BUT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME , AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WAS HAVING TONS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I FOUND OUT THE HISTORY OF THIS MODEL ..THE MB DEALER TOLD ME THE WIRING HARNESS COULD BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $3000.00 ... A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. RANDOMLY THE SPEEDOMETER,ABS,TEMP GAUGE ,FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER DO FUNCTION, BUT RARELY AND NOT ALL AT ONCE. *TR

I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT MY WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1995 C220 MERCEDES. THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED AND SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM BY MECHANIC AND THAT IT COULD BE "DANGEROUS." I COMMUTE EVERYDAY ON LA FREEWAYS. I DO NOT WANT TO RISK MY LIFE BECAUSE OF A FAILURE OF MERCEDES BENZ OF AMERICA TO TAKE CARE OF A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT NOR A FIRE. DO YOU WANT ME TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR TO DIE BEFORE THIS COMPLAINT IS EFFECTIVE? ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET I AM ONLY PART OF A GROWING, VOCAL GROUP WHO ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THEIR MERCEDES AUTOMOBILES. *JB