1995 Mercedes Benz E320

I HAVE TWO MERCEDES BENZ W124 CARS. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND THAT DESTROYED MANY VERY EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON THE CARS. 1993 300E 4 DOOR SEDAN, WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND DESTROY MANY THINGS VERY EXPENSIVE ON THE CAR 1995 E320 CABRIOLET RARE COLLECTORS CONVERTIBLE MADE IN 1994 AND 1995 ONLY! PLEASE SEND ME TWO FORMS TO FILL OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES E-320. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED FAILURES, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS BECAUSE THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES WAS DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DETERIORATION OF THE INSULATION COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320 ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR WIRING . THE WIRE INSULATION USED ON THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR IN MY CAR HAS BADLY DEGRADED! THIS CAUSES ALL KINDS OF SHORTS WITHIN THE ELECTRONICS OF THE VEHICLE AND PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CAUSED MY CAR TO GO IN AND OUT OF LIMP MODE(REDUCED POWER) WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAUSED MY CAR TO ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY'S THROTTLE GETS STUCK AND THEY GET HURT OR BEFORE THEIR CAR BURNS. *TR

THE WHOLE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS THAT RUNS ALL OVER MY ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. THE INSULATION AROUND THE WIRING LITERALLY FELL APART, AS EVERYONE ELSE ON HERE DESCRIBED AS BREAKING INTO BRITTLE PIECES AND DISINTEGRATING. THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. A SERVICE ADVISOR AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP KNOWS ABOUT IT AND SAYS THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE "THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T ORDERED THEM TO RECALL IT" AND WENT ON TO GIVE ME A QUOTE FOR NEARLY $2,000. NOW MY CAR IS STUCK IN A SHOP WITH ALL THE BARE WIRES SHOWING AND THE DECAYED INSULATION IN PIECES ALL OVER THE FLOOR. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY IT IS A DEFECT IN EVERY 1995 E320 MANUFACTURED IN THE US. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT ALSO AFFECTS 1993-1994, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME ENGINE. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER, BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 1995. IT ONLY HAS 57,533 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD JUST LEFT A REPAIR SHOP WHERE A BULB WAS REPLACED WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING WIRES. SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED. SHE TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP BUT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. SHE WAS NOT SURE IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN AFTER LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ONCE AGAIN, SHE WAS NOT SURE IF A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SAME REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND A BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,728. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000.

1995 MERCEDES BENZ E 320, DETERIORATING WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I BELIEVE TO BE CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE MASS AIR SENSOR AND 02 SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTICED OVER 10 YEARS AGO BUT ARE UNAWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS OTHER OWNERS HAVE. NOW THE HARNESS IS BRITTLE AND IN CONSTANT REPAIR. I TEND TO THINK THAT THIS KIND OF COMPONENTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES INSIDE THE WIRING HARNESS FROM ECU TO THE REST OF THE CAR HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS FALLING OFF, ALLOWING WIRES WITHIN THE HARNESS TO SHORT OUT TO EACH OTHER. THIS CAN DESTROY VARIOUS SENSORS AND PERHAPS THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER ITSELF. ALTHOUGH MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN MANY 1995 MERCEDES BENZ CARS WITH THIS DEFECT, MBUSA CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT. I AM REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF APPROX $1600. THE ORIGINAL WIRING HARNESS IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. SHORTING TOGETHER OF THE WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS MAY CAUSE FIRES AND THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM THAT MERCEDES BENZ CLAIMS NOT TO HAVE HEARD OF. *TR