1995 Mercedes Benz E320

MY 1995 E-320 WAGONS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION HAS DETERIORATED TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR WAS GOING CRAZY, ODD ACCELERATOR BEHAVIOR, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF TRANS CONTROL, LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, ALL WIRE INSULATION ON THIS HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS AMAZING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FIRE OR ACCIDENT B/C OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY 20 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH IT LIKE THIS. WHEN THE CAR STATED ACTING UP. I TOOK IT TO A CERT. MECHANIC AND HE SHOWED ME THAT I THE CAR COULD HAVE BURNED UP OR I COULD HAVE LOST STEERING OR BRAKING CAPABILITIES OR TRANS CONTROL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I COULD NOT TELL THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL HE REMOVED THE COVER FROM AROUND THE GROUP OF WIRES. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, NOT EVEN IN MY 30 YEAR OLD VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE I HAD. MERCEDES MUST HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A ISSUE AND SHOULD RECALL BEFORE ANYBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

VECH. STARTED SKIPPING ONE DAY. LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING I SENT THE CAR TO THE SHOP THINKING IT NEEDED A TUNE UP BOY I WAS WRONG THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS MELTED THE SHOP REPLACED THE HARNESS AND DID THE TUNE UP BUT THE VECH STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT I'VE SPENT $1010.82 AND STILL DON,T HAVE A CAR I CAN USE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW THIS IS A SHAME THE CAR COULD HAVE STARTED FIRE AND I DON'T WHY IT DIDN'T THE WIRES ARE ALL MELTED TOGETHER IVE KEPT IT FOR PROOF IF NEEDED I THINK MERCEDES SHOULD REFUND MY MONEY AND FIX THE CAR IT IS OF NO USE TO ME SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY.*CN

CAR RAN GREAT ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED SKIPPING I SENT THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP THINKING IT JUST NEEDED A TUNE UP BUT WAS I WRONG THE MOTOR WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED THE SHOP REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS .CAR STILL HAS PROBLEMS LIGHT ON THE DASH FLICKER ON AND OFF CAR STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT I'VE SPENT OVER $1000 DOLLARS AND STILL HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE. *CN

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE ENGINE HAS FAILED. THE INSULATION HAS DISINTEGRATED AND THE WIRES ARE ARCING, SHORTING AND CORRODING. THIS CAUSES INTERMITTENT STALLING OF THE ENGINE AND AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TYPICAL FAILURE OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ODD, I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH ANY VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES PERIODIC REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESSES, ORDINARILY THESE LAST LONGER THAN THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY CAR STALLED IN AN EXTREMELY INOPPORTUNE TIME DUE TO A FAILED WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY, I APPRECIATE BEING ALIVE TO WRITE THIS. THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IS DISINTEGRATING FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN AGE. MY CAR IS 95 MERCEDES WAGON. MERCEDES CUSTOMER SERVICE WANTS TO TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY, THEY BLAME PRIOR MECHANICS AND THE ARIZONA HEAT. *TR