1995 Mercedes Benz E320

THE OUTER COATING OF THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS BURNT AWAY DUE TO THE INTERIOR COPPER WIRES SHORTING OUT OR DETERIORATING. I ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM WITH MY LOCAL M. BENZ DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT A MALFUNCTION THAT IS COVERED BY M. BENZ. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BOTH FIRE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC, I HAVE LIMITED MY USE OF THE CAR. IF M. BENZ WISHES TO RETAIN ITS CUSTOMER BASE, IT SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE WHEN SAFETY ISSUES ARE PRESENTED. *TR

THE WIRING HARNESS HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO NOTHING BUT STRANDS OF WIRE ALL TOUCHING THEMSELVES AND CAUSING SHORTS AND PROBLEMS ALL OVER MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED INSANE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED TO BEGIN WITH IN THIS CAR. FURTHER RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MB USA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED AND FIXED YEARS AGO. *JB

THE ENGINE / FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS OF MY 1995 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 (135,000 MILES), HAS CRACKED INSULATION THROUGHOUT AND IS BEGINNING TO SHORT OUT WITH THE RISK OF CAUSING DANGEROUS ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND EVEN FIRE INSIDE MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF OTHER MERCEDES-BENZ CARS OF THE SAME AGE RANGE HAVING THE EXACT SAME DEFECT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES THAT THEY REFUSE TO RECALL. *TR

MERCEDES E320 1995 WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WOULD KEEP COMING ON. DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX THE CAR WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS (WHICH SEEMED LUDICROUS AT THE TIME SINCE NO AMERICAN CAR I'D EVER OWNED NEEDED SUCH A DRASTIC FIX) OTHER DEALERS TOOK THE CAR FOR REPAIR BUT ALL CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION ABOUT THE HOPELESSNESS PROBLEM OF THE HARNESS. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THE HARNESS IS ABOUT 1,000.00 DOLLARS UN-INSTALLED...*JB NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO VIRTUALLY ALL MERCEDES E320 OF THAT 5 YR. PERIOD BUT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL TO PROTECT ALL OF THE OWNERS. I'VE NEVER LEFT TOWN WITH THE CAR BECAUSE IT ALWAYS ENDS UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS ITS' SO UNDEPENDABLE. SO MUCH FOR MY FIRST AND LAST MERCEDES...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1995 MERCEDES 320E, SHOULD BE PART OF RECALL 95V031000 FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING THAT HE FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. HE STATED THAT ON 02/15/07 HE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, AND HE OPENED THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE WIRES IN THE VEHICLE WERE FRAYED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE. HE HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN THE POWER OFF AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL DUE TO THE WIRING BURNING OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL AND HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 203971.*AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR

I HAVE CHANGED THE PLUGS IN MY 1995 MERCEDES 3 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE LAST TIME BY THE DEALERSHIP IN HUNTSVILLE, AL. THEY SAID THE PLUGS I HAS PUT IN NEW A MONTH BEFORE WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM AGAIN. THIS DID NOT FIX MY PROBLEM AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOME WORSE. THIS PAST WEEK END I CHECKED THE PLUGS AGAIN AND WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS MISSING ON AT LEAST TWO CYLINDERS. TWO PLUGS WERE NOT EVEN FIRING. AFTER INSPECTING THE WIRES GOING TO THE MAGNETOS I DISCOVERED THEY WERE ALL BARE WIRES ON THE HARNESS GOING TO THE ENGINE. THE PLASTIC COVER ON ALL THE WIRES WOULD JUST FALL OFF THE WIRE. I CUT THE RUBBER INSERT INSIDE WHERE THE PLUGS ARE LOCATED AND THE WIRES WERE OF THE SAME CONDITION AND HAD ACTUALLY TURNED GREEN AND BROWN WITH CORROSION. SINCE MY CAR WAS DOWN AND I NEEDED IT ON MONDAY TO GO TO WORK, I CUT THE BAD WIRES OFF AND SOLDERED THE NEW WIRE TO THE PLUG ENDS THAT GO TO THE MAGNETOS. THIS HELPED TO GET THE CAR RUNNING BUT I ALSO DISCOVERED THE WIRES GOING TO THE INJECTORS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE PRICED THE NEW WIRING HARNESS AND IT WOULD COST OVER A 1000.00 FOR JUST THE HARNESS. THIS IS WITHOUT THE LABOR INVOLVED. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 110,000 MILES AND IS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT MERCEDES HASN'T RECALLED THIS WIRING HAZARD. IF IT WERE TO SHORT OUT IT COULD BURN UP THE WHOLE CAR OR INJURE MY FAMILY. I PLAN ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN. *NM