2000 Mercedes Benz E320

AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 4:10PM I NOTICED TWO PUDDLES IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. AFTER KNEELING DOWN AND PLACING 2 FINGERS IN ONE OF THE FIST SIZE PUDDLES, I DETERMINED IT WAS GAS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 10 DAYS, AND ITS VERY ODD TO SUDDENLY BEGIN LEAKING WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ALONG FORT DIX ROAD, IN PEMBERTON, NJ, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WITH NO EXPLAIN SIGN. UPON THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO DRIVE TO SIDE OF ROAD WAS ABLE TO ROLL. UPON THE VEHICLE STOPPING, THE AIRBAGS SMACKED ME ON MY LEFT SIDE LEAVING ME IN TOTAL PAIN ON MY LEFT SIDE UPPER ARM. UPON GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAGS HAD ONLY DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BOTH FRONT AND BACK DOORS AIRBAGS ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG IN DRIVERS SIDE UPPER AREA WHICH COVERED THE WINDOWS. MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT NO DAMAGE OR DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE AND MOVING IT COMPLETELY OFF THE RIDE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. *TR

MY MINT CONDITION W210 '00 E320 MERCEDES CAUGHT FIRE LAST WEEK WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO HER HIGH RISE OFFICE GARAGE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY BEFORE THE FIRE GREW AND CONSUMED THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS ENGINE FIRE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITH NO OUTSIDE FACTORS. THIS CAR HAD BEEN FULLY MAINTAINED DURING MY 11 YEAR OWNERSHIP BY MERCEDES OF BELLEVUE AND MERCEDES OF SEATTLE. THE CAR ONLY HAD 155,000 MILES ON IT, STILL FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE COMPARED TO THE OTHER MERCEDES I HAVE OWNED OVER THE YEARS. I NOTIFIED MERCEDES OF SEATTLE ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. NO ONE IN SERVICE SEEMED PARTICULARLY CONCERNED AT THE DEALERSHIP, ALTHOUGH THEY MENTIONED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEM A W210 CATCH ON FIRE AND BURN ON ITS OWN. THUS MY MESSAGE TO YOU. *TR

2000 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WHEN THE STATE TROOPER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE, HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD LOST ALL OF ITS TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WAS LIKELY THE DRIVE SHAFT HIT A TRANSMISSION LINE AND CAUSED IT TO RUPTURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS, AS IT WAS NOT WORTH THE EXPENSE OF FIXING. THE CONSUMER DID NOT BELIEVE, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. *JB UPDATED 10/28/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 176,000.