Mercedes warns 800,000 drivers of potential fire risk

racerbruce · 01-05-2022, 05:29 PM

Well, this is not good....

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/05/busin...Daimler%20said.

chassis · 01-05-2022, 05:36 PM

Who is at the helm in Stuttgart? The ship seems not under command.

A long string of product disasters at MB starting with M156 head bolts and most recently with failed 48V system rollout, W223 unintended emergency braking and potential for fire as noted above.

MB is swirling the drain. To anyone considering an MB: don’t.

stein_325i · 01-05-2022, 05:51 PM

Looks like its only affecting European models with Diesel engines.

racerbruce · 01-06-2022, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by stein_325i

Looks like its only affecting European models with Diesel engines.

Perhaps I missed the info in this article that it's only Euro and diesel specific.

I looked up the first model noted in the list of the affected models and didn't see if that model was diesel-specific:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced...LS-Class_(X167)

stein_325i · 01-06-2022, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by racerbruce

Quote:

Originally Posted by stein_325i

Looks like its only affecting European models with Diesel engines.

Perhaps I missed the info in this article that it's only Euro and diesel specific.

I looked up the first model noted in the list of the affected models and didn't see if that model was diesel-specific:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merced...LS-Class_(X167)

From Motor1

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Originally Posted by Motor1

Update: In an email to Motor1.com, a Mercedes-Benz spokesperson clarified that the issue pertains only to vehicles with diesel engines. As such, no vehicles in the US market are affected.

racerbruce · 01-06-2022, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by stein_325i

From Motor1

Thank you for the clarity.

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