1999 Mercedes Benz 202
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1999 Mercedes Benz 202. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1999 Mercedes Benz 202. Newest first.
Dope, inc. IS recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dope, inc. Will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. At 1-626-272-1798.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
Latest complaints
- Visibility › Windshield wiper/washer
Windshield wiper moves to center of windshield then hesitates for a few seconds and then slowly drags across the rest of the windshield, then does the same thing when it returns to its original position. I took the vehicle to the dealer for waranty service and was told it was not covered. If I…
Windshield wiper moves to center of windshield then hesitates for a few seconds and then slowly drags across the rest of the windshield, then does the same thing when it returns to its original position. I took the vehicle to the dealer for waranty service and was told it was not covered. If I wanted it fixed it would cost approximately $700.00 for a part they called the wiper transmission plus labor. I checked with other dealers/repair facilities and was told the same thing. When I checked with an independent repair shop the mechanic fixed the problem in less than 5 minutes by cleaning the base of the wiper and lubricating it with WD-40. The wiper worked fine after that. I went back to the dealer and talked to the ownership to complain about the problem and their mode of repair which was excessively priced. I was told that the repair done was only a temporrary fix and would last less than a month or two. that was over two years ago!! just recently the problem started again and I repaired it myself in about five minutes. When I contacted mercedes benz na corporate office to tell them of my problem I got the run around for two weeks of repeated phone calls,but when I finally contacted someone I was told that the dealership was told to replace rather than repair the wiper mechanism in all cases relating to this problem, at cost to the consumer. I have had contact with other mercedes owners who have had this problem and they were told the same $700. Price for a replacement part which was unnecessary. I have owned three different mercedes over the years and have paid quite a bit for repairs and maintanance, but I now wonder if I had been taken advantage of in many cases to the tune of thousands of dollars. To me this seems like a factory defect or a design defect and should have been covered in the warranty.
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Engine crankshaft pulley failure
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer…
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure on all mercedes-benz vehicles using the subject component.the subject component failures are progressive in nature and only a small percentage of the complaints and warrant claims involved a failure that had progressed far enough to effect power steering performance (6 of 55 odi complaints reference increased steering effort).there have been no crashes or injuries related to the alleged defect.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation IS closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report attached for further detail.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10019990Flow noises from area of power steering pump and/or foaming of power steering oil in reservoir.
- 603009Various information on installation of cd changer and celular telephone ( ctel ) systems for 129, 170 and other models.
Every Mercedes Benz 202 model year
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