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 CO
Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
6 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
SEATS
1
STEERING
1
VISIBILITY
1
10019990
Date: 2006-04-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
FLOW NOISES FROM AREA OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND/OR FOAMING OF POWER STEERING OIL IN RESERVOIR. *TT
627961
Date: 2001-12-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE COMAND UNIT. *TT
622032
Date: 2001-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
SUBJECT REGARDING CONCERNS WITH CD CHANGER INTERMITTENTLY RETURNS TO CD1 TRACK 1 ON VEHICLE START UP. *TT
621566
Date: 2001-05-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.
SUBJECT REGARDING IMPROVED TOUCH-SHIFTERS (ELECTRONIC SELECTOR MODULES) WHICH ARE MORE RESISTANT TO FLUID CONTAMINATION ARE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN MODELS. *TT
619604
Date: 2001-04-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING TOUCH SHIFTERS (ESM - ELECTRONIC SELECTOR MODULES) ON MODEL YEAR 2000 - 2001 MODELS. *TT
619595
Date: 2001-04-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF LOCALIZED TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES IN THE SEAT DURING OPERATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE BACKREST SIDE CUSION ADJACENT TO THE DOOR ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS. *TT
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.