A208 Recall Database

2001 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

PIXELS IN DASH INDICATIONS GOING OUT. CAUSING AMBIENT TEMP AND GEAR POSITION TO BE UNREADABLE. *TR

2003 · SERVICE BRAKES

SBC STOP WORKING CALL MBUSA AND THEY SAY THE FIXED THAT AND THE WARRANTY IS OUT WICH THIS JUST NOW HAPPENED I DIDN'T HAPPENED BEFORE 10 YEARS NOW WE HAVE TO PAY ON OUR OWN

2003 · STRUCTURE

I OWN A PT CRUISER 2003 AND I NOTICED ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A VERY BIG CRACK GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE. I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT DROVE THE CAR SO I KNEW I DIDN'T DO IT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS PART OF WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. THEN, I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE SUN. I WAS READING OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DASHBOARD GOING TO PIECES AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IMPERFECTION ON THEIR PART. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE F

2003 · TIRES

I HAVE HAD TWO COMPLETE SETS OF CONTI -TOURING CONTACT ECO PLUS CONTI SEAL (P225/60 R 18 99H CH95) ON MY 2004 CHRYSLER 300 C AUTO IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE FIRST SET CAME WITH THE CAR. THE SECOND SET, WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE DUE TO DANGEROUS TIRE WEAR AND INSTABILITY, HAS NOW GONE BAD. THEY MUST BE REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOW GONE THROUGH TWO COMPLETE SETS OF CONTINENTAL TIRES. TWO CHRYSLER DEALERS (ONE IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA AND THE OTHER IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA) REFUSES TO REPLACE THESE TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. THEY PASS THE RESPONSIBILITY ON TO

2003 · EXTERIOR LIGHTING

THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SLK CONTINUALLY GO OUT. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT BURNING OUT, BUT IT APPEARS THE CONNECTIONS ON THE LIGHTS GET TO HOT AND BURN UP. *NM

2000 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ CLK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BEGINNING TO FADE AND IS DIFFICULT TO READ. THE BOTTOM OF THE PANEL IS TURNING ORANGE IN COLOR. THE REST OF THE PANEL REMAINS GRAY. HE HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

2001 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE PIXELS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT OUT AND YOU CAN NO LONGER TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. I'VE BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR THEIR INSPECTION AND I WAS QUOTED $1500 FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2001 · FUEL SYSTEM

FUEL GAUGE NOT READING CORRECT FUEL. AFTER FILLING TANK, FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY. AFTER APPROX 20 MILES OF DRIVING FUEL GAUGE MOVES TO FULL. FUEL GAUGE THEN CONTINUES TO READ INACCURATE MEASUREMENTS. I AM USING THE MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO REFUEL. *TR

2001 · ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

ENGINE STALLING AND FAILURE TO START DUE TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) FAILURE. CAR IS A 2001 CLK430 WITH APPROX 60,000 MILES. *TR

2001 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF MY 2001 MERCEDES BENZ CLK430 IS FAULTY. I CANNOT READ THE GEAR INDICATOR SINCE THE LED LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. NOT KNOWING WHAT GEAR I AM IN CAN CAUSE AN ERROR WHILE DRIVING THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE LED STARTED TO FAIL. GEAR INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NO LONGER READABLE. THIS IS A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

2001 · POWER TRAIN

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK430 DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PIXELS IN THE GEAR SELECTOR, TEMPERATURE AND CLOCK SECTION DO NOT LIGHT UP. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL WHAT GEAR THE CAR IS IN, AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. THE "P" AND "R" ARE DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH. THIS CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND THE NECESSITY TO IDENTIFY WHICH GEAR THE CAR IS IN BY "FEEL" IS DANGEROUS. *TR

2001 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DASH LED'S ARE FAILING CAUSING THE DRIVE INDICATOR TO NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. WHEN I PLACE IT IN GEAR BECAUSE THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AS A BAD CONNECTION I CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR I AM IN. ALSO THE SAME LED'S FOR THE CLOCK AND TEMP ARE FAILING IN THE SAME UNIT. *TR