my car caught on fire from a short in the rear tail light
Hi my name is Todd and I had a 2006 ML350. It spontaneously caught fire as it was parked two hours after I had driven it. The police and firemen stated in the report it was an electrical fire and started from a short in the rear taillight. Much like the investigation in the C-class. I brought this to Mercedes Benz USA's attention and they were careless about the safety dangers that this posed. God forbid if consumers found out that the ML-class would be involved in this suit as well. They were of more concern about this being leaked or exposed and tried to sweep my case under the rug. They told me that the fire was inconclusive and only gave me one case manager and limited me only to speak with her even after I had asked to speak with other managers and higher ups. They held my vehicle for 2 months for their "investigation" and not to have any info for me is complete BS. It only took 30 minutes for the fire department to determine that the fire started in the taillight after they put the fire out. Totally a conspiracy which I am not letting go. It could have killed my" kids" if I had the vehicle parked in the garage overnight. With them in the upstairs bedrooms. I do not expect this kind of carelessness from Mercedes and would expect them to stand behind their vehicles. I only had 76,000 miles on it.
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my car caught on fire from a short in the rear tail light
Hi my name is Todd and I had a 2006 ML350. It spontaneously caught fire as it was parked two hours after I had driven it. The police and firemen stated in the report it was an electrical fire and started from a short in the rear taillight. Much like the investigation in the C-class. I brought this to Mercedes Benz USA's attention and they were careless about the safety dangers that this posed. God forbid if consumers found out that the ML-class would be involved in this suit as well. They were of more concern about this being leaked or exposed and tried to sweep my case under the rug. They told me that the fire was inconclusive and only gave me one case manager and limited me only to speak with her even after I had asked to speak with other managers and higher ups. They held my vehicle for 2 months for their "investigation" and not to have any info for me is complete BS. It only took 30 minutes for the fire department to determine that the fire started in the taillight after they put the fire out. Totally a conspiracy which I am not letting go. It could have killed my" kids" if I had the vehicle parked in the garage overnight. With them in the upstairs bedrooms. I do not expect this kind of carelessness from Mercedes and would expect them to stand behind their vehicles. I only had 76,000 miles on it.
- Todd H., Laguna Hills, CA, US