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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>I) WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO PICK UP OF POWER AT ALL AT THE INTERMIATE.THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS ABOUT 100KM/H, AND IT TOOK AN AGE TO ACCELERATE, MAXIMUM RPM DO NOT MORE THAN 2500RPM. I DROPPED IT FROM D TO  3, AND THE REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE(RPM) INCREASED, BUT THE POWER OUTPUT DIDN'T.    II) I STOPPED, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE ENGINE REVOLUTIO</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SEATS</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SEAT CONTROL MODULES ARE STAYING POWERED WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION IN 2001-2003 MERCEDES BENZ C320'S.  IN REVIEWING OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS ON BENZWORLD.ORG, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DIE AND THE DRIVER TO BE STRANDED (AND POTENTIALLY WORSE PROBLEMS).  MERCEDES CALABASAS CHARGED ME APPROXIMATELY $1200 TO REPLACE BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEAT CONTROL MODULE </description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: POWER TRAIN</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>1)  MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN POWERTRAIN SYSTEM.  2)  POSSIBLE FAILURE DURING DRIVING AND POSSIBLE OVERHEAT OR UNKNOWN PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD.  3) HAVE GIVING TO DEALER MORE THEN 5 TIMES TO FIX THE VIBRATION PROBLEM.  SINCE VISIT(WITH IN WARRANTY PERIOD), DEALER HAD REPLACED LEAKING RADIATOR, ENGINE MOUNT, DRIVE SHAFT, FLASH TOURQE CONVERTER AND NEW TRANSMISSION.  THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND EVEN THE S</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>SEAT BELT LATCH INOPERATIVE.  DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLACE IN TWO WEEKS, SAYS PART IS ON &quot;BACK ORDER.&quot;  PREVIOUSLY HAD DIFFICULTY OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF TURN SIGNAL WIRING HARNESS, TOOK TWO AND A HALF MONTHS WHILE THEY &quot;ORDERED THE PART.&quot;</description>
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