2007 Mercedes Benz R320

PURCHASED FOUR (4) GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED ALL SEASON SIZE 235/65R17 DOT #PJ81KD1R4111 FROM A GOODYEAR CORPORATE STORE. WENT TO CORPORATE STORE TO REPAIR A "SLOW AIR LEAK ON PASSENGER REAR TIRE". STORE CALLED STATING THAT "PIECE OF METAL HAD DAMAGED" TIRE AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES "HAD A SIDEWALL BUBBLE FROM HITTING POTHOLES'. WE LIVE IN A SOUTHERN SUBURBAN AREA & HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR IMPACTS WITH THESE TIRES. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED GOODYEAR DEALER WHO REMOVED THE TIRES, EXAMINED AND STATED SEPARATION IS CONSISTENT WITH A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND DID NOT SEE EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE OR ABUSIVE DRIVING HABITS. CONTACTED GOODYEAR CORPORATE OFFICES AND SPOKE WITH CRYSTAL WHO INSISTED WARRANTY CREDIT WOULD ONLY BE GIVEN UNDER "ROAD HAZARD" AND WE COULD NOT "PROVE ANY DEFECTS". SHE ALSO INSISTED THAT WE HAD BEEN HITTING POT HOLES OR HAD A HARD IMPACT WITH THE TIRES. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IF WE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY GOODYEAR WOULD NOT GIVE US ANY WARRANTY CREDIT. *TR

ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. UPON TAKEOFF VEHICLE WENT INTO "LOW POWER" MODE. VEHICLE THEN BECAME A HAZARD DUE TO SLOW ACCELERATION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IN A SAFE MANNER DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS HAD A NEW TURBO/WASTE GATE ASSEMBLY INSTALLED BUT STILL GOES INTO LOW POWER MODE WITHOUT WARNING. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IN MOST CASES IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE GOTTEN OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES IT WILL RETURN TO NORMAL. THIS MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS OR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES WITH THE 3.0 TURBO DIESEL INCLUDING SPRINTER VANS. *TR

ENGINE 'DIED' (VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER) WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I HAD TO PULL VEHICLE OVER ON SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER ASSISTANCE STEERING OR BRAKING. BROUGH IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE 8/8/12, STALLED TWO MORE TIMES WHILE ENROUTE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A FAILED CAMSHAFT SENSOR. I LOOKED UP ALL SAFETY RECALLS ON VEHICLE, AND FOUND ONE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IN 2008. I WAS TOLD THAT MY FAILED CAMSHAFT SENSOR IS DIFFERENT AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER, EVEN THOUGH IT PRODUCES THE SAME SYMPTOM/RESULT AS A FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. BOTH ITEMS PERFORM SIMARLARLY IN THAT THEY ASSURE CORRECT ENGINE TIMING, DISABLING THE ENGINE IF A FAILURE IS DETECTED IN EITHER PART! I SUBMIT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD AT LEAST BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ R320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT OVERHEATED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT, AND THE CONTACTS LEG WAS BURNED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.