Mercedes tells owners of 292K vehicles to stop driving them.

Robert59

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Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of more than 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them because the brakes could fail.
Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of more than 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them due to a problem that could cause the brakes to fail.

The German automaker is recalling the vehicles and says it will offer free towing so the owners can get them to a dealership for service. The recall covers certain ML, GL and R-Class vehicles from the 2006 through 2012 model years.

Mercedes says in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that moisture can get into a brake booster housing and cause corrosion. That can cause a vacuum leak, which would decrease brake performance.

In rare cases, hard braking could cause mechanical damage to the booster, and it may not be possible to stop the vehicles with the brake pedal, Mercedes said in a statement Thursday. A foot-activated parking brake would still work.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/mercedes-recalls-292k-vehicles-fix-problem-brakes-84669486
 

Robert59 said:
Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of more than 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them because the brakes could fail.
Mercedes-Benz is telling the owners of more than 292,000 vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them due to a problem that could cause the brakes to fail.

The German automaker is recalling the vehicles and says it will offer free towing so the owners can get them to a dealership for service. The recall covers certain ML, GL and R-Class vehicles from the 2006 through 2012 model years.

Mercedes says in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that moisture can get into a brake booster housing and cause corrosion. That can cause a vacuum leak, which would decrease brake performance.

In rare cases, hard braking could cause mechanical damage to the booster, and it may not be possible to stop the vehicles with the brake pedal, Mercedes said in a statement Thursday. A foot-activated parking brake would still work.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/mercedes-recalls-292k-vehicles-fix-problem-brakes-84669486
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Thanks for the heads up, appreciated.

Well, that is horribly scary.

I will share around...

Luckily we are way too poor to own a Mercedes....
 
There's probably an internet inspired conspiracy in place right now advising people not to take them in to fix the brakes because the government will secretly install a device that records your driving conversations. Better off driving without the brakes.
 
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My wife traded her GL350 late last year. She only keeps a car between 2-3 years. I told her years ago that I think she should just lease them and she started doing that about 10 years ago. Some of her leases are 2 years and some are for 3 years.
 
Government website with information for recalls...

"Your Online Resource for Recalls"


"To provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls.

Follow the tabs above to obtain the latest recall information, to report a dangerous product, or to learn important safety tips."

https://www.recalls.gov/
 
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