We found the following complaints for MERCEDES BENZ 380 (1981)
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The timing chain failed, and the whole engine had to be replaced.at the time, in 1987, i believed mercedes that the problem was a one time issue, and thatthe problem was due to a poor driver who had owned the car previously.last week, a fried of mine, had a 1986, 380 sl fail with the same problem.after more investigation, i found out that mercedes changed the design of the timing component to use a double instead of a single chain.the change was made late in the 1980's.after investigating this web site, i see that there is a high frequency of timing chain failures on the 380 sl models in the 1980's.i would like to see a summary of all the failures over those years, and i think that mercedes owes something to all of us who have had to replace engines.thank you for your attention.
Engine fire, consumer stated that he had just got the muffler replaced that day. (ohio traffic crash report). Mjs
Engine fire, consumer stated that he had just got the muffler replaced that day. (ohio traffic crash report). Mjs
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