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Mercedes-Benz vehicles equipped with M272 or M273 engines are equipped with defective gears that cause the vehicle to malfunction, according to a class action lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court.
According to the Mercedes-Benz M272 and M273 engine class action lawsuit, these engines are equipped with defective gears in their balance shafts (in the case of the M272 engines) or with defective idle gears (in the case of the M273 engines) that wear out prematurely, excessively and without warning, causing the vehicle to malfunction, the “check engine light” to remain illuminated, and the vehicle to misfire and/or stop driving.
The only way to correct this problem, the lawsuit says, is to have the balance shaft or idle gear replaced, which is a large-scale repair job, costing customers thousands of dollars and leaving them without a car for weeks at a time.
The Mercedes balance shaft gear and idle gear class action lawsuit claims that internal company documents prove that Mercedes has known about these defects at least as early as August 2007, but has failed to take appropriate corrective action and has concealed the defects from unsuspecting owners and lessees.
“Mercedes has known all along about the existence of a defect with the balance shaft gears in its M272 engines and idle gears in its M273 engine, yet it has concealed that knowledge and deliberately omitted any information or dissemination about its existence,” the class action lawsuit says. “Mercedes’ concealment and its omission of any disclosure of the defect in the affected automobiles was not merely a case of innocent omission or misrepresentation, but rather represents an intentional campaign to fraudulently deceive the buying public.”
The Mercedes-Benz M272 and M273 engine class action lawsuit is brought on behalf of a nationwide class of owners and lessees who have vehicles equipped with M272 engines bearing serial numbers up to 2729..30 468993 and M273 engines bearing serial numbers up to 2739..30 088611.
The Mercedes M272 engine is reportedly installed in the following Mercedes-Benz vehicles:
Model Years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010:
C 230
SLK 350
CLS 350
E 230
Model Years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010:
CLS 280
CLK 280
C 280
E 280
SL 280
C 350
E 350
S 350
SL 350
Viano
Model Years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010:
R 280
R 350
ML 250
Sprinter
Model Years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010:
S 280
Model Years 2008, 2009, 2010:
CLC 230
CLC 350
The Mercedes M273 engine is reportedly installed in the following Mercedes-Benz vehicles:
Model Year 2006:
E 500 and E 550
CL 500 and CL 550
CLS 500 and CLS 550
GL 500 and GL 550
Model Year 2007:
GL 450
S 450
ML 450
Model Year 2008:
ML 500 and ML 550
Model Years 2006 and 2009:
CLK 500 and CLK 550
For more information, read the Mercedes-Benz M272 and M273 engine class action lawsuit here.
Updated October 15th, 2010
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Sue them under your states Lemon Law.
SUE THEM UNDER YOUR STATES LEMON LAW. I did well before this problem was diagnosed. I was nearly killed twice when my car failed to accelerate. Lawyers that file these types of suits usually work on contingency. Mercedes does not want any of their cars to carry a blemished title so they will not buy back the vehicle; but, they will settle to avoid the cost of litigation. Feel free to contact me if you want to know more about my experience & the name of the law firm you Don’t want to use. I can be contacted privately at cmusthaler@yahoo.com. Of course, I can not tell you details of my settlement; but, I can tell you it was a lot less than the value of my life. But, that was because my lawyers screwed me and it is impossible to find a lawyer who will sue another lawyer.
2005 SLK350 now with 117k miles. Many of the exact same as above regarding intake manifold errors, seems to drop 1 or 2 cylinders upon startup & engine light comes on every 2 or 3 startups now after having mechanic.take a look (was doing it about every 60 startups immediately previous) . Pull over a few times to cycle start/stop a few times & repeat.. Once it starts without missing it will run all day as long as you don’t shut off. Desperate for help as punted by a few employers downsizing for simply having too many birthdays . Son just started college. Debt up & income down for family as mine is Zero. Really spiraling down in regards to optimism in life & this 1 issue may be the pivot point for path forward. Thanks in advance!
I hope that I can still file I am ill and would like to be involved unfortunately I had surgeries and I was healing all summer I did ask Mercedes an they said no there is nothing but I want to be considered for any payments for this as I don’t need another headache on this as I am trying to keep my life together while healing. thank you I have the slk 280
How do I become part of this class action lawsuit??
How to you become eligible to participate in the class action suit against Mercedes Benz?
I have a 2007 Mercedes E350 with this same problem. The guy told me to get rid of my car instead of trying to fix it. I don’t want to do that and couldn’t sell it anyway with a a check engine light on. I was mailed the lawsuit and told to go online to sign up for it. How do I do this?
I have the same issue for both of my 2006 CLK350 and R350, would like to be included in this lawsuit. Please help…
I have a 2005 slk350 with 46K miles. CEL came on and was informed by MB that balance bar needed to be replaced and would cost $5300. Add my name to the class action suit.
Same balance shaft cam shaft issue on my CLK 350. Is there any update on the lawsuit?