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2006 Mercedes benz S430 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1037813
Internal NHTSA #	10562978
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	S430
Model Year	2006
File date	16/01/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine compartment fire in 2006 s430 mercedes-benz ? January 16, 2014 as i accelerated to get on the road, i smelled a strange odor. I thought it was coming from a truck we passed. I opened the window & turned off the heater to clear the air in the car. In a few seconds, i closed the window and re-started the heater, which immediately filled the cabin with heavy smoke. I again stopped the heater and opened the window. The smoke cleared and smelled something burning. A few seconds later, i saw flames coming right out of the air duct grill in the hood. I pulled off i-275 between exits 63 and 65, on the right shoulder. I then hit the mercedes sos button. My passenger dialed 911. When the mbrace operator came on the line, i said that i had an engine fire, but the cabin was filling with smoke. I opened the hood, i grabbed my phone and exited the car. At this point, started taking photos. I took a windshield cleaner spray from the trunk, tried to extinguish the fire with it. It failed to have any effect. About at that time a good samaritan stopped his pickup truck. He had a fire extinguisher, which he used to put out the fire. A few minutes later the union township fire engine arrived, but the fire was out. They did a report. Then the union township police arrived. The officer said the report will be filed by the fire dept.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	131388
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CINCINNATI, OH
VIN pattern	WDBNG83JX6AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Mercedes benz S430 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercedes benz S430 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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