Wiring Problems of Mercedes Benz S600

My 97 mercedes has suffered from this same disintegrating engine wiring harness defect --and if it hasn't, it will- mercedes-benz USA is willfully putting me and my family's lives in jeopardy, and they have their hand in my wallet.

See all problems of the 1997 Mercedes Benz S600 🔎.

Vehicle had some type of short effecting its running smoothly, when taken for repair, (mercedes/exoctic car repair shop), I was told and shown the cracked wiring harness, it didn't seem as if there was any wire or part of the wiring that ran longer then a inch beofre running into a major crack to and exposing the wire, (broken plastic cover which surrounds and protects the wire). It was replaced (a discontinue item), and other electrical units damaged by this deffective part. I was informed by the owner of the repair shop I was lucky that this did not cause a fire, repaired at a cost of thousands of dollars. Can and will have a recipe for this repair.

When driving throttle was somewhat erratic while driving (dealer I purchased from said this would be rectified when I was ready to purchase) when idling , smoke emanated from the hood openings of car and asr light illuminated on dashboard. Electrical burning of wires/ occured upon further inspection after car was powered down. Burnt pieces of wiring harness insulation were strewn underneath the car, upon the smell of the remnants confirmed the burning of the insulation and wires. Next time I have driven the car (138620 mi) asr light came on, and caused the vehicle to stall when idled. After well over several attempts to restart the car, it finally turns over, the asr light is still lit, and vehicle only reacts to the throttle nearly planted all the way down to keep in motion, and vehicle accelerates very slowly. At 139930 mi, large oil leak occured at rear of vehicle, possibly identifying differential leak. Purchased at 138356 miles -have not even own the car for a month. Contacted dealer as of yet, will contact in a day to address the problem.

As I was leaving work I entered the highway to get home and 20 minutes later I pulled into my developement when the car lost all of its power and began to smoke. First I panicked then I exited the car and popped open the hood. All the wiring connecting to the injection harness were smoking and the wires coming out of the computer box had disintegrated showing bare copper wire. I further inspected and the coating had come off the wiring into the computer box. Took the vehicle to a mechanic and he explained to me about the wiring that Mercedes Benz had put into this car. I asked the dealership and they said theres nothing we can do. This caused me lots of problems, which my engine had to be replaced. And the wiring harness also. The VIN number is not available during this writing.