1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 Problems & Recalls

MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT START UP AND ALSO DURING DRIVING IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE DAY WHILE STATIONARY, ON A CITY STREET, OR TURNING WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. I'VE OWNED THIS MERCEDES FOR YEARS A...

HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS SHEATHING GONE. CAR WILL NOT START. IN GARAGE FOUND THE DEFECTIVE HARNESS.

HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS SHEATHING GONE. CAR WILL NOT START. IN GARAGE FOUND THE DEFECTIVE HARNESS.

HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS SHEATHING GONE. CAR WILL NOT START. IN GARAGE FOUND THE DEFECTIVE HARNESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE HER. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TRE...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE HER. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TRE...

Mileage: 160,000

I STARTED MY CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN; LIKE THE POWER WAS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THEN, LIKE A CHILD FLIPPING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD AND BACK AS THE POWER AND ENGINE WENT ON AND OFF AGAIN. WHEN ...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS CHANGING MY OIL AND CHECKING MY LEVEL AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SPARK AND THEN FIRE BUT I TOOK IT OUT FAST WITH SAND.IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS THEY WERE ALL CRACKED AND SOME OF IT ARE DISINTEGRATING.

Mileage: 160,456

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THA...

Mileage: 100,000

MY VEHICLE HAS THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS PREVALENT IN ALL THESE CARS DURING THE MID TO LATE NINETIES. IT HAS EXHIBITED MANY OF THE SIGNS MENTIONED BY NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OVER THE YEARS SUCH AS: ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY, SURGING OF THE THROTTLE, DASH INSTRUMENTS THAT WON'T WORK, STUMBLING AND STA...

Mileage: 161,280

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES C-220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AW...

Mileage: 70,000

MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS ABOUT THESE FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES AND REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTS. THESE FAULTS PLACE THE OWNER AND OTHERS AT RISK AS THEY CAN CAUSE SHORTS, A POOR RUNNING CAR WITH SHORTING ISSUES, OR EVEN CAUSE A FIRE. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF MERCEDES WOULD JUST GIVE US A NEW WIRING HARNESS...

Mileage: 191,000

MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS ABOUT THESE FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES AND REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTS. THESE FAULTS PLACE THE OWNER AND OTHERS AT RISK AS THEY CAN CAUSE SHORTS, A POOR RUNNING CAR WITH SHORTING ISSUES, OR EVEN CAUSE A FIRE. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF MERCEDES WOULD JUST GIVE US A NEW WIRING HARNESS...

Mileage: 191,000

MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS ABOUT THESE FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES AND REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTS. THESE FAULTS PLACE THE OWNER AND OTHERS AT RISK AS THEY CAN CAUSE SHORTS, A POOR RUNNING CAR WITH SHORTING ISSUES, OR EVEN CAUSE A FIRE. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF MERCEDES WOULD JUST GIVE US A NEW WIRING HARNESS...

Mileage: 191,000

VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSECTION. CONTINUES TO DO SO, THOUGH IT WILL RESTART. CEL ON. MECHANIC CHANGED MAF AND WIRING FOR MAF, ADVISED REST OF UNDERHOOD WIRING INSULATION BAD, EXPOSING BARE WIRES. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WITH AN UNRELATED ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH WAS RESOLVED. AFTERWARDS THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE ENGINE MAIN WIRING HARNESS TO ME AND INFORMED ME IF I DON'T REPLACE IT, IT COULD HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES LIKE THE CAR CATCHING OF FIRE, STOPPING AT ANY MOMENT AND MAIN COMPUTER ...

Mileage: 180,000

THE POORLY DESIGNED WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF BIODEGRADABLE SHIELDING ... IT IS THE HARNESS FROM THE E.C.M. TO THE ENGINE... IF THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED DURING THIS FAILURE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO EITHER THE DRIVER/PASS...

Mileage: 200,000

THE POORLY DESIGNED WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF BIODEGRADABLE SHIELDING ... IT IS THE HARNESS FROM THE E.C.M. TO THE ENGINE... IF THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED DURING THIS FAILURE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO EITHER THE DRIVER/PASS...

Mileage: 200,000

THE POORLY DESIGNED WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF BIODEGRADABLE SHIELDING ... IT IS THE HARNESS FROM THE E.C.M. TO THE ENGINE... IF THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED DURING THIS FAILURE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO EITHER THE DRIVER/PASS...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS INSTALLATION BECAME BRITTLE, BEGAN TO CRACK AND WAS FALLING OFF OF THE CONDUCTORS WHICH DETACHED THE WIRES FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALER B...

Mileage: 159,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SHIRT CIRCUIT IN THE WIRING HARNESS INSTALLATION AND THAT IT WAS FRACTURE...

Mileage: 209,000

I PURCHASED MY C220 IN 1995 FROM A DEALER IN NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THREE YEARS THE LCD BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL(RADIO AND TAPES BECAME DEAD). IN FOURTH YEAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY FIXED AND CHARGED HUGE AMOUNT BUT AFTER A MONTH OR SO IT CAME ON AGAIN. I WAS TOLD A...

Mileage: 35,000

THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION IN MY 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF DUST. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR STALING AT OVER 35 MPH, AND MY WIFE BEING PUT IN HARMS WAY WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER. SHE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MAILBOX. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDERS. I HAD MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME MORE THAN $1700 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF REPLACEMENT W...

Mileage: 150,000

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT AND ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE BAY. *TR

Mileage: 183,000

FRACTURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM. DESIGN DEFECT RESULTING IN LATENT INTERIOR CORROSION THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THIS CRITICAL PART SEPARATING INTO TWO PIECES, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO PARTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE CAR. HAD THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WOULD DOUBTLESS HAVE CAUSED A S...

Mileage: 218,000

I HAVE A 1995 C220 MERCEDES BENZ AND THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE. THE INSULATION ON ALL OF THE WIRING IS MADE OF VERY POOR MATERIAL BREAKS VERY EASY AT THE TOUCH. WHY IS THERE NOT A WIRING ENGINE MANAGEMENT HARNESS RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE LOWER SUPPORT ARM RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO LITERALLY FALL OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAK...

Mileage: 160,000

I PURCHASED A 1995 MERCEDES C220 FROM A MERCEDES DEALER AND THEY KNEW THE CAR HAD A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS DEGRADING WITH EXPOSED CONDUCTORS THROUGH OUT THE CAR... BUT THEY DIDN'T TELL ME , AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND WAS HAVING TONS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I FOUND OUT THE HISTORY OF THIS MODEL ..THE...

1 - RANDOM ELECTRICAL FAILURES 2 - BAD ENGINE WIRING HARNESS 3- REPLACE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS *TR

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT MY WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1995 C220 MERCEDES. THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED AND SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM BY MECHANIC AND THAT IT COULD BE "DANGEROUS." I COMMUTE EVERYDAY ON LA FREEWAYS. I DO NOT WANT TO...

MY C220'S WIRING HARNESS IS DISINTEGRATING DAILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FUEL GAUGE, WATER TEMP., ETC. ALL INTERMITTENT. THE CAR MISSES, AND SOMETIMES LUNGES FROM A SUDDEN HIGH REV. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST AS THE INSULATION FLAKES OFF, CAUSING SHORTS. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

ENGINE HARNESSES DETERIORATED IN MY 1995 C220 CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. *JB

Mileage: 96,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, LUNGED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TWICE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE MERCEDES MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DISINTEGRATING. THE CURRENT M...

Mileage: 58,000

THE ELECTRICAL INSULATION OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAS VIRTUALLY DISINTEGRATED, APPARENTLY FROM THE (NORMAL) HEAT OF THE ENGINE. THE INSULATION LITERALLY FLAKES AWAY IN MY HAND WHEN BEING HANDLED EVEN WITH THE MOST GENTLE TOUCH. THE COST TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS IS $600+ FOR ONLY THE PART; TH...

Mileage: 185,000

THE CAR FREQUENTLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE TO THE ENGINE. IT DIES WHILE WARMING UP AND DIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD REGARDLESS LOCAL OR FREEWAY. TODAY, (AGAIN!!!) WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE LOST ITS POWER AND ALMOST GOT KILL OVER OTHER CARS. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT I NEED TO...

Mileage: 92,000

-CAR PERIODICALLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE -LAST TIME CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAR ENGINE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET CAR BACK HOME -NOW AM AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 157,000

-CAR PERIODICALLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE -LAST TIME CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAR ENGINE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET CAR BACK HOME -NOW AM AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 157,000

WHEN I BOUGHT MY 1995 MERCEDES C220 FROM THE MERCEDES DEALER, THEY KNEW WHAT I FOUND OUT AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR THAT 1995 MERCEDES C220'S HAVE A FAULTY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN FOR OVER 30 YEARS NOW AND I KNOW WHAT FAULTY INSULATION LOOKS LIKE, THE INSULATION IS ...

COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF WIRE INSULATION. GARAGED CAR WOULD START AND RUN NORMALLY FOR SHORT (TEN MINUTE) TRIPS BUT WOULD NOT START UP TO RETURN HOME. STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TRIPS PERIODICALLY. STALLING AND SURGING COMMON. ...

Mileage: 8,200

FAULTY ENGINE WIRE INSULATION

Mileage: 144,000

WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHIN 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM MAYBE AN ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

Mileage: 90,950

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE WIPERS FROZE. THE HANDLE HAD BECOME VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND WOULD NOT TURN. THIS CAUSED SKIDDING OFF THE ROAD. THE DEFECTIVE LOCKS COULD...

Mileage: 675,000

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE WIPERS FROZE. THE HANDLE HAD BECOME VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND WOULD NOT TURN. THIS CAUSED SKIDDING OFF THE ROAD. THE DEFECTIVE LOCKS COULD...

Mileage: 675,000

WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE WIPERS FROZE. THE HANDLE HAD BECOME VERY HOT TO TOUCH AND WOULD NOT TURN. THIS CAUSED SKIDDING OFF THE ROAD. THE DEFECTIVE LOCKS COULD...

Mileage: 675,000

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSULATION ON THE WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS PEELED OFF WHICH CAUSED A SHORTAGE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK *NM

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONSUMER NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE REACHED OVER 110 MPH BEFORE IT COULD BE STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD TO ROLL THE VEHICLE IN THE MUD TO SLOW IT DOWN AND STOP IT. *AK

Mileage: 142,000

SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO COMPUTER OVERIDE. HAD TO PUT IN NUETRAL AT 110MPH AND SHUT OFF ENGINE TO COAST TO STOP. LUCKILY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT TEXAS STATE FARM ROAD WITH OUT TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME TO WRITE THIS COMPLAINT. MERCEDES BENZ WAS CALLED AND ...

Mileage: 142,353

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *AK

THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AS A RESULT, THE BALL JOINT CRACKED, CAUSING THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. *AK

Mileage: 125,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT HOOD LATCH DOES NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO A MINOR REAR END ACCIDENT. *SCC *JB

SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *JB

Mileage: 168,131

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT DOWN. *NLM

C220 WAS PROCEEDING NORTH WHEN STRUCK IN THE CENTER FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT BY A SECOND VEHICLE MOVING SOUTH. SECOND VEHICLE WAS PROCEEDING EAST WHEN STRUCK BY THIRD VEHICLE WHICH PROPELLED SECOND VEHICLE INTO C220. ESTIMATED SPEEDS OF OTHER VEHICLES WERE: 2ND = 40 MPH AND 3RD = 50 MPH. IN TH...

WHILE TRAVELING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, TYHEY WOULD STOP WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DELEAR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: LMP C PXBU TIRE SIZE: 195/65R15 )

TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: LMP C PXBU TIRE SIZE: 195/65R15 )

THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING, THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT 0 BUT FUNCTIONS ONLY WHEN THE CAR REACHES 40 MPH OR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T FUNCTION AT ALL. NLM

THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING, THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT 0 BUT FUNCTIONS ONLY WHEN THE CAR REACHES 40 MPH OR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T FUNCTION AT ALL. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AND TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CAR LOST THE POWER WHEN WAS DRIVING WHICH HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE MONTHS (9/24/98, 10/24/98, 12/18/98) WHICH IS VERY DANGEOURS ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND.

WHILE IN A CAR WASH PLACED LEVER IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AT 70MPH. MECHANIC STATES THE ACCELERATOR SPRING MECHANISM RUSTED OUT, DEALER HAS VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER FELT A JERK IN THE VEHICLE, INSTANTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN. VEHICLE HIT CONCRETE MEDIUM BARRIER WHILE SPINNING . THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

LEAK COMES INTO THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FIREWALL, ON TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN. *AK