Unfortunately, the way these things work is there is nothing official from MB that I know of. I am sure that "officially" Mercedes has never heard of any such problem with the wiring harness on any fo these vehicles. If they had "officially" heard of anything then they would be on the first step of admitting liability. He of course stated that he never heard of the issue because if he admits anything, then he is admitting liability on Mercedes behalf.

That being said, there were some goodwill replacements by some members on this board. I believe each dealership is allotted a certain amount of goodwill money by MB and they decide how to spend it. It may just be that they can't stretch a goodwill on a 10 year old car.

I hope this isn't the case, and you can always keep trying, but I am afraid that you will likely not recieve a goodwill replacement on a 10 year old car. It never hurts to try, though.

-Good luck

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record