SSS (Sudden Stalling) Factsheet

[Max47]

Hi Guys,
I'm pretty new to this forum, wifey car suffer from the SSS(Sudden Stalling Sydrome). So I come to this forum to see if I can find solution to this problem.

I do some search in the archive for the last 2 weeks I guess, and ask questions to others members. Believe me I learn something in the process.

-first there is a lot a MB suffering from the SSS it seem that all model suffer from that SSS at one time or another.

- Second trying to troubleshoot the problem from post on this forum could be difficult at least. Incomplet info, no car model, no engine model, etc.

-Third when digging the archive I find this interesting SHOP NOTE that was send to the Mercedes dealers few years ago:

SHOP NOTE:
"(The owner states that the engine dies intermittently when coming to a stop. (Maintenance note: This problem has been around for a long time. Mercedes-Benz has published several bulletins about the problem. See Diagnostic Directory 07.3-88043/30T93031/07.3-91043/54-89101/AF07.32-U-6701A & TIN 07.3/6. There are about a dozen things that can cause the engine to die. We normally see on about 3 or 4 cause all the problems. Sometimes there can be more than one of these things acting up at the same time. That's when it gets hard to find the problem. The components that cause the most trouble are the fuel pump relay, the flywheel position sensor, and the over load protection relay. We have also seen the Hall Effect sensor, the tachometer, the distributor cap and rotor, the ignition coil, the oxygen sensor, the ignition module (see D/D 15-89041), the idle air valve, temp sensor, wiring harness, EHA valve & the electronic accelerator (see D/D 30T93031). We try and replace the most common things first and if that doesn't take care of it then we get into the more unusual components.)"

Any of you guys working for Mercedes could find those bulletins and share it with all of us. I think those bulletins will help us troubleshoot our SSS. Those bulletins should be public domain stuff since Sudden Stalling is a SAFETY ISSUE.

I think as a group we can built experience on troubleshooting the SSS what we need is a factsheet so each time one of us find the problem of is Sudden Stalling car he will fill the factsheet and posted under this thread.

With the time there will be more and more solved SSS and this will help others to quickly isolate the gremlin(s) in their car and put them in the locked glove box.

I put one of my gremlin in the glove box yesterday, let see if he have some friends under the hood if not I will report here in a few days. No sudden stalling this morning, but it was only -8C, my gremlin go out most of the time at -10C and colder so let wait.

My next post will be the factsheet I'm talking about.

Again if you get those bulletins please PM me or publish it under this thread.

Thanks for your time
Max
JD Combines Specialist