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Mercedes-Benz USA recalling 9000 diesel models

Mercedes sold over twelve-thousand diesel-powered vehicles in the US last year, but a crankshaft issue is sending 9,004 units back to the dealer for repair. NHTSA says the problem lies in a crankshaft sensor that can fail, which causes the engine to lose power and makes you the "disabled vehicle" the traffic reporter on the radio warns your fellow commuters about. That won't do. The recall affects 2007 E320 Bluetec, ML320 CDI, and GL320 CDI models. Since the sensor defect could leave drivers stranded, we're going to go ahead and recommend that ... Read more →

Mercedes expects diesels to account for 10-percent of US market Frank Filipponio

Three Mercedes-Benz BLUETEC vehicles are on their way Damon Lavrinc

UPDATE: Our man Sam from AutoblogGreen was kind enough to inform us that these new Benz's are on sale now, however, are only available in 45 states. The E320 is the only vehicle that will come ...

BLUETEC diesel fails to meet 50-state emissions requirement John Neff

Jeep announces a diesel Grand Cherokee Eric Bryant

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Mercedes expects diesels to account for 10-percent of US market 2 years ago on Autoblog

Looks like Mercedes-Benz is expecting diesels to make a huge comeback in the United States over the next few years. M-B is apparently projecting that diesels will account for a whopping 10 percent of U.S. sales by 2010, up from just 3 percent last year. With the new BLUETEC-nology helping the ...

Three Mercedes-Benz BLUETEC vehicles are on their way 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Our man Sam from AutoblogGreen was kind enough to inform us that these new Benz's are on sale now, however, are only available in 45 states. The E320 is the only vehicle that will come equipped with BLUETEC and urea injection currently, while the others are utilizing a common rail setup. ...

BLUETEC diesel fails to meet 50-state emissions requirement 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite telling us back in January that its Mercedes-Benz E320 BLUETEC would be compliant with emissions standards in all 50 states, DaimlerChrysler has announced that it has not reached that goal and the vehicle will only be sold in 45 states when it goes on sale this fall. The five states in ...

Jeep announces a diesel Grand Cherokee 3 years ago on Autoblog

Take a quick look around the light-truck market, and it's clear that diesels are the hottest thing on dealer lots right now - but oddly enough, it's not currently possible to get an oil-burner in a full-size SUV. Jeep has apparently identified this massive hole in the market and will announce later ...

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