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Mercedes Benz 320

Safety Grade: F
341
Total Complaints
17
Crashes
22
Injuries
6
Deaths

Top Issues

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
34
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT
23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
17
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
11
AIR BAGS
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMIS
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGI
7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
7
SUSPENSION
7

Recent Complaints

9999 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MERCEDES BENZ E320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE MECHANICAL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB
2002 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — ENGINE
WITHOUT NOTICABLE WARNING, THE SENSOR PANEL FLASH FOR A SECOND, THEN THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY FREEWAY. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER TOWING TO AN EXPERIENCED MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP, TH...
2002 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHOUT NOTICABLE WARNING, THE SENSOR PANEL FLASH FOR A SECOND, THEN THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY FREEWAY. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER TOWING TO AN EXPERIENCED MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP, TH...
2002 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WITHOUT NOTICABLE WARNING, THE SENSOR PANEL FLASH FOR A SECOND, THEN THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN AND COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY FREEWAY. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER TOWING TO AN EXPERIENCED MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP, TH...
2000 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE MAIN STREET SUDDENLY THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN. PULLED OVER AND HAD CAR TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE. *TR
1999 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A CORRECTION TO THE SUBMISSION MADE EARLIER THIS MORNING. JUST LIKE THE GM CARS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED, MY CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A LIMITED ACCESS ROAD. FORTUNATELY FOR MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND TH...
2000 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT OUR ML 320 NEW. I HAVE HAD IT FOR 13 YEARS. NO ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. A WEEK AGO I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT & SMOKE FILLED THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE INTERIOR WAS IN FLAMES & THE HENDERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY CAR WAS BURNED ...
1999 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AT NIGHT AT AROUND 50 MPH; THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND A SOUND OF METAL BEING THROWN AROUND UNDER THE CAR. THE SOUND CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THEN AFTER A LOUD THUMP THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY NOISE. THE CAR DIDN'T FEEL THE SAME AFTER THAT. AFTER PULLING ...
9999 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
8-14-13. LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. HYDRAULIC SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL (SBC) UNIT FAILED. DEALER WANTS $2,065.00 FOR REPAIR AND STATES VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. ESCALATED TO MB USA WHO ALSO REJECTS COVERAGE OF RE...
2002 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — SEATS
THE PASSENGER SEAT POWER ADJUSTMENT MODULE SHORTED, DRAINING THE BATTERY AND CAUSING A NO-START CONDITION. WHILE THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC, IT EASILY COULD HAVE, CAUSING A SERIOUS HAZARD FOR MYSELF, ANY PASSENGER OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT MODULE HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED SO THERE IS ...

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