Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Mercedes Benz 300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (IT'S A TEN MILE DRIVE ONE WAY) WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO GO FASTER AND FASTER UNTIL IT REAC… |
| 2012-06-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | AFTER BEING HIT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN A FULL THROTTLE MODE. THE IGNITION SWITCH DID NOT… |
| 2007-08-05 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | CRACKS IN THE REAR SUB-FRAME THE NECESSITATED A $3,000 REPAIR THAT MERCEDES-BENZ WOULD NOT COVER. IT WAS RECOMMENDED T… |
| 2006-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1987 MERCEDES 300E ON THE INTERSTATE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, INJURING MY LE… |
| 2006-05-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 1 | DRIVING ON INTERSTATE...AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SEAT BELTS LOCKED, CAUSED INJURIES TO LEFT ARM, PAIN UP THROUGH ARM AND NECK, … |
| 2004-11-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ADDITIONAL SPACE IS NEEDED TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE COMPLAINT AND EXPERTS' OPINIONS WHICH CONTAIN THE REQUESTED INFORMA… |
| 2003-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THERE NECK AND WRIST. PH |
| 2001-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. AFTER VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IT WAS … |
| 2000-11-27 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILED ON EXPRESSWAY. AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECHED THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS 30PSI. WHEN TIRE FAILED A IT SOUNDED LIKE A … |
| 1999-09-15 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | MY SON (DOB 2 JULY 97) CAN UNHOOK BOTH THE TOP CLIP AND THE BUCKLES TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SEAT WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. WE… |
| 1999-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED "BURNING" OIL, THEN LOST POWER AND THEN STARTED SMOKING; MECHANIC CLAIMS VALVE GASKET, VALVE SL… |
| 1997-09-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | VEHCILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO SUDDEN STOP WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE AIR B… |
| 1997-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | FRONT TURN SIGNAL FIXTURE FELL OFF OF VEHICLE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. |
| 1996-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE OXIDIZER, HOWEVER HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS TO CO… |
| 1996-04-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO OHTSU TIRES SUFFERED BELT SEPARATION. *DSH |
| 1996-03-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, TURN ON IGNITION, APPLIED BRAKES, SHIFTED TO REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED,… |
| 1996-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET,THE CAR EXPERINCED AN ENGINE COMPARMENT FIRE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-11-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 1 | WHEN IGNITION IS OFF, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. TT |
| 1995-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OTHER: AIR BAG COVER IS CRACKING. *DSH |
| 1995-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. TT |
| 1995-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SEALS/GASKETS FAIL PREMATURELY. *AW |
| 1994-12-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | AFTER PULLING FROM STOP, OWNER FLAGGED. OWNER STOPPED W/SMOKE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. FIRE MARSHALL THINKS RUPTURED FUEL LI… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD CYLINDER CRACKED TWICE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSED RECALL REPAIRS ON THE TRAP OXIDIZER BECAUSE THE COMPONENT HAS NOT YET FAILED. |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | FRONT SHOCK TOWER FAILED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO COLLAPSED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS FAILED. TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAP OXIDIZER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, AFTER REPLACEMENT THE HEAD GASKET BLEW, RECALL WORK PERFORMED WITH (2ND) NEW TRAP… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE'S PREVIOUS OWNER/SELLER, TAMPERED WITH THE ODOMETER. MR SCC *JB |