Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Mercedes Benz 300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM BENEATH THE HOOD AND INTO THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND OP… |
| 2005-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY TWICE IN A 2-YEAR PERIOD. INITIALLY, MY CAR WOULD… |
| 2003-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, I SLOWED TO TURN OFF HIGHWAY. AFTER COMPLETING TURN TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT… |
| 2002-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS IS EXPOSED OUTSIDE OF HOOD AREA. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT INSULATIO… |
| 2000-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND 1992 300SD THAT I KNOW OF THAT HAS HAD THE SAME FAILURE, IN THE RELATED CASE MBZ REPLACED THE ENTIRE… |
| 2000-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE ARE MULTIPLE MODELS OF THE SAME CAR THAT HAVE THE SAME FAILURE, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ASAP, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLAT… |
| 1999-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT PADS REPLACED EVERY 10000 MILES AND ROTORS EVERY 20000 MILES. *AK |
| 1999-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC IS REPORTING AN OVERHEATED RESISTOR FROM THE COOLING FAN WHICH MAY CAUSE A FIRE UNDER … |
| 1996-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY EXPLODED. *AK |
| 1996-09-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON PASENGER'S COMPARTMENT 8-10 HOURS AFTER IT WAS D… |
| 1996-04-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 25-30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1995-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30-60 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR… |
| 1995-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND STOP AND IDLE POSITION FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE HIGH IDLE, AND THEN EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH |
| 1901-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | FAILURES OF GOODYEAR AQUATRED TIRES.*MR WHILE ON A TRIP THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME LOOSE FROM THE STEEL CORD… |
| 1901-01-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | FAILURE OF VEHICLE PART ON 1992 MERCEDES-BENZ 300D.*MR THERE WAS ANOTHER RECALL REGARDING THE HEADLAMP WIPER ARM (VISI… |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, WHICH INCLUDED THE MOTOR.*JB PH |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1) VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. 2) VEHICLE ALSO IS DIFFICULT IN STARTING W/TOWING TO DEALER WHIC… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DESIGN OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALLOWS FOR VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD WHILE ON INCLINE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WOULD HEAR METAL CLANKING NOISES. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. A MECHANIC AT … |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |