Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE HARNESS PROBLEM AFTER OWNING MY CAR SINCE 1993. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS WAS MADE WITH BIODEGRAD… |
| 2011-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY RESEARCH INDICATE THAT THIS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR MANY MERCEDES BENZ, 300 E, AND 300… |
| 2011-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT ERRATICALLY. AT START, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT NORMALLY I… |
| 2008-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. BURNING SMELL 2. POOR RUNNING FAST IDLE TO NO IDLE 3. BM NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2008-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE / FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS OF MY 1993 MERCEDES-BENZ 300E HAS CRACKED INSULATION THROUGHOUT AND IS BEGIN… |
| 2008-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1993 300E 3.2 M104 ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DISINTERGRATING, WIRE INSULATION FALLS APART ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS WIRES EVEN … |
| 2008-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS IS DRY ROTTED AS SEEN IN THE IMAGES ON THIS SITE. I JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A MAJO… |
| 2008-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS OF MY MERCEDES 1993 300E WIRES HAD DISINTEGRATED CAUSING SHORTAGES ON THE WIRES. IT IS UNBELI… |
| 2007-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I OWN A 1993 MERCEDES 300E THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME HAS HAD ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY UN… |
| 2007-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED ON MY 1993 300E MERCEDES BENZ THE INSULATION COME OFF WIRING. *KB |
| 2007-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DECAYED ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. MISCELLANEOUS ENGINE ERROR INDICATIONS, ASR LIGHT COMING ON (CAR IN "LIMP HOME" MODE). N… |
| 2007-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS DISINTERGRATED CAUSING WIRES EXPOSED AND TOUCHING OTHER WIRES. LITTLE OR NO INSULATION IS LEFT ON MOST … |
| 2006-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E THE WIRING ON THE FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM (AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS OF THE HARNESS) WAS REPLACED 5 Y… |
| 2006-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHEN HAVING THE CAR SERVICED, THE REPAIR FACILITY IDENTIFIED MAJOR DETERIORATION OF THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THEY IN… |
| 2006-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS 1993 MERCEDES 300E SEDAN. 1. STRANGE THINGS GO ON WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2. WHEN UNLOCKING KEY, SOME… |
| 2006-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 1993 MB 300E - WIRING HARNESS HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND OR NOT START. STALLING CAN OCCU… |
| 2005-04-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I OWN A 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E. I NOTICED A SECTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS UNDERNEATH MY HOOD BACK AGAINST THE FIREWALL… |
| 2004-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET AND FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS. *BF *JB |
| 2003-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DURING A RECENT SERVICE OF MY VEHICLE AT AN AUTHORIZED MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE CENTER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSULATION… |
| 2003-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MERCEDES 1993 300E WIRE HARNESS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS.(300E MERCEDES) CRACKED AND BRITTLE. MADE WITH VERY POOR MA… |
| 2003-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MERCEDES 1993 300E WIRE HARNESS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS.(300E MERCEDES) CRACKED AND BRITTLE. MADE WITH VERY POOR MA… |
| 2002-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY RESEARCH INDICATE THAT THIS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR MANY MERCEDES BENZ, 300 E, AND 300… |
| 2001-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 1 | I TALKED TO SEVERAL MACHANICS AND TO DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE I AM VERY SUPRISED… |
| 2001-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK |
| 2001-05-17 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | A/C EVAPORATOR LEAKS WHICH PREVENTS COOLING OF THE VEHICLE. R134A STOP LEAK APPLIED HOWEVER IT DID NOT SEAL LEAK.*AK |
| 2000-12-11 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT 9-2-00. DEALER TOLD INSURANCE COMPANY (CHUBB) THAT THERE WAS $5000 DAMAGE. AFTER CONTACTING … |
| 2000-07-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK |
| 2000-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S RESTRAINT DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN DRIVER LEANS FORWARD AND BACK. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN MAKING A … |
| 1999-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD BLEW OUT, CAUSING COOLING LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD. ALSO REPLACED… |
| 1995-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. |
| 1995-04-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT |
| 1994-11-02 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | SHAKING DEVELOPES IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. TT |
| 1993-08-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DURING OPERATION THE CAR EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP.*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | FAN BELT WAS ON THE PULLY INCORRECTLY CAUSING IT TO RUB AGAINST THE WATER HOSE RESULTING IN A HOLE. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 50MPH, 11:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, PASSENGER… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT CAME APART DUE TO LOSS OF SPRING. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. (224/60R26) |