Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Mercedes Benz 300 Series.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BATTERY GOES DEAD, REPLACED BATTERY, IT GOES DEAD. CHARGED BATTERY , IT GOES DEAD. *TR |
| 2011-05-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BROKEN DOWN. THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES HAS COMPLETELY DIS… |
| 2010-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE TWO MERCEDES BENZ W124 CARS. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND THAT DESTROYED MANY VERY EXPENSI… |
| 2010-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 300E ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DEGRADING, FLAKING INSULATION, SHORTING WIRES FOR ALL SYSTEMS, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. RACING IDL… |
| 2009-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER A MAJOR SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE, DURING WHICH THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE B… |
| 2009-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1993 300E EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE CODE FAILURES, RACING AT IDLE, STALLING, ALL OF WHICH RESULTE… |
| 2008-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH,AND SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. *TR |
| 2008-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1993 MERCEDES 300E WAS RUNNING POORLY. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS AREAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE INSULATION WAS CR… |
| 2007-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ENGINE CONTROL WIRING FAILING DUE TO CRACKS IN THE INSULATION. IN MY 35 PLUS YEARS OF CAR REPAIRS I HAVE NEVER SEEN WIR… |
| 2007-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 1993 300E MERCEDES. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WITH EXTENSIVE CRACKS WITH … |
| 2007-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MY 1993 MERCEDES 300E EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH ITS WIRING IN THE HARNESS. AS A RESULT, I HAD IT TAKEN INTO … |
| 2007-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A MERCEDES 300CE WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH OVER ACCELERATION, IDLING ISSUES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I LI… |
| 2007-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE INSULATION AROUND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES INSIDE OF THE IGNITION HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED CAUSING SHORT CIRCUITS AND M… |
| 2006-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WIRE HARNESS CREATES POPPING NOISE AND WHITE SMOKE, WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED. AND ALSO SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DOES NOT STA… |
| 2006-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1993 MB 300E - WIRING HARNESS HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND OR NOT START. STALLING CAN OCCUR… |
| 2005-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS IN MY VEHICLE, LIKE MANY OTHERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/VINTAGE, IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE ENGINE ISSUES.… |
| 2005-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE 1993 MERCEDES 300E. *JB |
| 2005-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL-RELATED PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT THE CAR'S ABILITY TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND SAFELY. SEVERAL INSTANCES… |
| 2004-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 93 300SE PURCHASED IN 1999; TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MONTH AND HALF; 11/22/04 TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING ON HIGHWAY H… |
| 2003-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THREE PREVIOUS MBZ AUTOMOBILES. TODAY, I OWN A 1993 300SE WITH LESS THAN 46000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. TH… |
| 2003-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS ON 1993-1994 MERCEDES BENZ 300E. THIS IS A KNOWN FAULT BY MERCEDES BENZ RESULTING IN A PREMATURE CORROSI… |