Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
13
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Mercedes Benz 280.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DURING A RECENT SERVICE OF MY VEHICLE AT AN AUTHORIZED MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE CENTER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSULATION… |
| 2004-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS MERCEDES C280 1996 THREE YEARS AGO (2004) IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND IT IS J… |
| 1997-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | Yes | 0 | ON SLIGHT INCLINE, AFTER GEAR SHIFT WAS PUT INTO PARK, KEY REMOVED AND SHUT DOOR WHILE WALKING TOWARD HOUSE, THE VEHICL… |
| 1997-02-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE; AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. HAD THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS REPLACED; TOOK TO DEALER WHO HAD REPAIR… |
| 1996-12-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN TIRE FAILED. (SIZE P195/65R15) |
| 1996-12-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | FAN BELT FAILED. |
| 1996-05-21 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. |
| 1996-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SENSOR FAILED. |
| 1996-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS HAS NUMEROUS FAILURES SINCE OWNER PURCHASED VEHICLE. |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL START TO VIBRATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE D… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND CAR CONTINUES TO MOVE. *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD OR ROCKS BACKWARD, PROBLEM STILL EXIST. |