Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
45
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Mercedes Benz E320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER THE CONTACT'… |
| 2014-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN YOU REPLACE THE BATTERY ON THESE VEHICLES THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS RENDERING THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT … |
| 2013-09-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING UP ON GAS JUST TWO DAYS AGO, THERE WAS A VERY PECULIAR SMELL. IT SMELLED OF GAS FUMES. JUST TODAY, I NOTI… |
| 2013-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF STORE ALLOWING A 93 YEAR OLD LADY TO GO SHOPPING,AS I WAS PARKED THERE I WAS SIDESWIP… |
| 2013-05-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SPRING PERCH SNAPPED AND SPRING SHOT OUT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHILE WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THANK GOD THE… |
| 2013-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHO… |
| 2012-11-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES-BENZ E 320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2012-11-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA YK580 TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R16. THE CONTACT STATED… |
| 2012-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE (1996 MERCEDES E320) HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. MANY REPAIRS H… |
| 2012-04-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD IN MY 1996 MERCEDES E320 WHEN I HEARD A BANG AND THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE DROPPED. THE F… |
| 2010-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE THE DRIVE BELT PULLEY ON THE ENGINE IS DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE METAL AND BREAK… |
| 2009-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES E 320. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, BLACK SMOKE CIRCULATED THROUGH… |
| 2009-04-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT SPRING PERCHES MUST HAVE BEEN RUSTED AT THE WELDING SEAM. WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH I HEARD A BIG SNAP AND THE… |
| 2008-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UP UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, THE ONLY PROBLEMS TO MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN DUE TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. ABOUT THAT TIME, MY 1… |
| 2008-07-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | MERCEDES HAVE A FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DROPPED AND WANTS TO KNOW WHY TH… |
| 2008-03-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BUMPER REPAINTED DUE TO A CRA… |
| 2007-11-30 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I PURCHASED BOTH L & R OUTER TIE ROD ENDS (KARLYN IND INC.) FROM AUTOHAUZ AZ RECENTLY FOR MY WIFE'S W210 MERCEDES E320.… |
| 2007-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING ON THE CAR IS DISINTEGRATING HARNESS WIRES EVERY WIRE WAS A GREAT CAR WIRING CAUSING VARIOUS PROBLEMS COST M… |
| 2007-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR SEEM NOT TO BE STARTING ALL THE TIME WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION KEY ON. MERCEDES SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT THE WIR… |
| 2007-10-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I STOPPED TO INSPECT THE NOISE … |
| 2007-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT MY DEAR WIFE WAS DYING FROM ADVANCED KIDNEY FAILURE, I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A BEAUTIFUL 1996 E 320… |
| 2007-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS DEFECT, NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *AK |
| 2007-06-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET | No | 0 | FRONT SPRING PERCHES ARE RUSTED AT THE WELDING SEAM. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE PERCH DISLODGES AND MAY CAUSE … |
| 2007-04-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 1996 MERCEDES BENZ E320. FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED DUE TO FAULTY SPRING PERCH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMO… |
| 2006-10-10 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT END SUSPENSION SPRIN… |
| 2006-08-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT UPPER SPRING PERCH FAILED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE P… |
| 2006-07-15 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 E320 AND THE FIRST THING TO GO WAS THE CONDENSER FAN, WHEN YOU TURN THE AC ON ITS THE FANS THAT HELP KEEP… |
| 2006-05-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | HIGHWAY DRIVING 45-50 MPH WHEN THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK FROM UNDERNEATH CAR FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT LOSS OF HANDLING LOOKED I… |
| 2005-05-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | CORRODED DRIVER SIDE SPRING HOUSING ON 1996 E320 MERCEDES BENZ. CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT IT SPRING COULD HAVE DISLAR… |
| 2005-02-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING TOP SUPPORT CORRODED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE BODY. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. CURRENTLY V… |
| 2004-12-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AT THE END OF A FREEWAY OFF RAMP ON A RAINY DAY AND WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND … |
| 2004-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR LOW MILEAGE 1996 E320 MERCEDES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS GOING AND REMAINING ON.(FOR YEARS NOW) THE CODE COMES UP AD… |
| 2004-10-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THA… |
| 2004-03-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMP COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE … |
| 2003-11-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED FRONT END COLLASPED BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION OF THE FRAME. *AK |
| 2003-11-04 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE PERCH ASSEMBLY THAT HELD THE WHEEL WELDING CAME APART FROM THE FRAME . THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHICH… |
| 2003-07-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THEATFRONT SUSPENSION IS RUSTED, ALL SUSPENSION BRACKETS COLLAPSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-05-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING FAILED. *JB THE COIL SPRING FAILURE CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF T… |
| 2003-02-07 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE SPRING PURCH PLATE HAD RUSTED AND RIPPED APART FROM THE FRAME. MR SCC |
| 2002-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDEN… |
| 2002-03-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THERE IS A BOLT THAT DISCONNECTS FROM THE FRAME OF VEHICLE, CAUSING SOME NOISE. BOLT DIS ONNECTS FROM WAY BAR MOUNT.… |
| 2002-02-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION AT 25 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFI… |
| 2001-09-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT LEFT UPPER SPRING SUPPORT BRACKET RUSTED AND BENT UNDER NORMAL DAILY DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS ALLOWED THE SPR… |
| 2001-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED BATTERY EXPLODED VIOLENTLY COVERING GARAGE AND VEHICLE WITH BATTERY ACID. NO DETERMINATION … |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UPON TAKING OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP CHANGED AN UNKNOWN… |