Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
22
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Mercedes Benz 420.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WELD BROKE AND DISLODGED THE SPRINGS.. *TR |
| 2012-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E420. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD POP NEAR … |
| 2011-07-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I AM A VICTIM OF A DANGEROUS SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN MY 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E420. LAST WEEK, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR … |
| 2011-06-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I AM FILING A COMPLAINT REGARDING AFTER WARRANTY SUPPORT FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED VEHICLE. THE SPRING SEAT DETACHED FRO… |
| 2009-02-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1997 MERCEDES E420 DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING PERCH FAILURE. *TR |
| 2008-11-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS IS DISINTEGRATING, AND LOOKS IDENTICAL TO PICTURES SENT TO NHTSA BY OTHER OWNERS AND IS A FIRE… |
| 2007-08-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ 420. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURE … |
| 2007-01-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* - ON 1/16/07 THE LEFT UPPER SUSPENSION SPRING SUPPORT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ 420. ON 01/… |
| 2006-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E420. THE SPRING PERCHES HAVE FAILED ON BOTH FRONT SIDES OF THIS CAR. THE DRIVE SIDE COMP… |
| 2006-06-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | LEFT UPPER SUSPENSION SPRING SUPPORT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED A SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM … |
| 2006-03-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED TO 5 MPH AND THE DR… |
| 2005-08-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD A GAS TANK PRESSURE SENSOR REPLACED ON MY 1997 E MODEL MERCEDES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE… |
| 2004-07-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING HARD. THE CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND NOT… |
| 2003-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE SAT IDLING, THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING SUDDENLY DETACHED FROM ITS WELDED POSITION. (NAR) *PH *CB |
| 2001-03-13 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEATBACK IS STUCK IN RECLINING POSITION. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SEE … |
| 2000-12-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 2 | WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN ISUZU TROOPER PASSENGER FRONT HIT PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL OF MERCEDES AND PASSENGER DOO… |
| 2000-08-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. VEHICL… |
| 1999-10-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE GAS TANK ON MY MERCEDES BENZ E420 COLLAPSED. IT LOOKED LIKE A GIANT STEPPED ON IT. PRIOR TO THE TANK COLLAPSING T… |
| 1996-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. IT WOULD GET STUCK IN THE GEARS AND MAY RESULT A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER I… |
| 1996-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL IS LOCATED ON A SMALL STALK NEXT TO LARGER STALK FOR TURN SIGNALS, UPON TURNING, BOTH STALKS ARE MOVED, … |
| 1996-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT FAILED. |
| 1996-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. |