Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-28 | 00V388000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 16,255 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR INTO GET THE SUSPENSION FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SPRING PERCH THAT ATTACHED THE SPRING TO THE CAR HAS … |
| 2012-07-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS COMING OFF WEST RT 46. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN,MADE A RIGHT AND AS I WAS DRIVING HEARD A THUMP NOISE....THEN AS I D… |
| 2009-11-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A RATTLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. SHORT WHILE LATER, STARTED TO PROCEED FROM A STOP … |
| 2008-04-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 E420 MERCEDES THAT MY WIFE AND OUR ONE MONTH OLD BABY DRIVE DAILY. WELL SHE TOLD ME SHE HEARD SOME STRAN… |
| 2008-03-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E300 DIESEL. WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPRING… |
| 2008-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY MB E300D'S ENGINE WILL CUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT STARTED GRADUALLY JUST CUTTING OFF WHILE SITTING AT AN INT… |
| 2007-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E420. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN LIGHTLY DRIZZLED WEATHE… |
| 2007-09-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | MR. GARY BOUND MERCEDES BENZ 3 PARAGON MONTVALE NJ 07645 DEAR MR. BOUND, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR ASSI… |
| 2007-09-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | ON A 1997 MERCEDES E300D, THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING PERCH IS CORRODING CONSISTENT WITH THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT P… |
| 2006-12-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | SOCKET DEFORMS THERMALLY CAUSING REAR BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO ILLUMINATE. PROBLEM IS ON MY 1997 MERCEDES E300 DIESEL VIN# [… |
| 2006-11-20 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SPRING PERCHES ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS RUSTED AND ARE FALLING APART. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT AND IF THE PER… |
| 2006-07-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE LEFT FRONT SPRING PERCH BROKE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR WITH NO INJURY OR DAMA… |
| 2006-07-09 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS OPENED, THERE WAS A RATTLING SOU… |
| 2006-03-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FELL OFF. TH… |
| 2006-01-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S REPAI… |
| 2006-01-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END STARTED SHAKING. THE … |
| 2005-10-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH DOWN A SMALL HILL THE FRONT PASSENGER SPRING MOUNT (PERCH) ON MY 1997 E 300 DIESEL (W210) BROKE… |
| 2005-09-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | SPRING PERCH IS CHEAPLY WELDED TO THE WHEEL WELL ON THE MERCEDES 210 CHASSIS (1997 E420). ALL OTHER CARDS HAVE IT ATTA… |
| 2005-03-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | LOUD POP AND CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. FRONT SPRING SUPPORT (PERCH) CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME RAIL. FRONT SUSPEN… |
| 2004-09-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THIS MORNING THAT THE SPRING HOUSING WAS CORRODED. THE FRONT COIL SPRING HOUSING CORRODED AN… |
| 2004-09-10 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | REMOVED LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND FOUND UPPER SUSPENSION SPRING PERCH BREAKING AWAY FROM BODY, COULD SEE POSSIBLE LOSS OF ST… |
| 2004-08-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT SPRING MOUNT FAILED WHILE CAR BEING DRIVEN APPROX. 45 MPH FAILURE DUE TO POOR WELD. DEALER REIMBURSED ONLY… |
| 2004-03-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLIES 4 TIMES. TWICE ON THE PASSENGER REAR & TWICE ON THE DRIVERS … |
| 2003-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | THE SEAT TRACK FOR THE CAR CONTINUES TO BE DEFECTIVE. CAR SEAT "ROCKS" EXCESSIVELY - CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION I… |
| 2003-10-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | I AM A MERCEDES BENZ TECHNICIAN OF 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND HAVE BECOME AWARE OF AN OUTRAGEOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THA… |
| 2003-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FAX FM TOM AND HELEN SILVER (NJ) RE THE DEFECTIVE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON THEIR 1997 E 420 MERECEDES BENZ. *MR WHILE T… |
| 2002-11-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO FRONT PASSENGER SUSPENSION COMPONENT AND FRONT FRAME RAIL. RUST HOLE BIG ENOUGH TO PUT A HUMAN F… |
| 2002-06-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CO… |
| 2002-02-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | MY CAR IS PRESENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR THE THIRD TIME WITH A MAJOR FUEL LEAK. EACH TIME HAS BEEN FOR A DIFFERENT LEAK. T… |
| 2002-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD CRACKS ON MY 1997 MERCEDES E420 SEDAN. CRACKS HAVE BEEN APPARENT FOR 18 MONTHS; DEALER AND REGIONAL SERVICE … |
| 2000-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY ITSELF WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. MERCEDES SPECIALISTS HAVE EVALUA… |
| 2000-05-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRING FLEW OFF CAR WHILE DRIVING AND TOOK A LARGE CHUNK OF THE TIRE WITH IT. *NLM |
| 1999-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | REAR ABS BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NLM |
| 1999-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER BELIEVES BOTH FRONT ROTORS WERE WELL BELOW SPECS AND FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE AND BEFORE THE COMPUTERIZED BRAKE W… |
| 1998-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR. |
| — | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V388000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NUMBER 2000110004 CONCERN… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN OCCASIONALLY BECAUSE OF DOOR LOCK FAILURE. YH |