Safety Score
99
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
8
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Mercedes Benz E300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRE HARNESS IS BRITTLE AND THE INSULATION IS DISINTEGRATING, RESULTING IN SHORTS AND ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE HE… |
| 2006-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES E300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE REAR PA… |
| 2006-04-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER HEARING TH… |
| 2002-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH MERCEDES-BENZ E300 DIESEL.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE HESITATING AND STALLI… |
| 2002-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ROTORS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THEY WERE MAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE… |
| 2001-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE STARTING VEHICLE BATTERY UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT HAD EXPLODED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND WERE UNWIL… |
| 2001-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FIRST ENGINE OIL LEAK WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 8/25/2000 (48,523 MILES) AND THE REPLACEMENT GASKETS ARE LEAKI… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, GEARS SHIFTED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TWO GEARS; ACCELERATION AT 25-50 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DE… |