Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Mercedes Benz E320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | * Left front substrate to which the Coil Spring Perch mounts is badly rusted and the spring is about to come off under … |
| 2022-12-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Driver seatbelt exploded while buckled up as the car was going about 30 mph on a 4 lane street. No warning and was very… |
| 2017-11-25 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING SLOW LIKE 10 MPH AND PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION AS THE PASSENGER SEAT BE… |
| 2016-12-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT SPRING CUP ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND BROKE AWAY FROM BODY. RESULTED IN DROPPED FRONT END. PART REPLACED AND AREA … |
| 2016-12-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE PROCEEDING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET, AT ABOUT 30 MPH, DURING THE DAY, WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, I HEAR… |
| 2016-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY DUE TO … |
| 2016-08-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A MAJOR STREET I HEARD A LOUD POP AND PULLED OVER TO SEE IF I RAN OVER SOMETHING, BUT NOTHI… |
| 2015-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY EMITTED A … |
| 2015-05-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT OUTSIDE A DRUGSTORE VERY SLOW. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AT ALL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SEAT… |
| 2014-11-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 2014, WHILE STOPPED ON HABANA AT MLK, JR. BLVD. IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER, A … |
| 2014-09-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS MALFUNCTION. *SMD CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER S… |
| 2013-07-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ONE DAY I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SEEMED TO BE LOW. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF FILLING THE TIRE, ONE DAY I DECI… |
| 2013-06-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING … |
| 2012-01-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO RETRACT AND … |
| 2011-10-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE UNDE… |
| 2011-09-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED WITHOUT W… |
| 2011-02-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1997 E320 4 DOORS SEDAN WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET ON THE HWY AND A VERY LOUD NOISE SCARE ME. PULL OVER , THEN DRIVE … |
| 2010-02-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR, NOTICE SRS (SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT ON, UPON MOVING FORWARD IN SLOW SPEED, A LOUD PO… |
| 2010-01-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES-BENZ 320E. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS A… |
| 2009-12-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHE… |
| 2009-10-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES E320. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SEPARATED. TH… |
| 2009-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF TH… |
| 2009-06-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED… |
| 2008-12-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E 320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONT… |
| 2008-03-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DRIVING MY 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320 AT 30 MPH ALONG A SEMI-ROUGH ROAD WHEN A LOUD CLANKING BEGAN FOR NO APPARENT REASON.… |
| 2007-11-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E 320. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOM. THE CONTACT NOTI… |
| 2007-10-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT SPRING PERCH ARE RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR. FRONT LEFT SPRING PERCH IS ABOUT 50% RUSTED THRU. MERCEDE… |
| 2007-05-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND & I WERE OUTSIDE AND HEARD A LOUD CRASH. MY MERCEDES FELL TO THE GROUND ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. IT TOOK… |
| 2007-03-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN I CHANGED TIRES TODAY (MARCH 4, 2007), I FOUND SEVERE CORROSION/RUST ON THE FRONT SPRING PERCHES. THE FRONT PASSE… |
| 2006-12-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS A 1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320. ON 12/30/06 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH, THERE… |
| 2006-07-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Yes | 0 | CAR BEGAN TO RIDE ABNORMALLY; VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND NO MOVEMENT FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AS WOULD NORM… |
| 2006-05-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR (1997 E 320 WITH 90K MILES) WAS IN FOR ROUTINE 90K MAINTENANCE AND MECHANIC FOUND CRACKED SPRING PERCH ASSEMBLY. DE… |
| 2006-03-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE SPRING SUPPORT OR CUP IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WELL BROKE AWAY CAUSING A TREMENDOUSLY BIG NOISE. THIS APPARENTLY W… |
| 2006-02-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE … |
| 2006-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 1997 E320 IN 2003 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO REPORT AN ODD ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WHILE D… |
| 2005-12-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THE FRAME JUST DROPPED. THE DRIVE FELT LIKE I HAD ALL FLAT TIRES. IF I WAS TRAVEL… |
| 2005-09-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE COIL SPRING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR FLEW OFF. IT NEARLY … |
| 2005-08-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE SPRING PERCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ALREADY COLLAPSED DUE TO RUST, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SPRING PERCH IS ABOUT … |
| 2004-07-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 1 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE OF THE CHASSIS IS BROKEN AND THE SPRING DISLOCATED AND LOST. THEN THE SHOCKS DAMAGED AND THE FE… |
| 2004-05-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER HEARD THE FRONT SPRINGS SNAP. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED TH… |
| 2004-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | UPON MAKING A RIGHT TURN VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING PEDESTRIANS, … |
| 2004-03-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE CONSUMER HA… |
| 2004-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | A SPARK WAS SEEN ON THE LOWER RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE BEFORE CAR ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE WHILE OWNER WAS IN CAR. CAR BUR… |
| 2003-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND RECENTLY CAR SHAKES BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. HAVE HAD O2 SENSORS,TRANS… |
| 2003-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83K MILES. THE 2-3 AND 3-4 GEAR SLIPS. ACCORDING TO MERCEDES MECHANICS, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS… |
| 2002-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALLFUNCTION, FIBERS AND METAL SHAVINGS FOUND IN TRRANSMISSION PAN, SHIFT ADAPTION DATA MAXED AT… |
| 2002-07-04 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDIRTIONER BLOWER REGULATOR WENT OUT. WHEN I CALLED TO FIND OUT THE PRICE OF THE PART, THE SALES PERSON INFORME… |
| 2001-08-12 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE FRONT SEAT IS LOOSE ON TRACKS. FIRST COMPLAIN WAS AT 7630 MILES WAY BACK IN 1997 BUT DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT DUP… |
| 2001-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE MAS IS AN EMISSION RELATED EQUIPMENT AND IT FAILED AT 57,535 MILES. REPLACEMENT WAS AT OWNER'S COST.*AK |
| 2001-03-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 10 MPH RIVET WHICH SECURED COIL SPRING BRACE TO FRAME RUSTED, ALLOWING BRACKET WHICH HOLD THE COI… |