Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Mercedes Benz 320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AT NIGHT AT AROUND 50 MPH; THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND A SOUND OF METAL BEING THROWN ARO… |
| 2012-10-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS A CORRECTION TO THE SUBMISSION MADE EARLIER THIS MORNING. JUST LIKE THE GM CARS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING REC… |
| 2006-03-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED TO MY 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320 SEDAN. THE "INCIDENT" INVOLVES THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT FRONT SPR… |
| 2006-02-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NO PARTICULAR SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT I… |
| 2005-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. THE BATTERY EXPLODED. THERE WAS AN EXYREMELY LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR WAS JARRED. THE BATT… |
| 2004-11-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FLUID HOSE CLAMP OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE V… |
| 2004-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED SMOKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THEN TWO MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FI… |
| 2004-01-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FLIES OFF THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. I OWN A MERC… |
| 2003-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSU… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE USES A QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 1000 MILES. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL BURN OUT. … |
| 2003-06-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED THAT THE FOUR WINDOW CLUSTERS FOR ALL … |
| 2003-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE IN PARK, THE BATTERY EXPLODED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. *MR WHILE PARKED, THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT P… |
| 2002-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | LOSS OF CONTROL OF ACCELERATOR. VEHICLE RUNS TO 1000 RPM, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK |
| 2001-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON CONTIUOUSLY;AIR BAGS NOT ON;9/26/01 THE DEALERSHIP ALLEGEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR $136.80; TWO DA… |
| 2000-08-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE LOCKS WILL RATCHET UP AND DOWN WHEN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO USE REMOTE LOCKING DEVICE. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN 2 LOCK… |
| 2000-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *… |
| 1999-09-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LEAKS OIL/GAS PEDAL IS VERY STIFF & HARD TO PRESS/ DOOR LOCKS KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN WHEN USING REMOTE CON… |
| 1999-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 1 | TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED THEN DOWNSHIFTED (1ST) WHILE DRIVING. BRAKES ENGAGED. CAR CAME TO VIOLENT HALT , THEN CAR AN… |
| 1999-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 20MPH AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND THREW THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF… |
| 1999-08-20 | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | THERE IS NO PLACE FOR A TODLER ATTACHMENT, AND DEALER WILL NOT ATTACH ONE. *AK |
| 1999-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS IN THE ROAD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, INFORMING OW… |
| 1999-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | REF: OWNERS MANUAL, TRAILER TOWING PGS 96-99. BENZ REFUSES TO HELP RESOLVE PROBLEM! FACTORY WIRING HAS PROVIDED +12V (H… |
| 1998-09-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS EXPOSED AND DISTORTED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & SERVICE MANAGER HIT AIR BAG COVER &… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE BATTERY AND AIR BAG EXPLODED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. (LAWYER, TREVOR GRIMM, ON BEHALF OF CLIENT). *AK *JB |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY | No | 0 | VEHCLE RECEIVES 0 FUEL PRESSURE DUE TO A FAILED FUEL PUMP. ALSO, THE STARTER RELAY INTERMITTENTLY MISREADS THE KEY CO… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | THER IS NO PLACE FOR A TODLER ATTACHMENT AND DEALER WILL NOT ATACH ONE. *AK |
| — | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ BABY SMART FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO PURCHASE THERE SPECIALIZED FRONT-FACING INFANT SEAT THAT WILL DISABLE TH… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PER CONSUMER VEHICLE IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING , ESPECIALLY ON LONG TRIPS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEA… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MODEL ML320 THE CRUISE CONTROL STALK ON THIS VEHICLE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE TURN SIGNAL STALK. THE CRUISE CONTR… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT THREE TIMES WHICH DID NOT … |