1996 MERCEDES-BENZ 300
0 recalls — 23 complaints
No recalls found for this vehicle.
Complaint Statistics
23 total complaints
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| SUSPENSION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Oct 6, 2008
Incident date: Sep 28, 2008
CAR LOOSING POWER WHEN DRIVING. *TR
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Jan 2, 2008
Incident date: Dec 17, 2007
CAR STALLS AT 40+ MPH IN TRAFFIC APPARENTLY CHOKED FOR FUEL. AFTER 5 TO 10 MINUTES AT REST - THE CAR CAN BE STARTED ALTHOUGH THE KEY MUST BE HELD IN THE START POSITION FOR 30 TO 40 SECONDS. THIS IS A 1996 300D MERCEDES BENZ 4-DOOR SEDAN. IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MERCEDES BENZE REPAIR CEN... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
SEATS
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 27, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ELECTRONICS ON FRONT DASH WENT BLANK, CAR DECELERATED, AND I HAD TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT STOPPED. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO SAFETY. DROVE CAR HOME AFTER A FEW DAYS - IN AREA AWAY FROM HOME AND H... Read more
SUSPENSION
Mar 10, 2004
Incident date: Apr 18, 2003
THE WELDED BRACKET RUSTED, AND IN APRIL 2003, THE LEFT HAND COIL SPRING BRACKET FAILED. ALSO, IN FEBUARY 2004, THE RIGHT HAND COIL SPRING BRACKET FAILED. *AK THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO THE AIR, MADE NOISES, AND A BLACK OBJECT HAD FLOWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. EVERY LIGHT ... Read more
TIRES
Dec 3, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH WRONG SIZE TIRE ON VEHICLE.*MR CONSUMER RETURNED VEHICLE TO PURCHASING DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE CORRECT SIZE AT NO CHARGE. *PH
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
Sep 29, 2003
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE, THEN A BANG, THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING UPPER CRADLE FAILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Jun 10, 1998
HEADLIGHT BULBS CONTINUE TO FAIL.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Aug 28, 1997
RATTLE IN ONE OF THE DOORS.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Aug 28, 1997
A/C FAN GOES OFF/ON INTERMITTENTLY.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Aug 28, 1997
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF AT WILL.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Aug 28, 1997
ACCELERATOR SQUEAKS.
MERCEDES-BENZ 300 — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the MERCEDES-BENZ 300 across all model years (1971–1993).
16
Total Recalls
289
Total Complaints
0
Investigations
17
Reported Crashes
14
Reported Fires
1
Reported Deaths
MERCEDES-BENZ 300 — Year by Year
Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | View |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 | View |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | View |
| 1997 | 0 | 10 | View |
| 1996 (current) | 0 | 23 | |
| 1995 | 0 | 23 | View |
| 1994 | 0 | 7 | View |
| 1993 | 1 | 51 | View |
| 1992 | 1 | 25 | View |
| 1991 | 2 | 32 | View |
| 1990 | 4 | 5 | View |
| 1989 | 1 | 7 | View |
| 1988 | 1 | 8 | View |
| 1987 | 1 | 38 | View |
| 1986 | 0 | 18 | View |
| 1985 | 0 | 6 | View |
| 1984 | 0 | 4 | View |
| 1983 | 0 | 10 | View |
| 1982 | 0 | 6 | View |
| 1980 | 0 | 3 | View |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | View |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 | View |