1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300 SERIES Problems & Recalls

BATTERY GOES DEAD, REPLACED BATTERY, IT GOES DEAD. CHARGED BATTERY , IT GOES DEAD. *TR

Mileage: 98,500

I HAVE TWO MERCEDES BENZ W124 CARS. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND THAT DESTROYED MANY VERY EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON THE CARS. 1993 300E 4 DOOR SEDAN, WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND DESTROY MANY THINGS VERY EXPENSIVE ON THE CAR 1995 E320 CABRIOLET RARE COLLECTORS CONVERT...

Mileage: 178,000

I HAVE TWO MERCEDES BENZ W124 CARS. BOTH CARS HAVE HAD THE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND THAT DESTROYED MANY VERY EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON THE CARS. 1993 300E 4 DOOR SEDAN, WIRING HARNESS FAILURE AND DESTROY MANY THINGS VERY EXPENSIVE ON THE CAR 1995 E320 CABRIOLET RARE COLLECTORS CONVERT...

Mileage: 178,000

I HAVE A 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BROKEN DOWN. THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE WIRES ARE TOUCHING EACH OTHER. THIS IN TURN MAKE THE ENGINE RUN POORLY AND REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS IS THE ONLY OPTION. THIS AT A COST OF OVE...

Mileage: 202,000

300E ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DEGRADING, FLAKING INSULATION, SHORTING WIRES FOR ALL SYSTEMS, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. RACING IDLE, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, STALLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF. REPLACED THOUSANDS $$ IN PARTS ONLY TO FIND IT IS A WELL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NO-ONE, INCLUDING THE ...

Mileage: 160,000

1993 300E EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE CODE FAILURES, RACING AT IDLE, STALLING, ALL OF WHICH RESULTED IN COSTLY REPAIRS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF MAF , 02 SENSOR, HOT AIR FLOW SENSOR, OVER VOLTAGE RELAY, SEVERAL BLOWN FUSES, IGNITION COILS, CLIMATE CONTROL AMPLIFIER. I CANNOT TELL...

Mileage: 152,000

AFTER A MAJOR SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE, DURING WHICH THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMERGE. ONE SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ON ONE OCCASSION, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS COMPLETE POWER AND ...

Mileage: 109,000

AFTER A MAJOR SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE, DURING WHICH THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMERGE. ONE SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ON ONE OCCASSION, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS COMPLETE POWER AND ...

Mileage: 109,000

I OWN A MERCEDES 300CE WHICH HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH OVER ACCELERATION, IDLING ISSUES AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE COULD NOT AFFORD A NEW CAR SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I STARTED WITH REPLACING THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IN 2007 DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT CONSISTEN...

Mileage: 149,000

CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH,AND SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

MY 1993 MERCEDES 300E WAS RUNNING POORLY. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS AREAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHERE INSULATION WAS CRACKING ON THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE COPPER WIRE WAS EXPOSED ALLOWING THE CONDUCTORS TO SHORT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 195,618

MY 1993 MERCEDES 300E EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH ITS WIRING IN THE HARNESS. AS A RESULT, I HAD IT TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THAT THE INSULATION ON THE FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS DETERIORATED AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO RUB TOGETHER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROBLE...

Mileage: 132,000

MY 1993 MERCEDES 300E EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH ITS WIRING IN THE HARNESS. AS A RESULT, I HAD IT TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THAT THE INSULATION ON THE FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS DETERIORATED AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO RUB TOGETHER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROBLE...

Mileage: 132,000

MY 1993 MERCEDES 300E EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH ITS WIRING IN THE HARNESS. AS A RESULT, I HAD IT TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED THAT THE INSULATION ON THE FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS DETERIORATED AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO RUB TOGETHER. IT APPEARS THAT THIS ENGINE WIRING HARNESS PROBLE...

Mileage: 132,000

ENGINE CONTROL WIRING FAILING DUE TO CRACKS IN THE INSULATION. IN MY 35 PLUS YEARS OF CAR REPAIRS I HAVE NEVER SEEN WIRING FAIL TO THIS DEGREE. *TR

Mileage: 214,600

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 1993 300E MERCEDES. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WITH EXTENSIVE CRACKS WITH ALL OF THE WIRES CAUSED THE FIRE. NOW I DISCOVER, THIS IS AN INFERIOR PART PLACED IN THE CAR WITH FABRIC TAPE WRAPPING. 100'S OF THESE KIND OF FIRES HAVE OCCURRED, WITH OUT A RECA...

Mileage: 120,000

ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 1993 300E MERCEDES. THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS WITH EXTENSIVE CRACKS WITH ALL OF THE WIRES CAUSED THE FIRE. NOW I DISCOVER, THIS IS AN INFERIOR PART PLACED IN THE CAR WITH FABRIC TAPE WRAPPING. 100'S OF THESE KIND OF FIRES HAVE OCCURRED, WITH OUT A RECA...

Mileage: 120,000

THE INSULATION AROUND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES INSIDE OF THE IGNITION HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED CAUSING SHORT CIRCUITS AND MISFIRING. THIS OCCURRED IN A MODEL 1993, 300E WITH 160,000 MILES. THIS IS PREMATURE FOR A VEHICLE BOASTING LONGEVITY AND RELIABILITY. REPORTING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPRE...

Mileage: 160,000

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE 1993 MERCEDES 300E. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

WIRE HARNESS CREATES POPPING NOISE AND WHITE SMOKE, WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED. AND ALSO SOMETIMES THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, DUE DO THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE IT DOES NOT CATCH MY CAR ON FIRE ONE DAY. *NM

Mileage: 118,000

1993 MB 300E - WIRING HARNESS HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL AND OR NOT START. STALLING CAN OCCUR WHILE DRIVING, THUS LOSING ALL POWER TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 223,000

THE WIRING HARNESS IN MY VEHICLE, LIKE MANY OTHERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/VINTAGE, IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE ENGINE ISSUES. THE CAR STALLS AND MISSES WHEN IDLING AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IT WOULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS FOR THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY ETC. MERCEDES IS WELL AWARE THAT THIS IS A ...

Mileage: 162,000

UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL-RELATED PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT THE CAR'S ABILITY TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND SAFELY. SEVERAL INSTANCES OF CAR GOING INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE AFTER STOPPING AT STOPLIGHT. THIS OCCURRED ON 1/3/05. TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING RESOLVED ON ALL OCASIONS. CAR ALSO RUNS ROUGH AND HAS INSTAN...

Mileage: 150,000

93 300SE PURCHASED IN 1999; TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MONTH AND HALF; 11/22/04 TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING ON HIGHWAY HALFWAY BETWEEN MEMPHIS AND ST LOUIS. WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. LIGHTS, RADIO, HORN, ETC WORKED, BUT CAR WOULD NOT SAY ANYTHING. READ ARTICLE ON INTER...

Mileage: 192,658

I HAVE OWNED THREE PREVIOUS MBZ AUTOMOBILES. TODAY, I OWN A 1993 300SE WITH LESS THAN 46000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS CAR'S ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE WAS MORE THAN $72000. EVEN THOUGH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, AND WHILE IT IS MOSTLY GARAGED AS IT IS MY WEEKEND SEDAN, OVER $7K HAS ...

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE OWNED THREE PREVIOUS MBZ AUTOMOBILES. TODAY, I OWN A 1993 300SE WITH LESS THAN 46000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS CAR'S ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE WAS MORE THAN $72000. EVEN THOUGH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, AND WHILE IT IS MOSTLY GARAGED AS IT IS MY WEEKEND SEDAN, OVER $7K HAS ...

Mileage: 46,000

WIRING HARNESS ON 1993-1994 MERCEDES BENZ 300E. THIS IS A KNOWN FAULT BY MERCEDES BENZ RESULTING IN A PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE WIRING HARNESS RUNNING ALONG THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. MERCEDES IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS A LARGE STOCK TO MEET THE DEMAND!*JB