1997 MERCEDES BENZ 300 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
REPEATED SERVICE CALLS TO CORRECT PROBLEM SINCE CAR HAD APPROXIMATEKLY 6,000 MILES. ONE SERVICE REPAIR COST $1,674. WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NW ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR SIXTH TIME CAR HAS 17, 450 MILES AT THIS TIME.
INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ALL THE GAUGES, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL, BULBS BURNING OUT.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
RIGHT FRONT RUNNING LIGHT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER LAST REPAIR THE "LIGHT DEFECTIVE" DASHBOARD SIGNAL STILL WARNING OF DEFECTIVE LIGHT.
ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY BUCKS AT 2,250 RPM AT 55 MPH, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.
ELECTRONIC SEAT MEMORY FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
VEHICLE HAS ONE WINDSHIELD WIPER WHICH DOES NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE TACHOMETER SKIPPS OVER 2,000 RPM FOR A FEEW SECONDS WHILE THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE SURGING.
SINCE REPAIRED WHEN USING THE MEMORY SETTINGS, THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER IS INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY OF THE MEMORY ADJUSTMENTS.