1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E Problems & Recalls

I HAVE BEEN AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF THE MERCEDES-BENZ LINE FOR MANY YEARS AND MODELS. CURRENTLY I OWN A 1993 300SE AND MY "SUMMER CAR," A 1978 450SL. BOTH OF MY CARS ARE MAINTAINED TO THE HIGHEST OF STANDARDS, IT IS NOT A EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT YOU COULD EAT OFF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF EITHER CAR...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCEDES BENZ 300E (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER AND THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 46,690

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCEDES BENZ 300E (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER AND THE REAR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 46,690

EARLY IN MORNING AS COLD TEMPERATURE, THE STATER NOT WORKING . LATER IN THE MORNING, ABOUT 1000 AM AS TEMPERATURE GET WARMER...IT WORK....MY GOD....

WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 134,344

WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 134,344

MY ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS HAS CRUMBLING INSULATION, AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRES, STALLING, SUDDEN ACCELERATION, LOSS OF POWER, ETC. MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. THIS PROBLEM IS H...

Mileage: 149,500

CAR IS MIS-FIRING AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS JUST CRUMBLED WHEN HE TOUCHED IT. THE ENTIRE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

CAR IS MIS-FIRING AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS JUST CRUMBLED WHEN HE TOUCHED IT. THE ENTIRE HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS THE SECOND OWNER. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN NEAR MINT CONDITION COSMETICALLY AS WELL AS MECHANICALLY. UPON INSPECTION MY LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE AND BATTERY WIRING HARNESSES WERE DETERIORATING, CAUSING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS INCLUDING SURGING/ROUGH IDLE, ...

Mileage: 152,000

PURCHASED 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E AND IT DEVELOPED ENGINE MISS. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR TUNE UP AND WAS ADVISED THAT UNABLE TO TUNE UP DUE TO ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION DISINTEGRATION. A COMMON DEFECT WITH THESE MODELS SINCE THEY WERE NEW. THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. CALLED MERCED...

Mileage: 103,000

PURCHASED 1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300E AND IT DEVELOPED ENGINE MISS. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR TUNE UP AND WAS ADVISED THAT UNABLE TO TUNE UP DUE TO ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION DISINTEGRATION. A COMMON DEFECT WITH THESE MODELS SINCE THEY WERE NEW. THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. CALLED MERCED...

Mileage: 103,000