1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320 Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER, PASSENGER, CEILING, AND BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT LEFT A VOICE MESSAGE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONT...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE F...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE F...
Mileage: 125,000
8/31/18 IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE (FROM A FIRE BUT NO FLAME WAS SEEN) I HAD TO OPEN ALL WINDOWS TO BREATH AND SEE. MY HOME WAS WITHIN SIGHT SO I DROVE TO THE MIDDLE OF MY LAWN AWAY FROM ANY BUILDING, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. I AS QUICKLY AS P...
Mileage: 175,000
TAKATA RECALL SRS LIGHT ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT
Mileage: 196,899
TAKATA RECALL SRS LIGHT ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT
Mileage: 196,899
MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL AND THE SMELL OF THE GAS IS REALLY BAD FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF FUEL TANK LEAKS ON MODEL YEAR 2003-08 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS VEHICLES SHOWS ME THAT THE E-CALLS HAS THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS A 1999. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WAS THE YEAR BASED S...
MY VEHICLE IS LEAKING FUEL AND THE SMELL OF THE GAS IS REALLY BAD FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF FUEL TANK LEAKS ON MODEL YEAR 2003-08 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS VEHICLES SHOWS ME THAT THE E-CALLS HAS THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS A 1999. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WAS THE YEAR BASED S...
1999 E320 RIGHT FRONT UPPER COIL SPRING MOUNT ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME. THIS PROBLEM IS FREQUENT ON THIS MODEL AND CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL UNDER A FAILURE CONDITION. THE LEFT COIL SPRING CAP IS FINE, AS IT IS IN MOST CASES I'VE RESEARCHED. - I FOUND THIS PROBLE...
I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, GOING ~5 MPH, WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION BY MY HEAD AND THE AIR CURTAINS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SELF-DEPLOYED. AFTER THAT MY HUSBAND, A MECHANIC, DEACTIVATED THE SRS USING THE SWITCH ON THE CONSOLE OF THE CAR. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LA...
Mileage: 101,700
THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT NEAR THE REAR TIRE. I HAD IT FIXED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. I CURRENTLY HAVE A FUEL LEAK AT THE SAME PLACE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 141,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE APPEARED TO BE LOWERED. AFTER TAKING THE FRO...
Mileage: 190,000
MY CAR SKIDDED OF THE ROAD AFTER I TRIED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE TWO RIGHT WHEELS OF THE CAR WERE IN A PUDDLE. I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I WAS ON A RAMP APPROACHING HIGHWAY 101, AND I WAS NOT SPEEDING. IT WAS A REALLY SCARY MOMEN...
Mileage: 124,000
JUST LIKE THE GM CARS NOW BEING RECALLED, MY CAR SHUT ITSELF OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO BE REPAIRED---AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE IMMEDIATELY, AS THE MECHANIC HAD DONE TAKEN CAR OF A CAR THAT HAD THE IDENTICAL "PROBLEM" JUST THE WEEK BEFORE. PARTS REPLA...
Mileage: 57,901
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IN...
Mileage: 100,832
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CRASH INTO ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY C...
Mileage: 182,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING A DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND ALL OF THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CRASH INTO ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY C...
Mileage: 182,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, AN ABNORMAL HISSING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FILLER NECK. AS THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUEL PUMP HOSE FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE M...
AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE ON THE ON RAMP MY REAR U JOINT ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT CAME APART. SUBSEQUENTLY BOTH MY CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS WELL AS MY DRIVER FRONT DOOR AIR BAG. AS IT WAS CONSIDERED A MECHANICAL FAILURE MY INSURANCE WITH USAA DID NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR
Mileage: 218,556
AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE ON THE ON RAMP MY REAR U JOINT ON FRONT DRIVE SHAFT CAME APART. SUBSEQUENTLY BOTH MY CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS WELL AS MY DRIVER FRONT DOOR AIR BAG. AS IT WAS CONSIDERED A MECHANICAL FAILURE MY INSURANCE WITH USAA DID NOT COVER ANYTHING. *TR
Mileage: 218,556
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY FORCE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE TH...
Mileage: 105,000
FRONT SPRING PERCH: THIS COMPONENT IS HEAVILY CORRODED. IT STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY WORK. SPRING IS NOTICIBLY BENT AND TOUCHING THE STRUTS WHICH IS CAUSING GRINDING AND VIBRATION. SPRING IS VERY CLOSE TO FALLING OFF WHICH WILL CAUSE THE FRONT END OF THE CAR TO DROP WHICH I BELIEVE IS VERY D...
Mileage: 143,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ON THE TIRE WHEN THE SPRING PERCH THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE SPRING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND HE HAD TO ORDER...
Mileage: 117,000
THE SUSPENSION SPRING PERCH BROKEN AND SPRING COIL FELL OUT. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THE BRAKES WHEN HE WAS INFORMED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE SPRING PERCH ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 127,000
DRIVER SIDE SRS AIRBAG DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY. NOT RELATED TO ANY COLLISION OR ACCIDENT. CAR WAS STOPPED, IN PARK, WHEN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BANGING INTO THE DRIVER LEFT SIDE AND ARM. IF THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STOPPED, THE DRIVER PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AN ACCIDENT WO...
Mileage: 92,000
1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320, TRAVELING EASTBOUND IN THE CENTER LANE. UNIT 1 HIT HER BRAKES AND A SMALL DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AND TORE A WIRE LOOSE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE BROKEN WIRE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING....
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT WHERE IT WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE...
Mileage: 112,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E-320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT WHERE IT WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE...
Mileage: 112,000
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THE ABS LIGHTS ON AND THE ASR, FUSE NO 2 ON THE K40 MODULE WAS BLOWN AND THERE WERE ALSO CODES INDICATING THAT NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE ASR HYDRAULIC UNIT. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE ...
Mileage: 107,000
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THE ABS LIGHTS ON AND THE ASR, FUSE NO 2 ON THE K40 MODULE WAS BLOWN AND THERE WERE ALSO CODES INDICATING THAT NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE ASR HYDRAULIC UNIT. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE ...
Mileage: 107,000
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR, THE ABS LIGHTS ON AND THE ASR, FUSE NO 2 ON THE K40 MODULE WAS BLOWN AND THERE WERE ALSO CODES INDICATING THAT NO POWER WAS GOING TO THE ASR HYDRAULIC UNIT. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE ...
Mileage: 107,000
ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING/STALLING AFTER FROM 15 - 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE MIDWAY THROUGH LEFT TURNS. (SCARY!) CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AND ANY SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 134,000
ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING/STALLING AFTER FROM 15 - 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE MIDWAY THROUGH LEFT TURNS. (SCARY!) CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AND ANY SPEED. *TR
Mileage: 134,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 12, 1998 I PURCHASED A 1999 E320W.] I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS DRIVEN LEISURELY. TO DATE, IT ONLY HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN REGULARLY OBTAINING THE A & B MAINTENANCE SERVI...
Mileage: 80,000
DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN 1999 MERCEDES BENZ MODEL E320S. CARMAKER SAID TRANSMISSIONS DID NOT REQUIRE SERVICING BECAUSE THEY WERE SEALED. POLICY ONLY APPLIED TO CARS SOLD IN US. RESEARCH REVEALED THIS WAS BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS IN THE US WANTED A PROGRAM TO HELP SELL CARS. THEY THOUGHT IF MZB INCL...
Mileage: 113,840
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES E320. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE FAR LEFT. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SWAY THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO AVOID HITTING A PASSING VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO AN EMBANKMENT WHERE THE VEHICLE F...
Mileage: 140,000
AFTER TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A REPAIR SHOP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE FRONT SPRING PERCH HAD FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
AFTER TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A REPAIR SHOP, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THAT THE FRONT SPRING PERCH HAD FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
FUNNY NOISES FROM FRONT END, THEN SUSPENSION DROPPED, DISENGAGING FROM FRAME.*TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRACING THAT HELD THE SHOCK AND SPRING FAILED. UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB UPADTED 03/01/10
Mileage: 98,412
99 MERCEDES BENZ WITH CRACKS ALONG THE SEAMS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIRBAGS**CC *JB
I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF 1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320. VEHICLE HAS 31000 MILES; KEPT IN GARAGE. REPLACED DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR AT $350 COST 2 YEARS AGO. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR IS NOW INOPERATIVE. I AM RETIREE AND NO ONE RIDES IN BACK SEAT. REAR WINDOWS OPENED IN SUMMER ONLY. CONTA...
Mileage: 31,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE REAR LEFT TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE SERVICE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ...
CRANK POSITION SENSOR (CPS) STARTED TO FAIL WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 95F. CAR (1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320) FAILED TO START TWICE WHEN PARKED AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. ONLY AFTER COOLING IT WOULD START AGAIN. AT ONE POINT THE ENGINE BECAME VERY ERRATIC WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT AN...
Mileage: 64,000
CRANK POSITION SENSOR (CPS) STARTED TO FAIL WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 95F. CAR (1999 MERCEDES BENZ E320) FAILED TO START TWICE WHEN PARKED AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. ONLY AFTER COOLING IT WOULD START AGAIN. AT ONE POINT THE ENGINE BECAME VERY ERRATIC WHILE IN TRAFFIC. AT AN...
Mileage: 64,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED BY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE AIR MASS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED ALSO OWNS AN ML320 WHICH HAD THE SAME FAILURE JULY 2006. IF THE AIR MASS SENSOR...
Mileage: 28,000
CONSUMER 1999 E320 HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH 110,000 MILES ON IT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES. BEFORE THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD A TIRE LEAK AND A DEFECTIVE LAMP ASSEMBLY. *JB
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER 1999 E320 HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH 110,000 MILES ON IT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES. BEFORE THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD A TIRE LEAK AND A DEFECTIVE LAMP ASSEMBLY. *JB
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER 1999 E320 HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH 110,000 MILES ON IT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES. BEFORE THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD A TIRE LEAK AND A DEFECTIVE LAMP ASSEMBLY. *JB
Mileage: 55,000
CONSUMER 1999 E320 HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH 110,000 MILES ON IT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES. BEFORE THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD A TIRE LEAK AND A DEFECTIVE LAMP ASSEMBLY. *JB
Mileage: 55,000
I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT - IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE CAR THAT HIT ME WAS GOING APPROX. 40 MPH. I WAS HIT DIRECTLY ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR (DRIVER'S SIDE) OF MY VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE COST OVER $10,600 TO REPAIR. THE AIRBAGS IN MY 1999 MERCEDES E320 DID NOT DEPLOY. ME...
I BOUGHT A MERCEDES ML320 IN 2003 AS CERTIFIED CAR WITH ONLY 45628 MILES. I DROVE ON MY WAY FROM MARIPOSA ON 8/23/05 THE CAR SUDDENLY LOCKED THE TRANSMISSION TO LOW GEAR AND REFUSED SHIFT TO HIGH GEAR AUTOMATICALLY. I STOPPED THE CAR AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE MAINTAINING A LOW SPEED BACK HOME. ON ...
Mileage: 76,249
DT: FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON CAR EXPLODED CAUSING DAMAGE TO HUB AND SPINDLE ALSO DAMAGING BRAKES. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AND LAST YEAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 50,000 AND THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED AT 60,000. IT IS A CONTAINED UNIT, SO IT CAN NOT B...
Mileage: 50,000
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED BY AAA. *AK *JB
Mileage: 39,500
AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM MY ENGINE. I STARTED LOSING POWER STEERING AND MY BATTERY CHARGER LIGHT KEPT FLASHING INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY.*AK AFTER SAFELY DRIVING HOME, I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD A...
Mileage: 56,989
THE REGULATOR ON THE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AT LEAST EVERY 6 MONTHS THE CHECK EGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS WHERE DONE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LOSING POWER AND NOW WILL NOT SHIFT SINCE THE PURCHASE. *AK
Mileage: 12
THE REGULATOR ON THE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AT LEAST EVERY 6 MONTHS THE CHECK EGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS WHERE DONE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LOSING POWER AND NOW WILL NOT SHIFT SINCE THE PURCHASE. *AK
Mileage: 12
DURING NORMAL OPERATION I EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST AND THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. I BARELY MISSED HITTING SEVERAL ROADSIDE OBSTACLES AND WAS NEARLY STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH SPEED ROADWAY. I AM A WOMAN OF OVER 70 YEARS OF AGE AND DO NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO WRESTLE A 3000 POU...
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT ARM SEAL ON THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A WORN OUT PART. *AK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE...
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CROSSED THE MEDIUM INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER IT CROSSED THE SIDEWALK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. MH . *AK
Mileage: 62,839
WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE THE FRONT DROPPED TO THE GROUND. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE SUSPENSION SPRINGS FELL TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 85,000
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 58,000
ON 3 OCCASIONS PUMPING GAS IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH GASOLINE SPEWING OUT OF THE TANK AFTER I REMOVE THE PUMP NOZZLE. IT WAS NOT A SIMPLE FAILURE OF THE PUMP TO TURN OFF. IT SEEMED LIKE AIR PRESSURE BUILT UP MUCH LIKE PUMPING UP AN AIR CANISTER TO SPRAY WEED KILLER ON A YARD. ...
CONSUMER STATED THAT REAR WINDOW WAS HARD TO ROLL UP DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PULLEY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 31,500
WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. *AK *JB
Mileage: 23,000
1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320T, 60K MILES - CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER (DAMPER PULLEY) FAILED. ADVISED BY MECHANIC TO REPLACE IMMEDIATELY, SO AS TO AVOID LOSS OF MULTI RIBBED-V-BELT AND CONCURRENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP FUNCTION.*AK
Mileage: 60,530
1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320T, 60K MILES - CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER (DAMPER PULLEY) FAILED. ADVISED BY MECHANIC TO REPLACE IMMEDIATELY, SO AS TO AVOID LOSS OF MULTI RIBBED-V-BELT AND CONCURRENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP FUNCTION.*AK
Mileage: 60,530
1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320T, 60K MILES - CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER (DAMPER PULLEY) FAILED. ADVISED BY MECHANIC TO REPLACE IMMEDIATELY, SO AS TO AVOID LOSS OF MULTI RIBBED-V-BELT AND CONCURRENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP FUNCTION.*AK
Mileage: 60,530
1999 MERCEDES-BENZ E320T, 60K MILES - CRANKSHAFT HARMONIC BALANCER (DAMPER PULLEY) FAILED. ADVISED BY MECHANIC TO REPLACE IMMEDIATELY, SO AS TO AVOID LOSS OF MULTI RIBBED-V-BELT AND CONCURRENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR AND WATER PUMP FUNCTION.*AK
Mileage: 60,530
HARMONIC BALANCER (CRANKSHAFT PULLEY) IS SEPARATING, CREATING NOISE AND POTENTIALLY LOST OF POWER ASSIST FOR STEERING. *JB
Mileage: 76,500
KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING IN PARK. *AK
Mileage: 36,500
THE RIGHT REAR DOOR ON MY MERCEDES BENZ 1999 E320 DID NOT LATCH COMPLETELY AND OPENED WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT NEXT TO IT. THE DOOR APPEARED CLOSED WHEN WE STARTED BECUASE I ALWAYS CHECK THAT THE KIDS HAVE SHUT THE DOOR COMPLETELY BECUASE THEY ARE HARD TO CLOSE. I STOPPED TH...
Mileage: 71,250
ABS/BAS/ESP LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS A "RATE OF TURN" GYROSCOPIC SENSOR THAT CAN ADJUST THE THROTTLE OR MAKE OTHER ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENTS DEPENDING ON THE SENSOR'S DATA. THE MECHANIC CONTACTED MERCEDES, WHO TOLD HIM THAT THIS $950 PART HAS BEEN "SELLING LIKE HOT CAKE...
Mileage: 57,000
HARMONIC BALANCER IN 1999E320 MERCEDES BENZ WENT OUT WITH ONLY 33,770 MILES. UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN QUITE Q PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. IT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CAR TO MY KNOWLEDGE MB HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS, YET THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES.
Mileage: 33,770
THE RUBBER INSERT IN THE PULLEY CRANKSHAFT EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *JB *SCC *NLM
Mileage: 67,000
CRANKSHAFT BALANCER FAILURE- MERCEDES E320 1999 (FROM INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES OF SEVERAL MERCEDES CUSTOMERS WITH 320 V6 ENGINE ON W210 PLATFORM AND OTHERS).*AK AROUND 72000 MILES, MY VEHICLE CRANK SHAFT BALANCER PULLEY STARTED SPERATING A THICK BLACK RUBBER RING, WHICH IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE CR...
Mileage: 71,500
DUNLOP SPORT A2 TIRES ------ HAD FLAT TIRE ------ DEALER NOTED EXCESSIVE TREADWEAR ON TIRE----- RECOOMMENDED REPLACEMENT-----COMPANY REFUSED----SAID I HAD TO WAIT TILL TREAD IS 3/32 ----TIRES HAVE 12 000 MILES----WITH 50 000 MILE WEAR OUT WARRANTY. *AK CURRENTLY 6/32 OF TREAD LEFT
THE ENGINE MAIN DRIVE PULLEY BROKE OFF RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED ON OPEN ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK *JB
Mileage: 62,000
WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM THE TRACTION CONTROLSYSTEM APPLIES TO THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS.*TS
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING OIL STARTED TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. *NLM THE DEALER DIDN'T USE THE RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC OIL AS STATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SCC
THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *NLM THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 98,000
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPER FLEW OFF WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT OR REAR WINDOWS WILL FAIL INTO THE SEAL CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
DRIVER INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION AT LOW SPEED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEVICE KNOWN AS "ETR" ACTIVATED ON LEFT FRONT AND REAR RESTAINT AND ON RIGHT REAR RESTRAINT. NO PASSENGERS IN THESE SEATS. FIRE OCCURRED IN "C" POST ON LEFT SIDE. ORIGIN IN AREA OF "ETR" UNIT. FIRE CAUSE NOT VERIFIED. I AM F...
TAILGATE DOOR CRASHED/ CAME DOWN ON HEAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,AND THEY STATED THAT HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD OF RAIN. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES AND HAS REPLACED ALL OF THE WORKING PARTS, THE MALFUNCTION PERSISTS. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER HAVE INDICATED THAT NOTHING M...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH GOING 35MPH. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND WAS PUSHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION.*AK
TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO GO MORE THEN 40 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
THERE'S A PIPE THAT RUNS UNDER VEHICLE THAT IS LEAKING OIL. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COULD START A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.VEHICLE WILL NOT RE-START. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
ESP/BAS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR COMES UP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. *AK
ESP/BAS MALFUNCTION INDICATOR COMES UP SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. *AK
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INVOLVING THE SUN ROOF. *YD
THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INVOLVING THE SUN ROOF. *YD
THE MERCEDES E320 HAS NO WARNING LIGHTS TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER WHEN A DOOR IS OPEN. THE DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY BY A CHILD GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE CAR. ON MULTIPLE OCCASSIONS I HAVE DRIVEN WITH A DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. I THINK THIS IS AN...
I HAD PURCHASED A MERCEDES-BENZ E320 4 MATIC WAGON ON AUGUST 25TH 1998 FROM MILLENNIUM AUTOMOTIVE GROUP AT BRIDGEWATER, NJ. SINCE THEN THIS CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED AND SERVICED. THE DATES OF SERVICE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) JUN...
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL IN TRAFFIC WHEN A SUV SLAMMED IN REAR SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD A SEAT BELT TENSIONER THAT DIDN'T LOCK. CONSUMER PUSHED THE SEAT BACK TRYING TO PREPARE FOR AIR BAGA WHICH THE DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MERCEDES BENZ DEALER STATED AIR BAGS ...
A MALFUNCTION WITHIN TRANSMISSION CAUSES A DELAY WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER IS WILLING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILD TRANSMISSION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CROSSED THE MEDIUM INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC, NO ACCIDENT AND NO INJURIES OCCURED. NLM
FUEL TANK HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM. WHEN CONSUMER IS FILLING UP VEHICLE, AFTER THE FILL UP, AND EXTRA 4.7 GALLONS OF GASOLINE CAN BE ADDED ADDITIONALLY, THIS GASOLINE IS PUMPED INTO TANK AND CHARCOAL CANISTER AND LINES, DUE TO DESIGN CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS EXPELLING OUT OF THE ...
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN GOING OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP VEHICLE STALLS . VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN 6 TIMES BY THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK