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1984 Mercedes-Benz 190 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 5, 2003
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1984 Mercedes-Benz 190, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes133.3%
  • Tires & wheels133.3%
  • Visibility133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND FOOT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID 10006590 · filed Feb 5, 2003

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

AFTER THE USE OF THE PRODUCT " FIX - A - FLAT" THE TREATED TIRES SHOWED BUBBLES ON THE OUTER SIDE.ONE OF THOSE BUBBLES BUSTED OPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. AT THE TIRE STORE THE STORE MANAGER WAS NOT SURPRISED, BECAUSE HE SAW THOSE SYMTOMS BEFORE AFTER THE PRODUCT WAS USED. I SEE THE PRODUCT FIX-A-FLAT PART NO S 430 DOT 2Q AS A POSSIBLE DANGER. NLM

NHTSA ID 767649 · filed Sep 24, 2002

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, THE HEATER CORE IN THE VEHICLE FAILED, CAUSING HOT COOLANT TO COME INTO THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S FEET. *AK

NHTSA ID 982361 · filed Apr 5, 1996

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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