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1990 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jan 11, 2004
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 27, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Electrical
Filed Jan 11, 2004

INTERMITTENT WIRING PROBLEMS CAUSE STALLING AND THE LOSS OF FUNCTIONS.*AK

NHTSA ID
10052864
Incident
Jan 8, 2004
Mileage
105,800 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 27, 1998

SINGLE ARM WIPER MOTOR FAILURE AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. FUEL PUMPS, MOTOR, POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING FAILS AT 70 MILES PER HOUR.

NHTSA ID
540499
Incident
Feb 1, 1997

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.

Data sources

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