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1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 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 30, 2001
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.
0
Reports on file since Mar 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300. 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 1–7 of 7

Driver assistance
Filed Jan 30, 2001

VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
879380
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jul 21, 1998
1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5-10 MPH THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THE AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
825700
Incident
Jul 15, 1998
BrakesElectrical
Filed Sep 19, 1996

COMPUTER FAILED, CAUSING INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

NHTSA ID
508817
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Oct 17, 1995

PLASTIC THERMOSTAT HOUSING BROKE, CAUSED LOSS OF COOLANT WHICH DAMAGED THE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ID
973438
Incident
Sep 19, 1995
AirbagsEngine
Filed Jul 10, 1995

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING OFF/ON, REPLACED AIR BAG, STILL HAPPENS ON LONG TRIPS. *DSH

NHTSA ID
484036
Incident
Jun 1, 1990
Visibility
Filed Apr 14, 1995
1 injury reported

SPRING ON DAY/NIGHT MECHANISM ON REAR-VIEW MIRROR CRACKED AND PLASTIC BOTTOM FLEW INTO DRIVER'S LAP, CAUSING INJURY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
489239
Incident
Jan 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Mar 28, 1995

ENGINE OVERHAUL IN THE FIRST YEAR. TT

NHTSA ID
962655

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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