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1984 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 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 May 10, 2010
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 23, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300SD. 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 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed May 10, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1984 MERCEDES 300SD. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTED 195/70/14 TIRES. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGERS TIRE WAS DEFLATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SIDEWALLS ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY AND ROTTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 228,000.

NHTSA ID
10329767
Incident
Mar 3, 2010
Mileage
228,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 2, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *YD

NHTSA ID
879646
Electrical
Filed Oct 10, 1997

WIRES UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ARE CRACKED (THE WIRE INSULLATION). THE INSULATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WIRE IS CRACKED (OWNER CAN SEE THE COPPER WIRE) THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
817068
Incident
Oct 10, 1997
Engine
Filed Aug 23, 1996

CAR BLEW CYLINDER HEAD GASKET CAUSING ENGINE OIL TO BURN EXCESSIVELY.

NHTSA ID
507848

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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