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1991 Mercedes-Benz 350 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 Oct 6, 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.
0
Reports on file since May 18, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 Mercedes-Benz 350. 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 1–6 of 6

Engine
Filed Oct 6, 2004

WHILE DRIVING COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL, WHICH WAS FUEL. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT IT MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM THAT WAS CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BE SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
10095241
Incident
Oct 5, 2004
Brakes
Filed Dec 3, 2003

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE VALVE STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10042312
Incident
Aug 24, 2003
Mileage
96,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 24, 2003

FUEL LEAKED FROM THE FUEL INJECTION AND GOT INTO THE HEAD GASKET. *JB THERE WAS A STRONG DIESEL SMELL. THE UNDERHOOD WAS SATURATED WITH DIESEL FUEL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED DIESEL FUEL AND OIL AROUND THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED WATER BUBBLING WHERE THE INJECTORS SEVERED INTO THE HEAD. *SCC

NHTSA ID
10009161
Incident
Oct 18, 2002
Airbags
Filed Oct 28, 1998

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
542408
Engine
Filed Jan 28, 1997

DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH, BELT TENSIONER BROKE, LOST POWER STEERING & POWER BRAKES, HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE, MANAGED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD, LIMPED TO GAS STATION THEN HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE FOR REPAIRS. *AK

NHTSA ID
807304
Incident
Aug 24, 1995
Airbags
Filed May 18, 1995
Crash reported

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON 55 MPH COLLISION. TT

NHTSA ID
965532
Incident
Apr 18, 1995

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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