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1991 Mercedes-Benz 350 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 Oct 6, 2004
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 1991 Mercedes-Benz 350, 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

  • Airbags233.3%
  • Engine233.3%
  • Brakes116.7%
  • Fuel system116.7%

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

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.

NHTSA ID 542408 · filed Oct 28, 1998

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

NHTSA ID 965532 · filed May 18, 1995

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

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

2
reports

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Oct 6, 2004

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 · filed Jan 28, 1997

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

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

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 · filed Dec 3, 2003

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

1
report

From owner reports, verbatim

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 · filed Feb 24, 2003

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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