FaultScore report
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1993 Mercedes Benz 190 with NHTSA between 1997 and 2008. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
12
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
2
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 1 fires
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 125,000 mi
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 175,000 mi
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10108566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOUSE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #835649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOUSE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #835649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WITH 1993 MERCEDES E-190 4 CYLINDER AUTOMOBILE, METAL RING ON ADJUSTER ARM BREAKS, LOOSENING FAN BELT AND CAUSING ENGINE FAN BELT TO BREAK LOOSE AND ENGINE MUST BE STOPPED.
NHTSA complaint #10235061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10108566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS DEFECTIVE, IT DOESN'T SHOW THE CORRECT MILEAGE.
NHTSA complaint #855506 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY ODOMETER FUNCTION, REPLACEMENT WAS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY READING FIVE MPH OVER.
NHTSA complaint #515102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DOOR PANELS BUCKLED ON ALL FOUR DOORS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #515102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER.
NHTSA complaint #515102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT CONTAIN INFORMATION ON CHILD SAFETY SEATS LOCKING CLIP INSTALLATION OR USEAGE.
NHTSA complaint #515102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOUSE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #835649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE DIED OUT. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER HOUSE, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #835649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
PREMATURE TIRE WEAR / FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WORN OUT
NHTSA complaint #703833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #537306 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #515102 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.