FaultScore report
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1997 Mercedes Benz 300 with NHTSA between 1998 and 1999. The largest single group is the engine & cooling. Across this model's run it ranks 4 of 4 worst.
FaultScore 12/100
Higher is worse. Measured against the other years of the Mercedes Benz 300.
How this is worked out10
Complaints
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
Click any bar to open that year's report.
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
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.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
REPEATED SERVICE CALLS TO CORRECT PROBLEM SINCE CAR HAD APPROXIMATEKLY 6,000 MILES. ONE SERVICE REPAIR COST $1,674. WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NW ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR SIXTH TIME CAR HAS 17, 450 MILES AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #715542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ALL THE GAUGES, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO FAIL, BULBS BURNING OUT.
NHTSA complaint #530969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #705460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
NHTSA complaint #530969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
ELECTRONIC SEAT MEMORY FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #530969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT FRONT RUNNING LIGHT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, AFTER LAST REPAIR THE "LIGHT DEFECTIVE" DASHBOARD SIGNAL STILL WARNING OF DEFECTIVE LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #530969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY BUCKS AT 2,250 RPM AT 55 MPH, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.
NHTSA complaint #530969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
THE TACHOMETER SKIPPS OVER 2,000 RPM FOR A FEEW SECONDS WHILE THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE SURGING.
NHTSA complaint #533611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE REPAIRED WHEN USING THE MEMORY SETTINGS, THE STEERING WHEEL NO LONGER IS INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY OF THE MEMORY ADJUSTMENTS.
NHTSA complaint #533611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
VEHICLE HAS ONE WINDSHIELD WIPER WHICH DOES NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #824736 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.