Mercedes Benz 300 1990

Model 300 made in 1990 by Mercedes Benz got 5 consumer complains as well as 4 recalls. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and engine and engine cooling. There were some recalls concerningequipment and service brakes, hydraulic.

300 year 1990

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Model 1990

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER
90V068000	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.	from 10/01/1989 to 11/01/1989	V (Vehicle)	1584	04/20/1990	MFR	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	05/01/1990	05/17/1990
Defect Summary	Under certain operating conditions, the plastic cover of the preresistor for the auxiliary fan may melt, possibly igniting the preresistor.
Consequence Summary	This results in an underhood fire that would be hazardous to occupants.
Corrective Summary	Replace the preresistor with version having a metal cover.
Notes	System: air conditioning -preresistor for auxiliary fan.vehicle description: passenger cars; 300e, ce, te, d , e4m, te4m.warning: the climate control system should be operated in the ec (economy) mode until the preresistor is changed.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
90V033000	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.	from 10/01/1989 to 11/01/1989	V (Vehicle)	594	11/24/1989	MFR	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	01/26/1990	02/28/1990
Defect Summary	Bolts used for the brake strut support do not meet specifications and may break.
Consequence Summary	The failure of the bolts may result in a deterioration of vehicle steering and braking which could result in loss of control and an accident.
Corrective Summary	Replace hex nut bolts with bolts that meet specifications.
Notes	System: brake strut support hex nut bolts.vehicle description: passenger cars.
TIRES - SIDEWALL
90V062000	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.		V (Vehicle)	278	04/20/1990	MFR	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	05/01/1990	05/17/1990
Defect Summary	Left front and left rear tires may have been damaged by a worn chain drive of the conveyor system.
Consequence Summary	Damaged or cut tires could fail during use and result in an accident with possible injuries.
Corrective Summary	Replace damaged tires with tires of the same brand name.
Notes	System: tires.vehicle description: passenger cars; 300sl, 500sl.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
93V095000	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.	from 03/01/1987 to 10/01/1991	V (Vehicle)	128000	07/16/1993	ODI	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	05/27/1993	05/27/1993
Defect Summary	Due to heat effects, the throttle bushing located on the accelerator control cable, can fatigue and break, causing the throttle linkage to separate.
Consequence Summary	If the throttle linkage separates, the engine will returnto idle speed, and remain at idle, with no acceleration ability. loss of enginespeed without prior warning could lead to loss of vehicle control and anaccident.
Corrective Summary	Replace the throttle bushing with a new bushing made from more heat-resistant materials.
Notes	System: fuel system; throttle linkages.vehicle description: passenger cars.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL
04/01/1995
	The passenger side air bag has melted. tt
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
12/01/1999		2
	While driving there was a loud noise due to the rear motor mounts dropping. dealer has seen vehicle. *ak
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
11/01/1990
	300 se, vehicle stalls at any speed, check engine light comes on intermittantly. dealer unable to find problem. mr
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
12/17/2001		2	05/01/2090
	I drop my car to the service station for smog check, next day i called mechanic,to see if my car is done. he said no it still have a high reading on hydro emission. he said he will try to inject water and or some kind of chemical into the engine to rejuvenate the catalytic converter. next day he called me and said that my car needs a new catalytic converter. he said i can have one put in for $480.00. i said it's too high. i told him i wil have my other mechanic from california muffler install one on it. when i went to pick my car in his shop i noticed the very loud noise coming from the engine. i asked him what is that noise, he said it's some kind of carbon desposite logde in the piston. it should go away. i drove the car to the califorina muffler shop and had a catalytic converter installed. i took the car back for re-test at texaco station, and again it failed. i insisted that he screwed nu my engine and said no. he asked all his mechanic friends that noise will eventually go away. upset about the situation i told the mechanic. you owe me an engine, he said he can not help me because he is a commision mechanic, i have to bring my complain to the owner of the station. so i confronted the owner, he told my you got problem, have your lawyer talk to my lawyer. meantime i had my mercedes mechanic look into hte noise problem. he went and drop the oil pan and found all kinds of metal filings in it. he also told me #4 piston is the one making the noise. i had them drop the whole engine and opened it up. sure enough the #4 piston push rod was bent. piston skirt was hitting the cam shaft making the lound noise, that by now you can barely hear it any except if you drive the car and go into tunnel or next to concrete wall that you hear the noise. no wonder it won't pass smog re-test when brought the car back to his shop.my car is still at the mercedes benz mech. in torrance auto house in torrance, ca. waiting for an engine. it's been there since last december last year. *
VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE
07/11/1997		1
	A/c heater core leaked allowing the toxic anti-freeze to spray into the vehicle onto consumer.