Mercedes Benz 300e 1993
Model 300e made in 1993 by Mercedes Benz got 14 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine.
Model 1993
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/22/2013 | 145000 | 1 | |
| Car is mis-firing and was told by the mechanic that the engine harness just crumbled when he touched it. the entire harness needs to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 01/22/2013 | 145000 | ||
| Car is mis-firing and was told by the mechanic that the engine harness just crumbled when he touched it. the entire harness needs to be replaced. | |||
| 06/09/2012 | 152000 | ||
| I purchased this vehicle as the second owner. the vehicle appeared to be in near mint condition cosmetically as well as mechanically. upon inspection my local mechanic determined that the engine and battery wiring harnesses were deteriorating, causing multiple problems including surging/rough idle, shorting of electrical components, intermittent poor performance and risk of fire/crash/injury. after this incident the vehicle quit running for a few days and sat. after fumbling with the shoddy harness i was eventually able to get the vehicle restarted, purchase a fire extinguisher (just in case) and drive 75 miles in limp mode (reduced power) to a mercedes specialist. the specialist replaced the said defective harnesses at my own expense of $1,528.50. the specialist also replaced additional electrical components that had been damaged from the electrical shorts at additional expense. upon researching the issue i find that wiring harnesses are a common defective item on this year and model vehicle. surprisingly no recall has been issued for this dangerous defect. upon further research i saw multiple failures in vehicles newer and with much less mileage than mine. people keep such vehicles because they run for hundreds of thousands of miles, however their wiring harnesses commonly fail before they reach 100k. i saved the defective harnesses to prove how serious the condition is if the need arises to produce them. the sheathing around the copper wires had deteriorated allowing multiple wires to contact therefore risking a fire/crash/injury. simply touching the sheathing causes it to crumble. | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Purchased 1993 mercedes benz 300e and it developed engine miss. took to mechanic for tune up and was advised that unable to tune up due to engine wiring harness insulation disintegration. a common defect with these models since they were new. that it was a manufacturers defect. called mercedes benz usa and was advised to tow car to nearest mercedes dealer ( romano mercedes fayetteville ny) for inspection . they inspected and found insulation in harness to be bad, and said they would replace it for $2600.00. we then called mercedes usa back and they deny problem and help. vehicle is not drivable,has bare wires exposed, fire hazard/risk, runs intermittently/ruff/stalls, accident hazard | |||
| ENGINE | |||
| 01/22/2013 | 145000 | 1 | |
| Car is mis-firing and was told by the mechanic that the engine harness just crumbled when he touched it. the entire harness needs to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 01/22/2013 | 145000 | ||
| Car is mis-firing and was told by the mechanic that the engine harness just crumbled when he touched it. the entire harness needs to be replaced. | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Purchased 1993 mercedes benz 300e and it developed engine miss. took to mechanic for tune up and was advised that unable to tune up due to engine wiring harness insulation disintegration. a common defect with these models since they were new. that it was a manufacturers defect. called mercedes benz usa and was advised to tow car to nearest mercedes dealer ( romano mercedes fayetteville ny) for inspection . they inspected and found insulation in harness to be bad, and said they would replace it for $2600.00. we then called mercedes usa back and they deny problem and help. vehicle is not drivable,has bare wires exposed, fire hazard/risk, runs intermittently/ruff/stalls, accident hazard | |||