Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 02/15/1998 | 25 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Car started burning out light bulbs and horns, 25 incidents, from 02/15/1998 to 03/06/2002. two dealers were unable to fix the problem. lights included tail lights/ headlights/ fog lights/ side markers. i have seen other mb e320's in the dealers for same reason.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 07/07/1999 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| Trnsmission failure. also, repeated failure of windows and electric seats rear entry and brake lights, indicate serious problem with this car. warranty covers the repairs, but the problems persist. i have never heard of a car having so many problems. what do you know about the 1998 320 clk? what can i do about this? | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - FOG LIGHTS | |||
| 02/15/1998 | 25 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Car started burning out light bulbs and horns, 25 incidents, from 02/15/1998 to 03/06/2002. two dealers were unable to fix the problem. lights included tail lights/ headlights/ fog lights/ side markers. i have seen other mb e320's in the dealers for same reason.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 11/08/2006 | 100000 | 1000 | 07/28/1998 |
| Head lamp covers on the mercedes e class turn from clear to a fogy translucent over time. once the head light lens turns translucent the head light beam is no longer able to transmit light as far down the road as the original manufactures specification. the head lamp is also no longer capable of transmitting light as to the u.s. dot standards. this situation lead to an unsafe driving condition for all drivers of the e class. *jb | |||
| 02/15/1998 | 25 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Car started burning out light bulbs and horns, 25 incidents, from 02/15/1998 to 03/06/2002. two dealers were unable to fix the problem. lights included tail lights/ headlights/ fog lights/ side markers. i have seen other mb e320's in the dealers for same reason.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - CONCEALMENT DEVICES | |||
| 11/08/2006 | 100000 | 1000 | 07/28/1998 |
| Head lamp covers on the mercedes e class turn from clear to a fogy translucent over time. once the head light lens turns translucent the head light beam is no longer able to transmit light as far down the road as the original manufactures specification. the head lamp is also no longer capable of transmitting light as to the u.s. dot standards. this situation lead to an unsafe driving condition for all drivers of the e class. *jb | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 02/15/1998 | 25 | 01/01/1998 | |
| Car started burning out light bulbs and horns, 25 incidents, from 02/15/1998 to 03/06/2002. two dealers were unable to fix the problem. lights included tail lights/ headlights/ fog lights/ side markers. i have seen other mb e320's in the dealers for same reason.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 01/10/1998 | 3 | 01/10/1998 | |
| Left turn signal. lock on back hatch. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - FLASHER UNIT | |||
| 03/27/1999 | 2 | 06/01/1998 | |
| This is the second time the turn signal switch has broken in 9 months. if you operate the switch on or off when the front wheels are not pointed straight ahead (e.g. a curved road), you can feel the poor operation of this switch. it needs to be redesigned. *ak | |||