Mercedes Benz 380 1981
Model 380 made in 1981 by Mercedes Benz got 4 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling, vehicle speed control.
Model 1981
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/29/1987 | 1 | 06/01/1987 | |
| The timing chain failed, and the whole engine had to be replaced. at the time, in 1987, i believed mercedes that the problem was a one time issue, and that the problem was due to a poor driver who had owned the car previously. last week, a fried of mine, had a 1986, 380 sl fail with the same problem. after more investigation, i found out that mercedes changed the design of the timing component to use a double instead of a single chain. the change was made late in the 1980's. after investigating this web site, i see that there is a high frequency of timing chain failures on the 380 sl models in the 1980's. i would like to see a summary of all the failures over those years, and i think that mercedes owes something to all of us who have had to replace engines. thank you for your attention.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 03/19/1999 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire, consumer stated that he had just got the muffler replaced that day. (ohio traffic crash report). mjs | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 03/19/1999 | 1 | ||
| Engine fire, consumer stated that he had just got the muffler replaced that day. (ohio traffic crash report). mjs | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/15/1994 | 5 | ||
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing accident. *aw | |||