Mercedes Benz 500 1997
Model 500 made in 1997 by Mercedes Benz got 9 consumer complains as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and engine and engine cooling. Technical service bulletines regarding wheels.
Model 1997
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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WHEELS | |||||
27/962B | 11/01/1996 | 50933 | Rear wheel rims wider than front rims - difficulty in rotating tires. *tw | 06/17/1997 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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AIR BAGS | |||
06/23/1999 | 1 | 02/01/1997 | |
Passenger airbag spontaneously deployed while vehicle was parked. no accident or other event caused deployment; engine was off, vehicle not moving, vehicle not struck. | |||
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
1 | |||
False deployment of passenger side air bag exploded spontaneously while the vehicle is parked causing injury to the driver. yh | |||
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
05/02/1999 | 4 | 10/01/1997 | |
Repeated time engine won't start no power fourth time @ dealership same problem. *ak | |||
EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
10/01/1996 | 1 | ||
A/c vent in rear leaks. yh | |||
07/03/1998 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
Air conditioner evaporator failed. *yc | |||
OTHER | |||
10/01/1996 | 1 | 10/01/1996 | |
Clock failed. *yc | |||
STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||
0 | 01/28/1997 | ||
The steering fluid drained completely out. | |||
TIRES - TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | |||
Vehicle was purchased used. spare tire in the trunk appeared bent as if vehicle had been in an accident. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
2 | 01/28/1997 | ||
The driver's side window failed twice. |