Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 8000 | 3 | 11/16/1999 | |
| Intermittently in cold temperatures when the defroster system is engaged it will disengage for a few seconds, then come back on. this reduces the driver's visibility and could cause an accident. defroster system continuously does this until vehicle is turned off. this occurred on 3 separate occasions. dealership serviced vehicle and replaced parts, but the problem still persists. *ak in addition, consumer experienced fuel tank gauge shows only 3/4 full. dealer stated that internal electrical fault in the fuel sending unit. fuel sending unit replaced. *la | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 08/20/2008 | 44000 | 1 | |
| Window switch keeps going out. window is willing to go down, whem pulling the switch up, windows wont go back up. *tr | |||
| VISIBILITY - REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES - EXTERIOR | |||
| 06/12/2003 | 23000 | 1 | 09/01/2002 |
| The seat belt system did not work properly. dealer has inspected, and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak *ts. the sun roof blew off the vehicle, the abs failed, the door locks, handles and side mirrors were also inoperative. *jb | |||
| VISIBILITY - SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY | |||
| 06/15/2002 | 25000 | 2 | 11/01/2000 |
| Vehicle was parked when consumer noticed oil on the ground. vehicle would not start. the vehicle was towed to mercedes. *ak engine cut completely off twice. all the tires and hub caps are black from the brake fluid splattering. the sunroof makes a lot of noise while driving especially while on the highway. *ph | |||
| 06/12/2003 | 42530 | 1 | 09/01/2000 |
| While driving at 45 mph, the sun roof assembly shattered and caused injury to the consumer. *ts *jb | |||
| 06/12/2003 | 23000 | 1 | 09/01/2002 |
| The seat belt system did not work properly. dealer has inspected, and could not duplicate or correct the problem. *ak *ts. the sun roof blew off the vehicle, the abs failed, the door locks, handles and side mirrors were also inoperative. *jb | |||
| 1 | 03/01/2000 | ||
| This vehicle has had severe maunfactruing defects in the enite srs ( safety restraint system). these defects are on-going. to date, the manufactruer has not complied with 2 wrtten requets via certified mail to replace the vehilce or to refund the purchase price. a friend who purchased an s-class car the same week has has similar problems with the srs system of his mercedes. | |||