2001 Mercedes Benz 203
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
I) when I was driving along and noticed that there was no pick up of power at all at the intermiate.the maximum speed IS about 100km/h, and it took an age to accelerate, maximum rpm do not more than 2500rpm. I dropped it from d to 3, and the revolutions per minute(rpm) increased, but the power…
I) when I was driving along and noticed that there was no pick up of power at all at the intermiate.the maximum speed IS about 100km/h, and it took an age to accelerate, maximum rpm do not more than 2500rpm. I dropped it from d to 3, and the revolutions per minute(rpm) increased, but the power output didn't. II) I stopped, put it in neutral and floored the accelerator, and the engine revolutions per minute have no issue to increase more than 3000rpm. III) I turned the car off and back on again, and it appeared to be ok, just a bit less power that I am used to. *tr
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Seat belt latch inoperative. dealer has been unable to replace in two weeks, says part IS on "back order." previously had difficulty obtaining warranty service for replacement of turn signal wiring harness, took two and a half months while they "ordered the part."
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10019990Flow noises from area of power steering pump and/or foaming of power steering oil in reservoir.
- 10000091Assembly of the main shaft - manual transmission.
- 631284Subject regarding diagnostic trouble codes c1035 and c1037 in electronic stability program (esp) control module.
- 628963Subject regarding remote door unlocking via tele aid not functioning.
- 627961Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative comand unit.
- 627222Subject regarding check engine light activated with diagnostic trouble code p2036 (p0410) or p203a / engine performance complaint.
- 627191Subject regarding cd changer static or interference during cd changer playback.
- 622060Some vehicles within vin range f000001 to f59780 may experience tele aid remote unlocking inoperative.
- 619596On certain model vehicles prior to vin f029782, some data included on the fuse card in the fuse box on the driver's side of the dashboard IS incorrect.
- 619587Customer complaints that spoken commands for the audio feature are not being carried out by the command unit intermittently.
- 619585Customer complaint of squeaking noise from wiper blade on the passenger side.
- 619574Subject regarding customer complaint of backrest adjustment function does not work on semi-electric seats.
- 616712Subject regarding cellular telephone / cd changer / optional voice recognition system installation.
- 614431Subject regarding D2B fiber optic configuration and version coding for model year 2001 vehicles.
- 614409Subject regarding timeport portable telephone programming for 2001 model year vehicles.
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