1983 Mercedes Benz 300
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
6 complaints
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- Steering · Suspension
Broken sway bar in front of car. *tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Tony stated he had replaced parts but prior to bringing the car to him I had a deputy sheriff mark my engine parts! After getting car back all parts had marks on them! Had to be fixed again now tony wants 2000.00 more but I already paid $2500.00 the first time! *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Unable to tune engine properly - timing chain stretched and could break.*ak
- Tires › Tread/belt
P195/70r14 size dot#: w2rw4fr234. tread on the rear left tire has worn out. *ak the vehicle has developed vibration and the left rear tire was found worn out on inside with a metal belt coming out at a bulge. recently the right rear tire failed and the customer has replaced two of them. *yh
- Tires
With only 20,000mi on tire, the entire tread peeled off nearly causing a flip over( dot number: Y7T9 tire size: 16R )
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine · Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner · Power train · Vehicle speed control
Timing chain failed resulting in complete engine failure.
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