1986 Mercedes Benz 380

Owner complaints

Latest complaints

• Sep 29, 1997GACrash1 injury
  Air bags › Frontal · Air bags › Side/window

  Going 35mph when vehicle hit pool of water & hydroplaned. returned to ground in correct lane; vehicle hit 2 more pools of water & hydroplaned into embankment, front first & then hit a pole w/driver's side door. Spun around into a fence & neither air bags deployed. Have police report. Vehicle totaled. *ak

Defect investigations

NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.

• Sudden acceleration

  EA88034Opened Jul 15, 1988Closed Jul 31, 1990
  The center for auto safety petitioned nhtsa to open an investigation intosudden acceleration on various mercedes-benz models.the petition wasgranted with respect to the 1986-1987 300E model and engineering analysisea88-003 was opened covering just the 1986 and 1987 300 e vehicles.subsequently, cfas repetitioned nhtsa…

  The center for auto safety petitioned nhtsa to open an investigation intosudden acceleration on various mercedes-benz models.the petition wasgranted with respect to the 1986-1987 300E model and engineering analysisea88-003 was opened covering just the 1986 and 1987 300 e vehicles.subsequently, cfas repetitioned nhtsa to expand its investigation to coverall 1984 through 1987 mercedes gasoline powered vehicles.defect petitionnumber dp88-013 was then assigned.on july 14, 1988, the cfas was advisedthat petition dp88-013 had been granted and that a new engineering analysis(ea88-034) had been opened.the preceding petitions and the engineering analysis have been merged intoea88-034.===

• Sudden acceleration

  DP87019Opened May 22, 1987Closed Oct 29, 1987

  There is no summary currently available

Every Mercedes Benz 380 model year

Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.