Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / E320 / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211355 | Incident Date: Apr, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: UNION CITY | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: E320 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBJF55FXVJ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 26 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 04 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission failed at 83k miles. the 2-3 and 3-4 gear slips. according to mercedes mechanics, the transmission needs to be rebuilt. they also said that this is a common problem with the 1997 e-class mercedes. the atf, which is supposed to be change at 100k, did not protect the transmission as advertised. one mechanic, specialized in repairing mercedes, had replaced over 10+ transmissions for the same model year. *nlm |