10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
101,889 miles

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problem #4

Nov 192011

E320 6-cyl

  • 218,556 miles
As I was entering the interstate on the on ramp my rear U joint on front drive shaft came apart. Subsequently both my curtain airbags deployed as well as my driver front door air bag. As it was considered a mechanical failure my insurance with usaa did not cover anything.

- Monument, CO, USA

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problem #3

Sep 292010

E320

  • 134,000 miles
Engine just stops running/stalling after from 15 - 30 minutes of driving. Has happened twice midway through left turns. (scary!) can happen anytime and any speed.

- Livonia, MI, USA

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problem #2

Jun 012005

E320

  • 55,000 miles
Consumer 1999 E320 had transmission problems and caught on fire with 110,000 miles on it. The consumer stated the transmission problems started when the vehicle only had 55,000 miles. Before the fire, the vehicle had a tire leak and a defective lamp assembly.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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problem #1

Mar 032003

(reported on)

E320 6-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The radio, transmission, and the window regulator were inoperative. The air mass sensor was defective, the brake lamp had a faulty switch, and there was a noise in the drive line. Scc

- Lakewood, NJ, USA

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