Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Mercedes Benz 300

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
5
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

5 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    1
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • Seat Belts
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
93V095000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1993-05-27

DUE TO HEAT EFFECTS, THE THROTTLE BUSHING LOCATED ON THE ACCELERATOR CONTROL CABLE, CAN FATIGUE AND BREAK, CAUSING THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO SEPARATE.

RiskIF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE SEPARATES, THE ENGINE WILL RETURNTO IDLE SPEED, AND REMAIN AT IDLE, WITH NO ACCELERATION ABILITY. LOSS OF ENGINESPEED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE THE THROTTLE BUSHING WITH A NEW BUSHING MADE FROM MORE HEAT-RESISTANT MATERIALS.

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