Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 Mercedes Benz E Class

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
34
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
6
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

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

What people complain about

  • Electrical System
    8
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    5
  • Structure
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM: Instrument CLUSTER/PANEL
    3
  • Unknown OR Other
    2
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    2

Recalls

1 campaign
01I005000·AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2001-04-15

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 2000 SLK AND E-CLASS VEHICLES. SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LEFT PARKED IN HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING WARMER MONTHS.

FixMERCEDES-BENZ DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SIDE AIR BAG FREE OF CHARGE. MERCEDES-BENZ HAS DECIDED TO CONDUCT A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE SIDE AIR BAG. OWNERS CAN CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372, CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
DP05007·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2005-11-07 → 2006-03-27

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION

DP05007·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)2005-11-07 → 2006-03-27

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION

PE03058·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS2003-12-17 → 2004-04-22

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE

SQ01010·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2001-09-25 → 2002-02-04

SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN

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