Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Sep 12, 2002CA
FRONT DRIVESHAFT COUPLER BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED ALL (4) TIRES TO BE WORN TO STEEL BELT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
1999 Mercedes Benz 190
Routine
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parking Brake › Conventional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsParking Brake › Conventional
Filed Sep 12, 2002CA
EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. ALSO, EMERGENCY (4) WAY FLASHER DOES NOT WORK WHEN UTILIZED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 12, 2002CA
VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY AFTER BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN TO NOTHING AFTER HAVING THEM CHECKED BY MECHANIC. ROTORS WERE ALSO SCORCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Sep 12, 2002CA
EXHAUST PIPE NEAR MUFFLER HAS A CRACK IN IT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 14, 1999CA
I HAVE HAD 3 MERCEDES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAD 2 CLK430'S WHICH ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE 2 CARS WERE PURCHASED THRU SMYTHE EUROPEAN. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL SOMETIMES. THIS IS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES IN THESE 3 CARS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WILL ALL MERCEDES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THAT IN THIS YEAR THEY HAVE YET TO DISCOVER WHAT IS THE CAUSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.