Model year record
1997 MERCEDES BENZ E320
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 80 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 12 | 115,000 mi |
| Suspension | 10 | 150,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 9 | 137,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 6 | 112,000 mi |
| Air bags | 5 | 130,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 3 | 53,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | 60,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: springs: leaf spring assembly | 2 | 81,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | 90,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | 105,000 mi |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | 99,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 1 | — |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 1 | 90,200 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 1 | 113,000 mi |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | 57,000 mi |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | 90,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 150,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: macpherson strut | 1 | 190,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: air suspension system | 1 | 98,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger,bracket | 1 | 81,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: springs | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 1 | — |
The 1996 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 1998 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ E320 model years
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