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1995 Mercedes-Benz 280 electrical system problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1995 Mercedes-Benz 28066% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Electrical System complaints
66%
share of all complaints
125,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While traveling, car gradually lost power until completely shut-off. Middle of a busy roadway. Vehicle would not turn on again. No power at all. Could not even turn on hazards. Thankfully, a good samaritan pulled up behind me with their flashers on and provided me with a boost that powered up my…

    filed Sep 24, 2012

  • Car has been a good running car fro several thousand miles, however today it started, what seem to be a misfire. I checked the spark plugs, wires, igniters and they were all in good condition since they have been replaced recently. As I was driving the car at 35 miles an hour the car suddenly…

    filed Aug 23, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.