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1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 engine and engine cooling problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Mercedes-Benz E32022% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
22%
share of all complaints
63,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Just like the gm cars now being recalled, my car shut itself off completely while I was traveling at 60 mph. It had to be towed to be repaired---and the diagnosis was made immediately, as the mechanic had done taken car of a car that had the identical "problem" just the week before. Parts replaced…

    filed Mar 9, 2014

  • Engine just stops running/stalling after from 15 - 30 minutes of driving. Has happened twice midway through left turns. (scary!) can happen anytime and any speed. *tr

    filed Sep 29, 2010

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

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other E320 years

YearReportsShare
2005 E32083%
2004 E32042%
2003 E32031%
2002 E320417%
2001 E32013%
2000 E32049%
1998 E320822%
1997 E32046%
1996 E32049%
1995 E32088%
E320 engine and engine cooling problems by year →

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.