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1985 Mercedes Benz 190E: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

148,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1985 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 3 complaints (66.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Unknown Or Other
2
Structure:Body:Door
1
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Unknown Or Other2
Structure:Body:Door1
Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core1

Unknown Or Other: 2; Structure:Body:Door: 1; Visibility:Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System:Heater Core: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9991
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
2
2004
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20002
20041

2000: 2; 2004: 1

Pattern summary

Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10099291 · 2004-11-03 (November 3, 2004)

THE HEATER CORE BLEW OUT, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO CONSUMER'S LEG AND FOOTTHAT CAUSED BURNING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 148,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10099291 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 554213 · 2000-08-31 (August 31, 2000)

DASHBOARD FAILED. NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 554213 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 734010 · 2000-10-11 (October 11, 2000)

THE HEATER CORE IN THE VEHICLE RUPTURED, CAUSING BOILING HOT COOLANT TO POUR ONTO THE DRIVER'S FEET. THE BOILING COLLANT CAUSED SEVERE BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S FOOT, ANKLE AND LEG. THE ESCAPING COOLANT ALSO CAUSED THE CAR TO FULL UP WITH STEAM AND ELLIMINATED VISIBILITY.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 734010 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.