Electrical System Related Problems of the 1997 Mercedes Benz E320

Table 1 shows three common electrical system related problems of the 1997 Mercedes Benz E320. The number one most common problem is related to the wiring (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the electrical system (one problem).

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Mercedes Benz E320

Problem Category Number of Problems
Wiring problems
2
Electrical System problems
1
Battery problems
1

Recently reported Electrical System problems of the 1997 Mercedes Benz E320

The Wiring problem

The contact owns a 1997 mercedes-benz E320. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire in the driveway due to a faulty wiring harnesss. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was 170,000.   Read details...

The Electrical System problem

Driver seatbelt exploded while buckled up as the car was going about 30 mph on a 4 lane street. No warning and was very traumatic. I had to pull over when I smelled something burning. When I released seatbelt to get out of the car it would not buckle up when I tried to get back in the seat.   Read details...

The Battery problem

While driving vehicle stalled. Took battery out of vehicle to take it to dealer to have it replaced. As putting battery down, it exploded, injuring consumer.   Read details...


Electrical System related problems in other Mercedes Benz E320 model year vehicles:



E320 Service Bulletins
E320 Defect Investigations