Seat Belt Problems of Mercedes Benz E320

Mercedes Benz E320 owners have reported 18 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (15 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat belt warning light (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Mercedes Benz E320


Recently reported Seat Belt problems of Mercedes Benz E320

The Seat Belt 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 Front Seat Belt Warning Light problem

Seat belt chime going off when seat not occupied.   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt problem

Brakes grind when put in drive, park and at stop lights. Seat belt indicator had to be fixed after 5 times at the shop, brakes were identified with a problem by mbz after 6 visits to the shop (fletcher jones mbz las vegas), tech stated on the invoice he identified the problem and ordered the parts.   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

The contact owns a 1997 mercedes E320. While driving 20 mph the driver-side front seat belt retractor separated. The next day the passenger front seat belt retractor failed identically. The seat belts no longer work properly.   Read details...




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