Mercedes-benz Metris Electrical Problems
9 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 3 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2016. Best year: 2023.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
This incident happened to an employee driving a mercedes metris for work. The metris was involved in a multi car accident. The driver reported that the steering wheel "took over" and would not let them maneuver out of the way to avoid a ...
BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2.5-3HRS ON 12/26 AND THEN PARKED FOR 2 HRS, WHEN I WENT TO START VEHICLE IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD, ALL ELECTRONICS BLACK AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER, I THEN NOTICES A SMALL AM...
The wiring harness for the seatbelt pretensioner wore through in its normal factory installed location and shorted out, causing the air bag light to come on. No modifications have ever been done to the vehicle to disturb this path and c...
How does the digital display suddenly disappear from your dashboard? Mercedes has lost its respect for being a High Quality brand. Too many recalls,. Too many issues that vehicles less costly never have such as 1. Out of alignment at 0 m...
Electrical failure by mercedes metris is intermittent but frequent. There are multiple times where car will indicate that blind spot alert is inoperable. Similarly, it appears that indicator on same side and automatic door locks on tha...
I have been trying for 5 months to get this fixed from the dealer and or manufacturer.They still state they dont have the parts or something . Its been to long and this is a serious safety hazrd to not be able to use the back up camera c...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH INOPERABLE AIR BAGS...
I HAVE A 2016 METRIS PASSENGER VAN WITH 14000 MILES THAT THE MECHANICAL/ANALOG SPEEDOMETER SHOWS INCORRECT SPEED SOMETIMES. IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE VAN HAS BEEN TRAVELING WITH SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH + I NOTICE THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWING ABO...
THE REARVIEW CAMERA FROZE WHILE I WAS BACKING UP. BY "FROZE" I MEANT THE PICTURE BECAME STATIC WHILE THE VAN WAS MOVING BACK. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT WILL MISLEAD THE DRIVER ON WHAT'S OR WHAT'S NOT ON THE PATH OF MOVING DIRECTI...