2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500 Problems & Recalls

This is not about an accident. It's about the vehicle's condition. Precisely, about the brake service warning. Red warning with beeping on dashboard saying I need to bring it to workshop for service. My wife was driving this car when she felt something was wrong with the car and she brought it to h...

Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one area. Oil leaks everywhere. Evap leak didn’t pass smog. Then went to a smog station and repair. Check engine light back on again. I saw Mercedes had...

Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one area. Oil leaks everywhere. Evap leak didn’t pass smog. Then went to a smog station and repair. Check engine light back on again. I saw Mercedes had...

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and lung issues.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. There was an abnormal odor of fuel inside the vehicle. The contact refueled the vehicle and there was an abnormal odor of fuel outside of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. Th...

Mileage: 40,000

Per incident was back glass detached from window and broke all over the road and on the back of my car while driving. 2: Sbcc pump goes in and out admittedly and type of a no brake issue at all hard as a rock will not move car only has 180,000 miles on it and it’s been doing that since 140,...

Mileage: 180,000

Had a minor accident no airbags deployed sitting in car I don’t know a month later something around that sitting in car key not in the ignition sitting in the driver seat when all of a sudden a big bang happened and blue out both side airbag by the sunroof sunroof. Was very loud and knocked my hea...

Several times if the vehicle is not driven in a day or two the battery would be dead.I had to replace the battery twice in 2 years. I now receive a message (check battery) every time I start the vehicle. I bought a battery charger that I keep with me all the time. Once a month I put the vehicle on a...

Several times if the vehicle is not driven in a day or two the battery would be dead.I had to replace the battery twice in 2 years. I now receive a message (check battery) every time I start the vehicle. I bought a battery charger that I keep with me all the time. Once a month I put the vehicle on a...

I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on and it took tremendous pressure to slow the car down and I overshot the turn. Then the car had no power. I was 36 miles from my home. I limped at 5-20 mph to a friends house and had...

Mileage: 156,000

I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on and it took tremendous pressure to slow the car down and I overshot the turn. Then the car had no power. I was 36 miles from my home. I limped at 5-20 mph to a friends house and had...

Mileage: 156,000

I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on and it took tremendous pressure to slow the car down and I overshot the turn. Then the car had no power. I was 36 miles from my home. I limped at 5-20 mph to a friends house and had...

Mileage: 156,000

I was sold this car and because I did not know what the red "STOP CAR TOO LOW WARNING" meant when I was driving it home, I was not only scammed by the used car dealership with no recourse, but I also was tricked into driving this car while it was not supposed to be driven for safety, per the manual ...

The 2005 E500 W211 gas tank cracks leaking fuel sending unit and fuel pump. The odor of gas permeates the cabin, recall campaign number 2008-020001, and it’s extension information of 15 years dated Jan. 2015 signed by Ralph S. Fisher GM customer assistance center. The dealer in Hawai’i refuse to...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EURO AUTO CENTER (5180 VENICE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90019, (323) 938-9888) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE SOAKED IN FUEL. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO EURO AUTO CENTER (5180 VENICE BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90019, (323) 938-9888) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SEATS WERE SOAKED IN FUEL. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION BEFORE AND NOW THE SUSPENSION LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THE CAR IS DOWN LOWER THAN NORMAL. THIS IS ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 169,000

EMISSION SYSTEM HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER TIME THAT CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGJT TO ENGAGE. PROBLEM S RANGE FROM, GAS CAP TO FUEL TANK PARTS TO VALVES TO CARBON CANISTER ISSUES. ALL ISSUES OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. NO IMPACT.

Mileage: 800,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 E500 4MATIC MERCEDES HIT A GIANT POT HOLE BUSTING MY LEFT PASSENGER RIM N WHEEL. SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION BEGIN BY THE CAR NOT RISING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION. REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO SCDOT ON 12/5/2019. MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE POT HOLE WAS FIXED A D TH...

Mileage: 175,542

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE SUNROOF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER ENTERED THE SUNROOF, ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BATTERY AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WE...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE 'STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE' WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDE...

THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IS ILLUMINATED. COULD THIS BE A MANUFRACTURING DEFECT?

Mileage: 130,000

FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY AND MERCEDES DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR

2005 MERCEDES E500 WAGON HAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS COMPLETELY FILLED. THIS ODOR PERSISTS FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL HAS GONE DOWN. THIS HAS PERSISTED FOR ABOUT A YEAR. DUE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE, MB HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART T...

Mileage: 151,000

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS A RED BATTERY ON THE DASH BOARD, I WAS TOLD I NEED A FUEL PUMP, I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE A WARRANTY FOR THIS, BUT I WAS TOLD THE PAPER I HAVE EXPLAIN WHAT A WARRANTY IS, I CALLED MERCEDES HEADQUARTERS SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD I KEEP CALLING ABOU...

Mileage: 7

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS A RED BATTERY ON THE DASH BOARD, I WAS TOLD I NEED A FUEL PUMP, I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP I HAVE A WARRANTY FOR THIS, BUT I WAS TOLD THE PAPER I HAVE EXPLAIN WHAT A WARRANTY IS, I CALLED MERCEDES HEADQUARTERS SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD I KEEP CALLING ABOU...

Mileage: 7

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED INTO PARK AND COASTED WITH THE PARK PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMIN...

Mileage: 133,000

WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, IN WET CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH+ ,THE ESP&ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP. WAS ABLE TO MOVE OFF INTERSTATE AND HAD CAR TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE ABS BRAKE MODULE ESP CONTROL HAD TO BE REPLACED $1,100.00...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500W, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPC WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500W, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH A STOP LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPC WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE T...

Mileage: 129,000

I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY ONTO A FRONTAGE ROAD (TRAVELLING ~45MPH). A WARNING MESSAGE SAID THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT HAD LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DOWNSHIFTED TO A LOW GEA...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ADVISORY BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER LANE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHER...

Mileage: 101,386

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP ILLUMINATED CONCERNING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR VARIOUS BRAKE FAILURES, BUT THERE HAD NOT BEEN A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER (...

Mileage: 40,000

BRAKE FAILURE. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING LIGHT EXCEPT AFTER FAILURE! ACCORDING TO RECALL CAMPAIGN #2005110001" BRAKE POWER MAY BE REDUCED". BRAKE POWER WASN'T REDUCED, THERE WAS ZERO- HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD'VE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. PER...

Mileage: 117,000

MERCEDES BENZ PLACED FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEMS INCLUDING A DEFECTIVE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT ON ALL OF THEIR MERCEDES BENZ E500 MODEL VEHICLES. MERCEDES IS AWARE OF THIS FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE PARTY THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO OCCUPANTS AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. MERCEDES BENZ FAILED...

Mileage: 85,000

MERCEDES E500 2005 126,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELLING 40MPH ON CITY STREETS THE CAR FLASHED A RED WARNING MESSAGE INDICATING "REDUCED BRAKING POWER DEPRESS BRAKE PRDAL FULLY". THIS IS IN RELATION TO THE SBC BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE RESORTS TO A EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC EMERGENCY BRAKE...

Mileage: 126,000

REAR END GOES DOWN WHEN THE CAR IN PARKED. "STOP" MESSAGE (RED) APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DO NOT DRIVE CAR AND TAKE TO MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I START CAR AFTER 15 TO 20 MIN MESSAGE GOES AWAY AND CAR AGAIN COMES TO NORMAL POSITION. ITS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERYDAY FROM LAST FEW DAYS. IN FORUM I READ IT...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE BRAKE FAILURE SING COME WITH RED LIGHT TOTAKE TO DEALER.TRY TO STOP THE CAR BUT, NOT BRAKING. LUCKILY NO INCEDENT. IT HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT HAS ONLY 122,000 MILES. IT CAN TAKE MY LIFE AWAY. IT OBVIOUSLY THE COMPANY'S DEFECT.SPEND ENOUGH MONEY AFTER MAINTANANCE...

Mileage: 600

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM (SBC) FAILED AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT IF YOU APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE DURING A FAILURE, THERE WILL BE SOME BRAKING POWER AVAILAB...

Mileage: 105,000

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT/INFLATION IMPACT INJURES PASSENGER, CAUSING LESION AND BURN. AT A SCHOOL OP SIGN INTERSECTION, MY VEHICAL WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE (T-BONE), BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, ALL THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON THE LEFT WAS DEPLOYED, THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SEVERELY IN...

Mileage: 50,000

RED COLORED MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD WINDOW READOUT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS CAP. THE MESSAGE APPEARS INTER MITENALY WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE. MESSAGE CAME ON 7/717 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CONTINUES EXCEPT WHEN ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN.

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND GASKET WERE LEAKING AND THE FUMES WERE STRONG THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TOP SEAL AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL.

Mileage: 25

TAKATA RECALL.

Mileage: 25

TAKATA RECALL.

Mileage: 25

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL THAT HAS A SERVICE THRESHOLD. WHEN THIS THRESHOLD IS REACHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO NON POWER ASSISTED HYDRAULIC MODE TO THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND RESULTS IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. AT THE VERY...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SAYING REDUCE BRAKING POWER. CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I ALMOST HIT A GUARD RAIL.

Mileage: 67,194

TAKATA RECALL.

UPON EXITING A HIGHWAY, A RED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING AND BEEPING NOISE APPEARED. ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY WAS ABSENT, SO I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY ROLL TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED TWICE (ODOMETER DURING THESE INCIDENCES EXCEEDING 120,000) AND I NOW HAVE A WHITE MESSAGE APPEARING WHEN I START THE VEHICLE WHIC...

Mileage: 140,000

THE SBC PUMP FAILED CAUSING ME TO LOSE BRAKING POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME COMING CLOSE TO HAVING A REAR END COLLISION ON THE INTERSTATE

Mileage: 141,110

UPON FUELING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A VERY PUNGENT GASOLINE VAPOR SMELL FROM BOTH THE EXTERIOR & INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE SMELL BEGINS TO DISSIPATE WHEN FUEL IN THE TANK REACHES 3/4-1/2 TANK. THE SMELL OF FUMES IS ENOUGH TO PRODUCE NAUSEA, HEADACHES, ITCHING SKIN, WATERING EYES & EVEN VOMITING IN DRIV...

Mileage: 105,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SERVICE BRAKES WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ...

Mileage: 114,000

HAVE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND WAS UNAWARE OF MERCEDEZ BENZ EXTENDED 10 YEAR WARRANTY, BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLASHED RED WITH "DECREASED BRAKING POWER, STOP DRIVING AND VISIT WORKSHOP". UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELLING AT MID DAY ...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE OUTER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND AND THE VISIT WORKSHOP BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 123,000

I AM REFERENCING ACTION # PE12001. AFTER EACH OF MY LAST TWO FEELINGS, THE CAR IS EMITTING A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. I PARK MY CAR IN MY GARAGE AND THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT I CAN SMELL IT IN MY HOME. I AM EXTREMELY FEARFUL THAT THERE WILL BE A FIRE. I DO NOT DESIRE TO PARK MY CAR OUTSI...

Mileage: 103,952

I AM REFERENCING A MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE BULLETIN P-B-91.60/99E. THE CONTROL CLUSTER SHOWS SRS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A MERCEDES DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE CARE ANALYZED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED MY CAR HAS THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODES: DTC 9103 (THE RESISTANCE VALUE IN THE IGNITION CIR...

Mileage: 100,102

I AM REFERENCING A MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE BULLETIN P-B-91.60/99E. THE CONTROL CLUSTER SHOWS SRS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A MERCEDES DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE CARE ANALYZED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED MY CAR HAS THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODES: DTC 9103 (THE RESISTANCE VALUE IN THE IGNITION CIR...

Mileage: 100,102

I AM REFERENCING A MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE BULLETIN P-B-91.60/99E. THE CONTROL CLUSTER SHOWS SRS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A MERCEDES DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE CARE ANALYZED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED MY CAR HAS THE FOLLOWING FAULT CODES: DTC 9103 (THE RESISTANCE VALUE IN THE IGNITION CIR...

Mileage: 100,102

JUST RECEIVED MY E500 FROM THE MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR SHOP 2.5 WEEKS AGO. THEY FIXED THE PREVIOUS INTERIOR OIL SMELL, HOWEVER I NOTICED MY ALARM GOING OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING OR BY ITSELF SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED TWO DIFFERENT DAYS BUT THE CAR STILL DROVE. THEN I WENT ...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 167,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 167,000

SUFFOCATING OIL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AUTOMOBILE. PREGNANT WIFE BECAME NAUSEOUS AND HAD TO OPEN ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF. PASSENGER FRONT SUSPENSION HAS LIQUID SPLATTERING ON UNDERNEATH OF ENGINE HOOD. SUSPENSION MAKES EXTREME LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN GOING UP HILL OR OVER A BUMP.

Mileage: 122,000

SUFFOCATING OIL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AUTOMOBILE. PREGNANT WIFE BECAME NAUSEOUS AND HAD TO OPEN ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF. PASSENGER FRONT SUSPENSION HAS LIQUID SPLATTERING ON UNDERNEATH OF ENGINE HOOD. SUSPENSION MAKES EXTREME LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN GOING UP HILL OR OVER A BUMP.

Mileage: 122,000

THE MERCEDES MODEL E CLASS FROM 2003-2008 HAVE A DEFECTIVE SBC UNIT WHICH CONTROL THE BRAKES ON THE CAR, THIS UNIT IS PRONE TO FAIL AT ANYTIME TIME WITHOUT WARNING, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, I WILL BE SHOCKED IF THIS HASN'T CAUSED A FATALITY, MERCEDES IS AWAR...

Mileage: 141,000

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING TO A STOP. TWICE IT OCCURRED AS THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND ONCE IT HAPPENED AS THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN OFF-RAMP, EXITING I-95. ON THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS, AT THE STOPLIGHTS, THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 134,750

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING TO A STOP. TWICE IT OCCURRED AS THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT AND ONCE IT HAPPENED AS THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN OFF-RAMP, EXITING I-95. ON THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS, AT THE STOPLIGHTS, THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 134,750

POSSIBLE GAS LEAK... STRONG GAS SMELL ON EACH FUEL UP. STAYS AROUND UNTIL TANK DROPS TO ABOUT HALF FULL. NO OTHER SIGNALS AND MERCEDES BENZ HAD ME REPLACE THE GAS CAP. NOTHING CHANGED. PLEASE ADVISE.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM (SBC) FAILED AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT IF YOU APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE DURING A FAILURE, THERE WILL BE SOME BRAKING POWER AVAIL...

Mileage: 98,877

THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE SBC UNIT, WHICH EXPIRED DECEMBER 5, 2014. THE MESSAGE IN MY CAR APPEARED ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 17, 2014 OF THE FAILURE OF THE SBC UNIT THEREAFTER WHICH I CONTACTED THE POMPANO FLORIDA MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH I WAS ADVISED THAT THE W...

Mileage: 105,152

THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS ONLY 20% OF BRAKE POWER. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WA...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR PULLED VERY AGGRESSIVELY TO THE LEFT, I GOT A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHING RED THAT SAID THERE WAS A BRAKES ISSUE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT NORMALLY WITH...

Mileage: 117,000

THE DESIGN OF FUEL PUMP IN ALL THE MERCEDES BENZ IS VERY VERY DEFECTIVE , THE COMPANY HAS SHOWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE TO SAFETY OF CONSUMERS, WHEN EVER I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK , IT STARTS LEAKING AND STARTS EMITTING VERY FOUL SMELL IN SIDE AND OUT SIDE THE CAR, I THINK IF THERE IS TOO MUCH LEAKAGE OF ...

Mileage: 137,000

12/31/2014 HI, CUSTOMER CARE / TECHNICAL ADVISER, MB USA. I AM UNABLE TO CONTACT AND DISCUSS WITH ANY CUSTOMER CARE OR TECHNICAL CARE ADVISER TODAY. MERCEDES BENZ, E-500, 2005, V8, 4 DOOR SEDAN YESTERDAY, 12/30/2014 BETWEEN 9:30 TO 10:30 AM, WE BOTH (ME AND MY WIFE, [XXX]) WERE IN THE CA...

Mileage: 147,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE THE CABIN AND OUTSIDE THE CAR. IT IS NAUSEATING AND CAUSES SEVERE HEADACHES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED WITH A SERIES OF CODES CONSISTENT WITH LOSS OF VACUUM (EVAP). FUMES ARE LEAKIN...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE BOARD DISPLAYED REDUCE BRAKING POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC B...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN EVER WE FILL UP THE FUEL TANK , IT STARTS EMITTING TOO MUCH FOUL SMELL . I COMPLAINED TO THE NEW JERSEY MERCEDES HEAD QUARTER, THEY TOLD ME TO GO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSE, DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE TANK, WHICH COSTS ABOUT $ 4000 ,00 THERE IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE LOCATION OF FUEL TANK, THAT ...

MY E500 HAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER PUTTING A FULL TANK OF GAS. THE GAS SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY AND THERE ARE NO FAULTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE SMELL IS ALSO SLIGHTLY PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,520

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 110,000

BAD FUEL SMELL COMING INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED FUEL PUMP LAST YEAR AND IT WAS SMELLING SO I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AND AFTER THEY TOOK APART THE BACK SEAT, THEY SHOWED ME THE WORK THEY DID AND THE CURRENT PROBLEM WHICH WAS...

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE H...

WHEN I FULL MY GAS TANK, I GET A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BOTH INSIDE THE CAR AND OUTSIDE. INSIDE THE VEHICLE THE GASOLINE SMELL IS THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND SMELLS STRONGEST IN THE DRIVERSIDE REAR SEAT LOCATION. OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE THE STRONGEST SMELL OF GASOLINE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE DRIVERSIDE...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SBC WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNA...

Mileage: 95,000

THE SBC SENSONIC BRAKE CONTROL ON MY 2005 MERCEDES WAS FAULTY AND ACCORDING TO RECALL WEBSITE ON THIS VEHICLE THIS IS A RECALL PART REPORTED TO NHTS. RECALL # 2005070007 AND 2005110001 THE DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART FOR FREE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RECALL PART. I PURCHASED THE ...

Mileage: 95,500

HEAVY SMELL OF GAS FUMES AFTER REFILLING MY E500. THE SMELL IS WORST AROUND THE DRIVERS BACK SEAT. THE SMELL OF GAS IS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. HORRIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR - EVEN WITH WINDOWS AND ROOF OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 202,000

STARTED SMELLING GAS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. FAINT AT FIRST BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS REFILLED TO FULL TANK IT WAS VERY STRONG. WHILE IN THE VEHICLE WE WERE BREATHING GAS FUMES. THE GAS GAUGE READ HALF TANK AND WE BROKE DOWN BECAUSE WE WERE ACTUALLY ON E. THE FUEL SENSOR OR FLOAT WAS BAD TOO ...

Mileage: 164,000

A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER MY BRAKE HYDRAULICS WENT OUT (WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY) I STARTED TO NOTICE A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM INSIDE OF MY CAR, ALONG WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS OF AIRING OUT I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO MERCEDES BENZ OF LITTLETON FOR REPAIR. I WAS CHARGED $150...

Mileage: 114,000

STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE CABIN, SOAKED REAR UNDER-SEAT PAD, REAR SEAT SOAKED WITH FUMES. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUXILIARY PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLA...

Mileage: 146,648

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E-500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS LEAKING AFTER THE TANK WAS FILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 95,000

I TOOK MY CAR IN ON JULY 14, 2014 AFTER RECEIVING A BRAKE REPAIR ALERT ON MY DASHBOARD 1 DAY EARLIER. THE DEALER, JACK INGRAM MERCEDES, RAN A DIAGNOSTIC & REPORTED THE BRAKE PRESSURE RESERVOIR NEEDED REPLACING. I GOT THE ESTIMATE, PICKED THE CAR UP & TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION. JUL...

Mileage: 106,068

FUEL LEAK FROM TANK. VAPORS AND FIRE RISK. FATIGUE CRACKING. MAYBE RELATED TO EA13-003 AND PE12-001. *TR.....UPDATED 06-12-15 *BF UPDATED 08/23/2017*CT

Mileage: 99,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUDDENLY THE 'STOP CAR, CAR TOO LOW' WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY, BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES WERE LOW REACHING THE TOP WHEEL RIM. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 27,179

WHEN I FILL UP, I THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FROM OUTSIDE MY CAR, IN THE BACK SEAT AND I CAN SMELL IT WHEN MY CAR IS PARKED IN MY 2 CAR GARAGE. *JS

Mileage: 165,000

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE BACK, OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE ORDER IS IN THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AS WELL, BUT IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK AND THEN DISSIPATES AFTE...

Mileage: 170,000

DRIVING ON STREET--INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS UP RED SAYING "CHECK FUEL TANK CAP"--DRIVE TO PARK TURN OFF ENGINE--CHECK FUEL CAP -CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON-- SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED 5 DAYS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 86,482

EACH TIME I FILL OUT THE TANK, IT GIVES SUCH A HORRIBLE FUMES SMELL INSIDE MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 82,862

THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF UNBURNT FUEL COMING FROM MY CAR AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. I CAN'T TELL AT THIS POINT WHERE EXACTLY THE SMELL IS COMING FROM. I DO NOT SEE A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG; I CAN SMELL IT THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE 2 CAR GARAGE. I ...

I HAVE A TERRIBLE ODOR OF GASOLINE COMING FROM INSIDE MY MERCEDES E500 4MATIC WAGON ESPECIALLY AFTER I FILL THE TANK. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

UPON REFUELING THIS 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500 VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, WITHIN AN HOUR THE CAR EXHIBITS GASOLINE ODORS EMITTING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR AS WELL AS STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS LASTS UNTIL THE GAS INDICATOR SHOWS ROUGHLY 50% TO 60% OF FUEL REMAIN...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500.THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING TO CAPACITY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 67,954

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FUELING, HE NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR BEING EMITTED FROM THE REAR SEATS AND REAR WHEEL WELL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKING POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TH...

Mileage: 104,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKING POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TH...

Mileage: 104,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKING POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TH...

Mileage: 104,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKING POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TH...

Mileage: 104,981

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKING POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. TH...

Mileage: 104,981

DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES GOING DOWNHILL IN PREPARATION TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. RED BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN. DRIVER VEERED OFF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND FULLY APPLIED PARKING BRAKE. CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WHEN CAR WAS TU...

Mileage: 89,000

CODE: 4A30 ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NOT IDENTIFIED OR INCORRECT CONTROL MODULE. CODE: 54F0 CAN COMMUNICATION WITH CONTROL UNIT TRANSMISSION CONTROL IS SPORADICALLY DISTURBED. SAFETY ISSUE: I RECENTLY GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A STOP, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO PROCEED NORMALLY WITH THE VEHICLE NOW STUCK ...

Mileage: 76,845

CODE: 4A30 ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NOT IDENTIFIED OR INCORRECT CONTROL MODULE. CODE: 54F0 CAN COMMUNICATION WITH CONTROL UNIT TRANSMISSION CONTROL IS SPORADICALLY DISTURBED. SAFETY ISSUE: I RECENTLY GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A STOP, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO PROCEED NORMALLY WITH THE VEHICLE NOW STUCK ...

Mileage: 76,845

CODE: 4A30 ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NOT IDENTIFIED OR INCORRECT CONTROL MODULE. CODE: 54F0 CAN COMMUNICATION WITH CONTROL UNIT TRANSMISSION CONTROL IS SPORADICALLY DISTURBED. SAFETY ISSUE: I RECENTLY GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A STOP, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO PROCEED NORMALLY WITH THE VEHICLE NOW STUCK ...

Mileage: 76,845

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG SOMETIMES THAT IT GIVES ME A HEADACHE. I KNOW THIS CAN'T BE GOOD FOR MY HEALTH AND I'VE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS AFTER REFILLING TH...

Mileage: 134,000

I TOOK MY CAR 2005 E500 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE BALL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN JULY 2011. THEN AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FUEL RING UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST USD 600. ALSO THERE WAS GASOLINE SEEPING OUT OF CAR ONTO THE...

Mileage: 51,000

I TOOK MY CAR 2005 E500 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE BALL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN JULY 2011. THEN AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FUEL RING UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST USD 600. ALSO THERE WAS GASOLINE SEEPING OUT OF CAR ONTO THE...

Mileage: 51,000

I TOOK MY CAR 2005 E500 FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE BALL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN JULY 2011. THEN AFTER CHECKING EVERYTHING OUT, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE FUEL RING UNDER THE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST USD 600. ALSO THERE WAS GASOLINE SEEPING OUT OF CAR ONTO THE...

Mileage: 51,000

FUEL APPEARS TO BE LEAKING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AS THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. CAR IS NOT RUNNING NORMALLY AND YOU CAN EVEN SMELL FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CONCERN OF SUCH STRONG SMELL OF FUEL LEAKING INSIDE CAR IS RISK OF FIRE AND PERSONAL...

Mileage: 110,000

FUEL APPEARS TO BE LEAKING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AS THERE IS AN EXTREMELY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. CAR IS NOT RUNNING NORMALLY AND YOU CAN EVEN SMELL FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CONCERN OF SUCH STRONG SMELL OF FUEL LEAKING INSIDE CAR IS RISK OF FIRE AND PERSONAL...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 E500 MERCEDES BENZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. THE ODOR WOULD DIMINISH AFTER THE FUEL TANK HAD REACHED ONE HALF FULL OR BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPEC...

Mileage: 102,000

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 20 MILES (30 MINS), I SMELLED GAS. EVER SINCE THAT DAY THE SMELL OF GAS HAS BEEN COMING FROM REAR DRIVERS SIDE. IT STARTED OFF FAINT BUT NOW HAS BECOME STRONGER. *TR

Mileage: 48,050

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF CAR AND IN CLOSED GARAGE. VERY STRONG WHEN RECENTLY FILLED UP. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND LEAKING FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY ON DRIVERS SIDE. REQUIRED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 61,021

NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN CABIN OF VEHICLE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED MERCEDES SERVICE CENTER WHO DETERMINED A SEAM IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK HAD SPLIT ALLOWING VAPORS INTO THE CABIN. REQUIRED COMPLETE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT. UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN

Mileage: 95,000

ONE WEEK AFTER A VISIT TO PALM SPRINGS, CA., WHERE THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 116, I NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER REFUELING. THE FOLLOWING 3 WEEKS, THE ODOR WORSENED WHEN REFUELED. THIS A.M., I PULLED THE REAR SEAT AND COVER PLATE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND FOUND POOLED GASOLINE IN THE C...

Mileage: 92,000

FUEL PUMP / SENDER FUEL LEAK UNDER REAR SEAT. HAS GAS SMELL AFTER GETTING GAS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH GAS CAP WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY, ESPECIALLY IF ADD GAS MORE THAN 3/4 TANK. OVER THE YEARS (I STILL OWN THE VEHICLE), EVEN WITH 1/2 TANK GAS THE GAS CAP WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON FRO...

Mileage: 40,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION #PE12001 LAST YEAR I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS WHEN MY MB E500 GAS TANK IS 100% FULL. THE SMELL FINALLY GOES AWAY AFTER USING ABOUT 1/4 OF THE TANK. THE GASOLINE SMELL IS SO BAD, I NEED TO LEAVE MY GARAGE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN TO HELP REMOVE THE SMELL. CURRENTLY THERE...

Mileage: 60,000

REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION #PE12001 LAST YEAR I BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS WHEN MY MB E500 GAS TANK IS 100% FULL. THE SMELL FINALLY GOES AWAY AFTER USING ABOUT 1/4 OF THE TANK. THE GASOLINE SMELL IS SO BAD, I NEED TO LEAVE MY GARAGE DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN TO HELP REMOVE THE SMELL. CURRENTLY THERE...

Mileage: 60,000

THE FUEL TANK, PUMP AND SENDER STARTED LEAKING. FUEL HAD POOLED ON TOP OF SENDER UNIT. THIS MADE MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT SO ILL WE HAD TO TAKE HER TO URGENT CARE. I CALLED A DEALER. BOUGHT "IMPROVED SEALS FOR THE SENDER AND PUMP. THE PROBLEM IS NOT GONE. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME IT...

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH SEEPED TO BOTH REAR SEATS. A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHETHER IN OPERATION OR STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR RE...

Mileage: 110,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2011. UPON PURCHASE I NOTICED A SMELL OF FUEL AFTER I WOULD TOP THE TANK OFF. I HAD A DEALER REPAIR IT (~$800) AND THEN NOTICED IT AGAIN THIS PAST WINTER (DEC 2012). IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE, LEAKING (FUMES ONLY) JUST ON TOP OF THE TANK UNDER THE BACK SEAT. I...

AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH FUEL AND DRIVING 5 MINUTES HOME, THE CABIN OF THE CAR AND AREAS AROUND THE REAR OF THE CAR HAVE A PERVASIVE ODOR OF FUEL. *TR

Mileage: 155,538

STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK WHICH WAS UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT. REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WHICH I DID AT A COST OF $479.63. *TR

Mileage: 47,719

IN JUNE 2012 I WAS EXPERIENCING A STRONG GAS ODOR UPON FILLING MY TANK. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I VISITED 3 SHOPS TRYING TO FIND THE ISSUE WITH THE ODOR. THE FIRST TWO CLAIMED THERE WAS NO LEAK IN MY TANK AND THEY WERE NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM. THE LAST SHOP SAID THERE WAS NO LEAK ...

Mileage: 120,000

WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY THAT OUR 2005 MERCEDES E 500 SEDAN NEEDS THE FUEL/GAS TANK REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GAS TANK. THIS IS NEARLY A $2000 JOB AND I BELIEVE MERCEDES NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR OWNERS EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER ON FILE FOR ...

Mileage: 46,000

WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY THAT OUR 2005 MERCEDES E 500 SEDAN NEEDS THE FUEL/GAS TANK REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GAS TANK. THIS IS NEARLY A $2000 JOB AND I BELIEVE MERCEDES NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR OWNERS EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER ON FILE FOR ...

Mileage: 46,000

AFTER REFUELING A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL VAPORS IS PRESENT INSIDE THE CAR FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME DEPENDENT UPON TEMPERATURE AND WHETHER THE CAR IS IN THE GARAGE OR OUTSIDE. BASED ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS MOST INDICATE A FAULTY FUEL TANK OR CONNECTIONS TO THE FUEL TANK. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

AFTER FILLING UP MY CAR AT THE GAS STATION THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE SO BADLY I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE SMELL HAS NOT DISSIPATED AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVE...

Mileage: 109,000

GAS FUMES LEAKING ABOVE GAS TANK GASKET, AND GOING INTO CAR FROM UNDER REAR VIEW SEATS, THIS IS A EMISSIONS MATTER AND SAFETY MATTER, ITS NOT HEALTHY FOR PEOPLE TO BREATH GAS FUMES EVERY TIME THEY PUMP GAS. ALSO TO THE MATTER, I AM A CERTIFIED SMOG TECHNICIAN AND THIS IS A FAIL SMOG INSPECTION DUE T...

Mileage: 70,445

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. SMELL IS VERY STRONG BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK. SOMETIMES FUEL ALSO LEAKS ONTO GROUND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. TOOK TO MERCEDES DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THEY REPORT THAT SEALS AROUND...

Mileage: 31,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK, THERE WOULD BE VERY NOTICEABLE GAS VAPORS ESPECIALLY IN ENCLOSED SPACES LIKE THE GARAGE. AT HALF A TANK, THE GAS SMELL GOES AWAY. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE MERCEDES DEALER. THE ADVISOR ASKED ME TO SIT DOWN BEFORE HE DELIVERED THE BAD NEWS. THE GAS TANK HAS WARPED! T...

Mileage: 42,000

AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK AND DROVE AWAY, I WAS OVERWHELMED BY A STRONG FUEL FUMES. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE, I FOUND THAT SOME FUEL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND ALL OVER THE INTERNET THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CLASS OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS REL...

Mileage: 201,000

AFTER FILLING UP TANK WITH 93 OCTANE GASOLINE FUEL SMELL PERSIST UNTIL TANK AT 3/4 OF CAPACITY. PROBLEM HAS REPEATED ALL TIMES WHEN TANK FILLED UP. *TR

Mileage: 60,211

GAS IS LEAKING UNDER THE BACK SEAT AND GARAGE IS FILLED WITH GAS SMELL. WHEN DEALER OPENED THE SEAT, POOL OF GAS WAS FOUND. DEALER REPLACED SENDER UNITS AND THE ISSUE NEVER RESOLVED. NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING TANK IS LEAKING AND MERCEDES REFUSE TO PAY OR ASSIST FOR THE REPAIR. IT IS DEFECT FUEL ASS...

Mileage: 87,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE GARAGE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD ...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THE MACPHERSON STRUT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...

Mileage: 21,500

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL/GASOLINE VAPOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR USUALLY OCCURS FOR UP TO 48 HOURS AFTER REFUELING OF THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER SITTING IN ENCLOSED SPACE (GARAGE) OVERNIGHT. HAVE FOUND LEAKAGE RESULTS RAW FUEL POOLING AND/OR SPRAYING ON VEHICLE UNDERSIDE OF THE SEAT CUSH...

Mileage: 105,000

I STARTED SMELLING A STONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS CAR. AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 50 MILES, THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY. TODAY, MAY 16, 2012, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DENVER MECEDES DEALER TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK, NE...

Mileage: 70,000

AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ,I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE . WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR THE WHOLE GARAGE SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I DID NOT SEE ANY GAS LEAKING. WHEN I GET IN THE CAR THE CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS ON THE INSIDE. SO I DRIVE IT ...

STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING TANK. FUEL LEAKING AND PUDDLING ON TOP OF TANK. *TR

Mileage: 67,500

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN TANK IS HAS BEEN FILLED UP. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST PRESENT STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR AT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE. NOW I CAN SMELL IT INSIDE. THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A $1300 DOLLAR REPAIR. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL PUMP AND THE SENDING UNIT. I HAVE DONE...

Mileage: 86,000

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT AN ENTRANCE TO A BUSY HIGHWAY, MY 2005 E500 JUST BARELY MOVED ONTO THE BUSY HIGHWAY, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS "STUCK" IN ONE OF THE HIGHER GEARS. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED IT. AFTER RESTARTING, IT WORKE...

Mileage: 56,000

AFTER PICKING UP THE KIDS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL AND DRIVING HOME IT HAPPENED, AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NO STOPPING POWER, RED LIGHTS CAME ON THE THE DASH TELLING ME I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE AND BRAKING POWE...

Mileage: 111,000

2005 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS HAS FUEL TANK ISSUES. MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE 2 TO 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. FIRST THE FUEL CAP INDICATOR COMES ON, LATER TRIGGERING THE ENGINE LIGHT TO APPEAR AND UPON REPAIR ATTEMPTS EVERYTHING BUT THE FUEL TANK IS SUSPECTED. THE END RESULT AFTER ADJUSTIN...

Mileage: 46,786

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN; THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 68,056

MERCEDES BENZ 2005 E500 FRONT AIRMATIC STRUT FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE PASSENGER FRONT END SUDDENLY DROP AND CAR VEER TO RIGHT SIDE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND I AVOID THE CRASH. I STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF ROAD AND FOUND OUT THE FRONT TIRE IS ALL THE WAY DOW...

Mileage: 56,550

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN AN ALERT THAT THE SRS SYSTEM HAD DETECTED A FAILURE AND LIT UP ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER. HAD A AN INDEPENDENT MERCEDES SHOP READ CODES WHICH WERE: FAILURE OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON A 2005 MERCEDES E500 WAGON. THE "SRS" LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CA...

Mileage: 77,100

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN AN ALERT THAT THE SRS SYSTEM HAD DETECTED A FAILURE AND LIT UP ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER. HAD A AN INDEPENDENT MERCEDES SHOP READ CODES WHICH WERE: FAILURE OF SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ON A 2005 MERCEDES E500 WAGON. THE "SRS" LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CA...

Mileage: 77,100

MY CAR IS E500, 2005. IT IS 42,333 MILES BUT IT IS LEAKING RIGHT ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT. WHY DOES IT HAPPEN? DOES IT CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATH? IS IT DEFECT FROM MERCEDES-BENZ? DOES MERCEDES-BENZ NEED TO FIX WITHOUT CHARGE? PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 42,333

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 E500 MERCEDES BENZ. A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND IN HIS GARAGE. FUEL ALSO LEAKS OUT OF THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CU...

Mileage: 61,000

ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE CAR GEAR WAS SHIFTED TO DRIVE, BUT RATHER THAN GOING FORWARD, IT PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS ON THE INCLINE ON WHICH IT WAS PARKED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT A CLIP IN THE GEAR BOX HAD B...

Mileage: 8,287

DT: 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT RAN INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE CONSUMER'S FOOT MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. NOTHI...

Mileage: 1,000

DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT THIS NEW VEHICLE IN JULY OF 2004, IN FEBURARY 2005 HIT A SLIGHT BUMP AND EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE. SINCE THEN , HAD 3 MORE FLATS TIRES FROM VERY MINOR RIDGES IN THE ROAD. SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED TO REPLACE ONE TIRE WITH ORG TYPE TIRES, SPOKEN WITH MANUFACTURER...

Mileage: 7,500

CONSUMER STATED 2005 E-500 MERCEDES-BENZ DID NOT STOP AND JUMPED OFF CURB AND CRASHED. *BF THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A GLASS DOOR OF A DENTIST OFFICE AND SIDE SWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED IRREGULAR SPEED. THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON T...

Mileage: 1,350

CONTROLS ON STEERING COLUMN PERIODICALLY DO NOT WORK. WHILE MOST OF THESE ARE CONVENIENCE ITEMS, THE HORN ALSO DID NOT WORK. HAPPENED 4 TIMES--12/16 DRIVING TO WORK; 12/'20 DRIVING TO AND FROM DULLES AIRPORT; 12/26 IN THE MORNING. EACH TIME THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES F. DEALER SERVICED...

Mileage: 2,700