Mercedes Benz 500 2003
Model 500 made in 2003 by Mercedes Benz got 9 consumer complains as well as 1 service bulletin. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and fuel system, gasoline. Technical service bulletines regarding air bags.
Model 2003
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| SB-91-60-193 | 06/11/2010 | 10034306 | Mercedes: airbag durability and reliability. air bag srs control module (n2/2) does not have a set shelf life and will normally be reliable for the life of a vehicle. with 164, 216 221, 251 and newer, the airbag control unit can be reset | 11/01/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/14/2005 | 24000 | 8 | |
| While parked the battery died. as a result, the vehicle would not unlock. *ak the vehicle had multiple electrical system problems. *nm | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 11/01/2004 | 12 | 2 | |
| When applying the brakes vehicle stalled inadvertently. consumer contacted the manufacturer, who told consumer that this vehicle had recall repairs done. currently, stalling problems recurred. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/21/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2002 | |
| Serious fuel tank leak resulting from possible design/manufacturer defect or damage in shipping requiring replacement of tank. mercedes will not allow my investigator to inspect tank. mr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/06/2010 | 88000 | ||
| I was driving my 2003 mercedes e500 down a hill when the brakes completely failed. this occurred suddenly and simultaneously by dashboard lit up with warnings and admonishens to pull over and not drive. i was amazed to find out that mercedes has a 'program' for this failure but does not tell car owners about it until it occurs. i was able to stop the car with the emergency brake but i had no other braking capability. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 12895 | 3 | |
| While driving the lower ball joints on the passenger side snapped in half, causing a collision. consumer complained to the dealer that the front end felt loose while driving. vehicle was taken to the dealership three times. there were no injuries.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | |||
| 1500 | 1 | ||
| Consumer complained about an air suspension pump problem. this defect caused the vehicle to drop down, cutting all four tires. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer. however, they were not providing much information. *ak | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 02/13/2004 | 19500 | 2 | 09/07/2002 |
| On 2/13/04 my wife who is 8 months pregnant was going home after a doctors appointment when she experienced a flat tire in her 2003 mercedes c240 on i 75 going south near arvida parkway exit, she immediately pulled off to the side of the rode and proceded to call roadside assistance from mercedes, they advised her not to move the car any further and they would dispatch someone in about an hour. being a heavily traveled road she was concerned due to the amount of traffic and her being right on the shoulder, she then contacted me as i was on my way to work leaving the same doctors appt, i proceded to head to her assistrance and advised her to pull further off the shoulder into the grass which she did, i arrived to her location approximatly 45 min later and there was still no assistance there, about 30 min after i arrived one of the i75 road rangers arrived and helped change the tire which was a michelen mxv4 plus radial xse4, after the tire was replaced we were proceding to the mercedes dealer in pembroke pine to get the tire replaced when my wife phoned me that the car was not riding correctly and pulling to the right , before she could get to the next exit maybe a half a mile the oppisite tire disinigrated with the whole side of the tire comming off, we again pulled over and called mercedes again and was told since we canceled the first call we would have to wait over an hour and would have to pay to tow the car since we had no spare which was used eariler. we then left the car and proceded to the pembroke pines mercedes dealer where they arranged to tow the car, we went back and waited another hour and a half for the tow truck, once the car arrived at mercedes the service advisor stateed many possible reasons for the problem including underinflation and possibly vandilism which i really doubt.*ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | MIAMI | 33169 | MERCEDES BENZ OF MIAMI | 305-957-3090 |