Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| SB-32-22-78 | 05/06/2009 | SB-32-22-78A | 10028686 | Mercedes: air matic visit workshop displayed within instrument cluster. models 164, 211, 219, 221 and 251. included 4matic, amg (compressor) amg, bluetec and wagon. model years unknown. *pe updated 9/18/09. | 05/14/2009 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| SB-32-22-78 | 05/06/2009 | SB-32-22-78A | 10028686 | Mercedes: air matic visit workshop displayed within instrument cluster. models 164, 211, 219, 221 and 251. included 4matic, amg (compressor) amg, bluetec and wagon. model years unknown. *pe updated 9/18/09. | 05/14/2009 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/26/2012 | 86150 | ||
| While driving at 45mph to go to work my car lost the brakes. the display showed brakes defective. luckily i had plenty of space to stop the car with emergency brakes. i did diagnostic on the car and the sensotronic brake control sbc unit as mercedes-benz calls it (the brake unit) was defective. this is unacceptable defect and could be life threatening to others if they loose the brakes like i did while driving. dealer diagnosed the car as well and replaced the sbc pump. | |||
| 07/14/2011 | 118893 | ||
| While traveling in the far left lane on a four lane highway the engine on the car stops in addition to the check engine light coming on. i could not move to the left shoulder because it was an additional lane for high occupancy vehicles which was also barricaded. i immediately placed on my flashers and commenced to change lanes to get off of the highway. where this also occurred was where an on-ramp connects which added on another obstacle in an attempt to get off of the highway. it was very fortunate and lucky that no accident occurred as in the dallas area during rush hour it is very hard to just change to one lane with a running car let alone changing lanes 3 times plus dealing with merging traffic from an on-ramp with a car that is not running. after having the car towed to the dealer, the crank shaft sensor was found to be the defect. it is clearly a safety flaw by the vehicle manufacturer to completely stop an engine when a defect occurs on a sensor. in this condition the vehicle should only turn on the check engine light instead of turning the car off to place the operator into a potential deadly situation. | |||
| 10/04/2010 | 113000 | ||
| 2003 e320 mercedes brake failure!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i bought this car in 07 with 65,000 miles a good deal. fine car! however...today while driving to work a red brake failure warning...flashes across the screen and my car would not stop!!! i am rolling across a small country rd bridge and thankfully am at the bottom of a steep hill. the brake pedal just flopped..nothing.. i managed to get it into park and get out with the car still running!!! ive had it towed two hours away...while waiting on my husband to get home to go the dealership with me, i located about 3 recalls on this model.. question... what responsibility does this used import car dealer have to me as a customer? they are consulting the mercedes dealership to see if it is indeed an issue with a brake/hydraulics recall..i dont want to deive this car again..i owe some money on it. what could i insist they do??? | |||
| 08/03/2010 | 80000 | ||
| The car stalled while driving approx. 35 mph, this was the 4th time it stalled, the 3 other times car was not going as fast. one at a stop sign, the other 2 at about 20 mph. when car cooled off was able to start it. the 4th time could not restart, towed to mechanic found to be cps (crankshaft position sensor. researched online found numerous complaints. an obvious problem! a dangerous problem! | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 10/12/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| I have a mercedes benz 2003 e320, battery drain every 6 hrs. bought new battery still battery drains. seems like most people are having the same problem: see forum: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w203-c-class/1196568-mercedes-c320-battery-drain-15.html these vehicles need to recalled. its costing $115 per hour for the dealer to check. the problem is common after manufacturer warranty after 50,000 miles or 4 yrs. my car has 76,000 and been having this problem for the last 4 months. *tr | |||