Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 322232 | 08/16/2005 | 10016629 | Knocking / rumbling noise from front left of vehicle. toi include model 219 2003-2006. *tt | 09/26/2005 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION - LINES AND FITTINGS | |||||
| TB-P-047927 | 09/17/2009 | 10032727 | Mercedes: following fault codes are entered in the control unit and displayed-fc5320 drain valve:open circuit or insufficient valve current in models series 211, 219; fc5260 drain valve open circuit or insufficient valve current in model 2 | 05/05/2010 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | |||||
| 22-P-052325 | 08/11/2011 | 10044180 | Xentry: 'airmatic- service required' or 'elc- service required' in display- 'fc5151- b22/3 (rear axle sensor): signal implausible' stored. *js | 05/17/2012 | |
| TB-P-047927 | 09/17/2009 | 10032727 | Mercedes: following fault codes are entered in the control unit and displayed-fc5320 drain valve:open circuit or insufficient valve current in models series 211, 219; fc5260 drain valve open circuit or insufficient valve current in model 2 | 05/05/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 10/10/2008 | 39000 | 1 | |
| Mercedes benz airmatic ride height system is faulty. i have research several forums and noticed a continuous of air strut failure on vehicles under 50,000 miles. the parts to repair this fault can only be purchased at a mercedes benz dealer and are extremely expensive. one air strut costs around $1500.00 and usually a compressor must also be replace for around $500.00. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 07/26/2005 | 30 | 12/30/2003 | |
| Dt: contact stated when stepping on the accelerator pedal the vehicle will not accelerate. this caused a safety concern because while merging into traffic the vehicle failed to accelerate. this only occurred when the vehicle is stopped or was close to stopping. the majority of the time it happened when the vehicle was started up. there was no indication as to when this will occur. it happened approximately 30 times. the service dealer attempted to repair the vehicle once, but because it happened periodically they could not duplicate the problem. the manufacturer refused to service the vehicle. consumer felt the problem with the vehicle could be the drive- by -wire or computer system. *ak the right rear brake locked up while the consumer was making a right turn. this occurred after the brake had been reprogrammed. on cold morning the gps did not work properly. the leather on the driver's side air bag was peeling. the tire pressure monitoring system had to be reprogrammed. the front wheel bearing had play in it. the rear alignment was off slightly which caused the vehicle to shimmy while driving above 62 mph. *nm on august 22, 2005 while driving a loaner mercedes benz e350 from the dealer the consumer experienced the same intermittent hesitation on acceleration as he had with his own 2004 e350. the consumer believes this hesitation problem is not isolated to vehicle. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 08/14/2009 | 43000 | 1 | |
| When traveling over bumpy roads there is a large thumping and crashing noise from the rear end of the car and occasionally from the middle of the car. taken to dealers twice and explained in detail what is happening. they say that they have checked the car out and there is nothing wrong, everything is to specification and they cannot reproduce the noise. *tr | |||