Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 2005060008 | 06/01/2006 | 10021226 | Programming battery control module. *kb | 03/23/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/30/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Recently purchased this 2003 mb e500 while driving along the vehicle began to stutter and shake @ around 1500 rpm, this occurred continually. made it home and googled this problem and found out that this is a common problem for this vehicle due to a leak in the coolant system that somehow gets into the transmission,causing it to become contaminated which produces this fierce/potential dangerous stutter/jerking. to my surprise, mercedes benz is fully aware of this hazard and has not had a recall/bulletin to fix this common problem, leaving this expensive repair cost on the consumer. the vehicle cost is expensive enough and to have to make this costly repair is unfair. *tr | |||
| 09/02/2011 | 80950 | ||
| As i was merging on to the highway from another highway at about 40mph, i had to speed up because of the traffic that was coming towards me and also to blend in with the rest of the cars speeds. i went to accelerate, but nothing happened. let off the gas, and then punched the pedal all the way, but still no sign of acceleration. i kept my foot on the gas and about 3 seconds later, the car began slowly to speed up...one mph at a time. it took some time to make it so 65mph. after reaching that speed, i tried some troubleshooting. i let off gas pedal completely and stepped back on it. that didnt help. i also tried using my shifttronic, and that didnt help. i took the next off ramp and came to a complete stop at a traffic light. i went into park and right back into d. i still had the accelerating problem. the only way it went away was to shut off the car and turn it back on. it currently works well without any signs of a problem. i did not receive a message on the dashboard nor did i receive an error code. | |||
| 11/11/2010 | 43000 | ||
| While driving, radiator fluid leaked into the transmission which causes vibrations from the rear of the car. the leak also created a jerking problem while accelerating in the low gears. the issue with the faulty radiator is going to take over $10,000 to repair. | |||
| 12/01/2007 | 40000 | 1 | |
| I have a mercedes-benz 2003 e500 that has a defective valeo radiator that caused glycol contamination leakage into the automatic transmission fluid. my un-drivable car now has transmission failure because of power loss while traveling at high speeds. inability to accelerate or keep up the minimum speed of the posted highway signs is common. i asked mbusa about the problem and initially they refused to acknowledge the problem existed. after finding technical service bulletin p-b-27.55/50f dated march 24, 2006 they acknowledged the defect but denied any assistance to me, leaving it up to a local dealer to handle the matter. the local dealer would not assist me except performing the $200 glycol bulletin test and described the cost for repairs. my car glycol contamination test result compared to the chart was deep purple as a result of the glycol and transmission fluid contamination level being above 400 mg/liter which is the worst case scenario of rusted transmission and showing glycol contamination started months earlier to the noticeable problems with the car. also the bulletin outlines test kits sold to dealerships in packs of 30's. the bulletin also says that the problem is not intermittent and can be reproduced at all times. this problem is wide spread and needs to be a recall due to power loss while driving. *tr | |||