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 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||||
| 2008010001 | 02/20/2008 | 2008010001A | 10024362 | Mercedes-benz - check catalytic converters and replace if necessary - models 203, 209, 211, 215, 230 - model years 2004-2005. *nj update 8/7/2008. *pe | 04/09/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/25/2008 | 40000 | ||
| I own a mercedes-benz e500 bought new in 2004. 3 days ago i was driving the vehicle at about 35 miles an hour and car stalled and came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road with no warning. i could not start the engine back for about 5 minutes. luckily there were no other vehicles behind me, which would have hit me from behind. i later towed the car to the mercedes service station. they reported it as an electircal failure due to failing of the crankshaft position sensor. they have replaced the faulty sensor and the car is running ok now. i am still wondering why did the car come to an abrupt stop and did not allow me to coast the car to the side of the road, which should have been the backup safety mechanism in a failure like this to avoid a major accident. i am worried whether there is a design fault in this vehicle that did not allow that back up mechanism to kick-in. my service advisor says this fault is unlikely to recur. i feel that the sensors can fail at any time and the vehicle should have a safety mechanism to avoid abrrupt stops like this. if i was on a free way this would have created a major accident with so many vehicles piled up on top of me! my car has done only 40,000 miles within the last 4 years. it has new tires, a new battery and new brakes -all taken care of by the mercedes dealer at my last service about 2 weeks ago. | |||