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 | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 104000 | ||
| 2004 e320 4matic wagon. engine stalled while merging to i-65 sb. vehicle was 7qt low on oil. vehicle was not equipped with a manual dipstick to check oil. vehicle is equipped with flexible service system that monitors oil level, conductivity, temp, pressure. owners manual shows that if any parameters are outside normal, or in the case of sensor/system failure, a red warning would appear on instrument cluster to instruct the driver to stop the vehicle and turn off the engine. no warning was displayed. dealership states instrument cluster failed to communicate with central computer due to a software issue. engine must be replaced. requested mercedes benz to replace engine and assign engineering team to address issue and issue a service campaign to prevent failure from happening to others. mercedes benz stated that they will provide no assistance. i am concerned that this issue could also fail to provide other important information (brake system, airbags, engine cooling paramaters) as well. as an engineer, in my opnion, this is clearly a design flaw that needs to be addressed and should have been evaluated by a failure mode effects analysis prior to deciding to remove the manual dipstick. if instrument cluster could not communicate with central computer, it should display a warning to stop the vehicle. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 11/13/2010 | 174000 | ||
| While driving my 2004 mb e320 to the local grocery store the engine stalled. i was pulling up to a red light at the time that turned green before i stopped. when i stepped on the gas to go, there was no power. i pulled to the side of the road and sat for several hours waiting for a tow truck. the local garage said i was out of gas, put ten dollars worth of gas in it, charged me $60.00 and said the car was working fine. the next time my wife took the car out, it stalled again in nearly the same place. she was not as fortunate as i was and was stuck in the middle of the road. we had it towed back to our house and i looked up the symptoms on the internet. after letting it sit for a few days, i turned the car on and let it idle. after the car reached about 75 - 80 degrees, it shut off again. it turns out that it was the crank position sensor (cps) that went bad. i bought one, learned how to replace it and the car is running fine. the safety concern here is that while driving, the car just shuts off!! there is no warning whatsoever! thankfully there was not an accident. | |||
| 08/07/2009 | 58968 | 1 | |
| I was driving a 2004 mb e-320 on the road, suddenly the lights on the dashboard were all lit up and then i lost power to the car. i made my way to the curb along industrial blvd near west sacramento. the car was towed to the mb sacramento dealership. a quick scan found a fault code. it was the crank position sensor malfunction. the dealership has to replace the sensor. *tr | |||