2000 Mercedes Benz E320

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE WINDOW REGULATOR FRACTURED. THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE REPLACED. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/16/07. *JB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE REASON WHY THE WINDOWS FAIL AS THEY DO, IS BECAUSE THEY AREN'T USED FREQUENTLY. THE CLOCK WAS LOSING TIME, THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND ULTIMATELY REPLACED. THE HORN WAS REPLACED, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE AIR MASS SENOR WAS REPLACED, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR, THE THROTTLE VALVE WAS REPLACED, THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE HAD A LOUD VALVE TRAIN NOISE. UPDATED 03/02/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AT 55 MPH. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG SENSOR. UPDATED 10/31/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE RIGHT FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAGS ALSO DEPLOYED IN THE REAR SEATS, WHERE CHILDREN WERE LOCATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT HAD EXPLODED, CAUSING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ONE INJURY WAS REPORTED.

VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO LOWEST GEAR WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION, SLOWING THE VEHICLE SUBSTANTIALLY IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR OR REVERSE. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED SHIFTER MECHANISM DUE TO ELECTRONIC FAILURE, CAUSED BY SPILLS. OBSERVATION OF THE PART SHOWED NO RESIDUE FROM ANY LIQUID. DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THE CUP HOLDER WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE CONSOLE AND IT WAS NOT SEALED. STATED THE REPLACEMENT PART INSTALLED WAS IMPROVED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINED WATER GOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY APPLIED A SEALANT TO THE SIDE PANEL OF THE PASSENGER'S DOOR. THIS R DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE BEING INSPECTED BY THE REPAIR SHOP A LEAK IN THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DISCOVERED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO, NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMALITIES ON THE TIRE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE CONTACT DID HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED BEFORE TAKING A TRIP. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE GOOD. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION. HAS NOT CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. *AK

FUEL GAUGE INDICATES LOW FUEL LEVEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL AND INDICATES FULL TANK WHEN THERE IS NO FUEL. FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY. THE FIRST TIME ON 02/01/00 WITH ONLY 1064 MILES ON THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME ON 01/29/02 WITH 19175 MILES ON THE CAR. A BRIEF SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS HAD SIMILAR FUEL SENDING UNIT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MERCEDES-BENZ CONTINUES TO SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THEIR CARS. *AK