2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

DESPITE ALL ATTEMPTS, I AM UNABLE TO GET MERCEDES-BENZ USA TO SHARE THE GROUND CLEARANCE SPECIFICATION FOR MY VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS 145,000 MILES. I NEED TO REPLACE FRONT SHOCKS/STRUTS. I NEED THE GROUND CLEARANCE SPEC IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO REPLACE FRONT SPRINGS AT THE SAME TIME. GROUND CLEARANCE IS COMMONLY PUBLISHED AS PART OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL OTHER CARS. THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE OWNED FOR WHICH THE GROUND CLEARANCE SPECIFICATION IS NEITHER PUBLISHED NOR AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER MEANS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. MBUSA FIRST DIRECTED ME TO THE LOCAL DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE SPEC. THEN THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS SPECIFICATION AND THEY COULDN'T HELP. NEXT, I REACHED OUT TO THE MERCEDES CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN EUROPE. BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SPECIFICATION EITHER. FINALLY, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MERCEDES-BENZ USA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. THEY GAVE ME A GROUND CLEARANCE SPECIFICATION THAT IS FAR LOWER THAN THE CLEARANCE ON MY CAR. FOR HIGH-MILEAGE CARS, THE GROUND CLEARANCE SHOULD BE LOWER THAN SPEC, NOT HIGHER. WHEN I STATED THIS, THEY GAVE ME A DIFFERENT HIGHER NUMBER. BOTTOMLINE - UNLESS I HAVE THE TRUE GROUND CLEARANCE SPECIFICATION FOR MY CAR, I CAN'T DETERMINE WHETHER MY CAR'S SUSPENSION IS IN GOOD HEALTH. A TIRED, SAGGING, SUSPENSION COULD LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES. ON A RELATED NOTE, MERCEDES-BENZ HAS ZERO STOCK WORLDWIDE FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS FOR MY 2013 VEHICLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE ON 2/18/19, AND MERCEDES INFORMS ME THAT REPLACEMENT AIR BAG WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 2020. GIVEN THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, MERCEDES SHOULD REPLACE IT ASAP, OR DISCONNECT THE POWER TO THE AIR BAG.

ACCIDENT IN WHICH VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALED. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HIT A POLE ON CENTER DIVIDER. MERCEDES ROADSIDE WAS ON SCENE IN MINUTES AND TOWED MY CAR. THEY SAID THE SYSTEM ALERTED THEM TO THE CRASH.

I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING WITH MULTIPLE DEALER LOCATIONS AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE ADVISE.

I HAVE SHOWN THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAY I HAVE PPAY $4000 FOR REPALCEMENT OF CHAIN TENSIONER. THE SAME TIME FOR SECOND OPENION I SHOWED THE CAR TO ANOTHER EXPERT, THEY SAY THAT IF THE TENSIONER WAS BAD ENGINE LIGHT WILL APEAR AND CAR WILL NOT RUN. THE CAR DOES HAVE 100000 MILES POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND MY CAR SERVICES AT DEALERSHIP SINCE I BOUGHT IT.WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT SOUND LIKE SOME PARTS SOUND HITTING BODY OF ENGINE. ALSO THEY SAY THAT THIS CAR COME WITH HYDROLIC PUMP PUSHES OIL TO TOP OF ENGINE MAY BE THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $4000.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM MB IN FEBRUARY 2018 REGARDING THIS "SAFETY RECALL". AS OF TODAY NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AND THEY ARE REPORTING A REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE. HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS?

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES ADVISING OF PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A YEAR BEFORE THE AIRBAG CAN BE REPLACED. I FIND THIS TROUBLESOME AND ALARMING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (STAR MOTOR, 7000 KATY RD, HOUSTON, TX), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL- MY RECALL FOR AN IMPORTANT AIRBAG SAFETY HAS BEEN RECALLED LAST FEB 2018. IT'S NOW FEB 2019, 1 YEAR LATER AND THERE IS NO REMEDY. IM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I PAY FOR THE QUALITY OF A BENZ CAR, SO TO STILL HAVE MY AIRBAG RECALL PENDING IS VERY DIS-HEARTENING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. MERCEDES-BENZ OF CALABASAS (24181 CALABASAS RD, CALABASAS, CA 91302) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.