2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Complaints

The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while exiting a car wash, the brake pedal was engaged, and the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The contact drove the vehicle home. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the brake lines were corroded and leaking throughout the brake hardline onto the heat shield. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000.

WHILE UNDERWAY LOST ALL STEERING. STEERING WHEEL WENT TO CENTER AND WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT EXTREME EXTREME EXCESSIVE FORCE. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. ON ROAD TEST FOUND SAME CONDITION. REMOVED HIGH-PRESSURE LINE FROM PUMP TO STEERING RACK AND FOUND PLASTIC LINER FROM THE RUBBER SECTION OF THE HIGH-PRESSURE LINE BROKE FREE AND WAS FORCED INTO THE STEERING RACK CLOGGING THE STEERING LINE. THIS WAS CLOSE TO A HIGH SPEED COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE IN MOTION AND INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE REVERSING, OR WHILE MAKING A STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THE MECHANICS INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CODES RETRIEVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

HEARING LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM BACK. CROSS MEMBER SUBFRAME. I FEEL LIKE MERCEDES SHOULD REIMBURSE ME.... CAR IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD MY 2005 FRAME IS PERFECT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR..

MERCEDES DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR. FOUND THE REAR SUB-FRAME SEVERELY RUSTED AT WELDS. HE ADVISED THIS WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED SOON. SERVICE WRITER SAID THIS WAS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. ONE OF THE WELDS IS ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILING. THERE IS AN ACTUAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE SUBFRAME FAILS COMPLETELY. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN WELL REPORTED ON MANY INTERNET SITES.

STRONG FUEL VAPOR ODOR FROM VEHICLE WHEN MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. RESIDUE ON TOP OF FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS UNDER REAR SEATS. STILL PRESENT AFTER REPLACING FUEL FILTER, PLASTIC SEAL-RETAINING RING AND BOTH SEALS. RECALL FOR FUEL SYSTEM ISSUED ONE MODEL YEAR PRIOR AND ONE MODEL YEAR AFTER.

IF I'M COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR THROWS ITSELF INTO PARK BEFORE I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAPPENS IN SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5MPH. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THERE ISN'T A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE OR TIME OF DAY WHEN IT OCCURS. IT JUST HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE ALSO READ A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE FOR OTHER MERCEDES OWNERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES WITHIN A HALF AN HOUR. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HER RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO MERCEDES-BENZ MANHATTAN (770 11TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10019 (646) 846-6402). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A REPAIR ESTIMATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,610.

THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER WE FILL UP GAS. THE SMELL IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT WE CANNOT PUT THE CAR IN GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE FUMES ENTERING THE HOUSE WHEN WE OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR.

SEATS TORN IN SEAM FOR A WHILE . STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND EVENTUALLY GREW OVER YEARS . MERCEDES NEEDS TO DO BETTER , THIS SEAMS TO BE COMMON WITH YOUR CARS