2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E550 Complaints

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015 AT 8:00 AM EST. I WAS TRAVELING ON INDIANA HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MILES PER HOUR. AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. I SWERVED TO THE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS UNSURE WHAT THE EXPLOSION WAS OR CAME FROM. AS SOON AS I HEARD THE EXPLOSION, THICK PIECES OF GLASS FELL FROM THE SUNROOF. LARGE PIECES OF GLASS FELL ON THE BACK SEAT. GLASS FELL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AS PIECES OF GLASS FELL ON MY SHOULDERS AND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR. I LOOKED AROUND MY SURROUNDING TO DETERMINE WHERE THE NOISE COULD HAVE CAME FROM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF OUTSIDE FORCES. I WAS VERY NERVOUS, THIS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT EXIT AND EVALUATED MY VEHICLE. I WAS IN AMAZED BECAUSE THE SUNROOF HAD A WHOLE THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL. I CALLED THE NEAREST MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE ONLY APPOINTMENT THEY HAD AVAILABLE WAS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015. ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 2015 I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MERCEDES BENZ AND ALSO CONTACTED HEADQUARTERS TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY MY ACTIONS, NOR EXTERNAL FACTORS BUT THE MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CONDUCTED FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER AND HAVE EVIDENCE OF OTHER MERCEDES BENZ OWNERS WHOM THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. I SPOKEN WITH MERCEDES BENZ REGIONAL MANAGER [XXX] ON JANUARY 27, 2015. SHE STATED MERCEDES BENZ WILL GIVE ME $1,000 TOWARDS THE REPAIR IF I SIGN A WAIVER NOT TO SUE. I REJECTED THIS OFFER BECAUSE THERE IS A DEFECT IN MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

FRONT AIR STRUTS SUSPENSION FAILED WHEN CAR ISN'T IN USE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND GOT DOWN. PART # 212-320-31-38 PART # 212-320-32-38 THERE ARE A LOT OF INCIDENTS OR CONCERN REPORTED WITH THIS SPECIFIC MERCEDES BENZ AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. MERCEDES BENZ NOT COVER THIS ISSUE BY MANUFACTURE DEFECTIVE OR BY WARRANTY. EACH AIR STRUT LIST PRICE COST IS $3,598.41 FOR A TOTAL QUANTITY FOR THE SET $7,196.82 + TAX + INSTALLATION COST. INCREDIBLE AND RIDICULOUS HIGHLY COST FOR AN AIR STRUTS SET REPLACEMENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IT. I CONSIDER THAT THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION IS WITH A KIND OF FABRIC DEFECT NOT RECOGNIZE YET BY MERCEDES BENZ. *TR

THIS MY SECOND VEHICLE FROM MB AND AGAIN ONE WITH AIR SUSPENSION. THIS TIME THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES AND THE AIR SUSPENSION IS GOING OUT, EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, LEFT AND RIGHT, AT ONLY 43K MILES. THIS AIR SUSPENSION IS A LEMON PRODUCT AND I DEMAND ALL W212 AIR SUSPENSION OWNERS E550, E63AMG TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO GET RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ E550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE, (BELOW POSTED SAFE SPEED LIMIT), THE FRONT BRAKES APPLIED JERKING THE CAR FIRST ONE DIRECTION AND THEN THE OTHER. THE DASH TRACTION CONTROL LITE CAME ON MOMENTARILY AS THE EVENT TOOK PLACE. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CHAFFING ON THE OUTER TREAD OF EACH FRONT TIRE. MERCEDES TECHNICIANS RULED THE CAR WAS REACTING ACCORDING TO DESIGN AND THE CAUSE WAS WORN TIRES (EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES STILL HAD 5/32 INCH OF TREAD LEFT. THE TIRES ARE THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL 245/40 R 18 TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR AND STILL HAVE 3/32 INCH OF TREAD ABOVE THE WEAR INDICATORS. A PROFESSIONAL TIRE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRES WERE IN DEED WORN BUT NOT ENOUGH TO FAIL STATE INSPECTIONS. MERCEDES ALLOWED ME TO LEAVE ON THIS UN-SAFE CONDITION AND CLOSED WORK ORDER COMPLAINT! *TR

IN JUNE 2011, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, IN THE CORNER, ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM. AT TIME OF THE BREAK, THERE WAS AN IMPACT SOUND, AS IF A PEBBLE HAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OBJECT. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. IN OCTOBER 2011, THE WINDSHIELD BROKE AGAIN IN JUST ABOUT THE SAME SPOT ON THE WINDSHIELD, UNDER THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS TIME IN A DIFFERENT STATE. IT JUST SEEM LIKE AN UNLIKELY COINCIDENT. COULD THERE BE A DEFECT IN THE GLASS? *TR

2010 MERCEDES BENZ 350 E4MATIC ROLLED AWAY AFTER PARKED ON HILL , PARKING BRAKE SET, AND ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE SHIFT SELECTOR WILL NOT MOVE TO PARK UNLESS KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION OR SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK. *TR