Filled fuel tank , came home ,parked in garage and noticed a strong fuel smell. Fuel was leaking on floor and I have to leave it outside now.
The worst 2005 Mercedes Benz E problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Fuel system3
- Airbags1
- Brakes1
Problems by type
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- Fuel system3
- Airbags1
- Brakes1
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance
Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty connector (specifically, improper wire crimp) but that it will not prevent proper deployment of the driver's frontal air bag.The faulty connector can cause the air bag circuit resistance levels to exceed the threshold that illuminates the air bag warning lamp, but they do not exceed a higher limit at which proper deployment of the air bag may no longer occur.The agency believes that further expenditure of agency resources does not appear to be warranted at this time.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that no safety-related defect exists.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.During the investigation, ODI learned that MBUSA will initiate a warranty extension program to address the faulty connectors in subject model year 2005 and 2006 E-Class and other MBUSA model/model year vehicles.This action will extend the warranty coverage for this issue to 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever occurs first.MBUSA will notify all affected vehicle owners of this action.A bulletin describing this program is available in the investigative file.
PE10017
Technical service bulletins for the 2005 Mercedes Benz E 4
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Mercedes-benz: there are electrical production quality issues that cause the air bag warning light to...
- Mercedes: the limited warranty on the sbc hydraulic unit for models 211, model 219 and models 230 was...
- Mercedes-benz: model 211.026, 065, 070, 076, 082, 083, 265, 276, 282, 283 (e-class). VIN A564853 and...
- Mercedes benz: model 211.026, 056, 065, 070, 072, 076, 077, 082, 083, 087, 090, 256, 265, 276, 277, 282,...
What 2005 Mercedes Benz E owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I recently bought a used 2005 mercedes e320 with 126.3k miles. At time of transaction, car had half a tank of fuel only. Couple days later, when I went to refuel, I filled up tank all the way to top, I drove home and as soon as I exited car, I could smell a very strong odor of gasoline inside car and inside left rear wheel well. I inspected the car and after lifting rear seat cushion, I opened the covers to gas tank to find there was a fuel leak at the fuel sending unit, driver's side, about 1-2 ounces of fuel. Today I purchased an updated new fuel sending unit from mb dealer and will need to get it installed. When tank is three quarter full or less, you don't smell the odor and no sign of leak is present. This appears to be a common problem among mercedes e-class. I've learned this thru my most recent online search. I'm so disappointed in mercedes benz for this poor manufacturing.
After filling up the fuel tank with gasoline, I smell an odor of gas until the tank is down to about 3/4 full.
While driving at approximately 50 MPH, the sbs system warning light came on along with loss of most braking ability. I managed to stop the car, turn around and return about 8 miles to my home in "limp home" mode. There was no warning whatsoever. I then call the mb dealership which sent a truck to pick up the car. The sbs hydraulic unit had failed and was replaced under extended warranty at no cost. While I am not complaining about the cost (none), the failure could have caused an accident with the loss of brake ability. I take road trips to the colorado mountains and if this had happened there, I could have suffered a fatal injury. This system is defectively engineered and should be replaced on all mercedes cars so equipped.
Srs system malfunction.
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Questions about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E
Is the 2005 Mercedes Benz E reliable?
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2005 Mercedes Benz E, 2.5 times a typical E model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2005 Mercedes Benz E?
Fuel and propulsion system, with 3 complaints. Next is airbags (1).
How many recalls does the 2005 Mercedes Benz E have?
No recalls on record.
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