1999 Mercedes Benz E320: engine stalls while driving

5 of the 83 complaints about the 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2009
1
2005
5
2004
4
2003
9
2002
1
2001
4
2000
2
1999
5
1998
2
1997
1
1996
2
1995
17

What owners say

Filed Sep 29, 2010 · Engine, Transmission · 134,000 miles · MI

Engine just stops running/stalling after from 15 - 30 minutes of driving. Has happened twice midway through left turns. (scary!) can happen anytime and any speed.

Filed Jul 29, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 64,000 miles · MD

Crank position sensor (cps) started to fail when the outside temperature was above 95f. Car (1999 mercedes benz e320) failed to start twice when parked after driving for a short distance. Only after cooling it would start again. At one point the engine became very erratic while in traffic. At another point I was stopped on the traffic light and the engine just stopped running. Fortunately I was near home and after waiting a few minutes it started again. It was embarrassing to say the least , having a mb car stall in front of other much cheaper cars on the traffic light. Fortunately, I was using this car for only short trips and did not incur the risk of having it stall on a highway, but I am sure it would as long as the engine temperature was above a certain point. I researched this problem on the internet and found the following mb car owners chat/forum room with discussions on the many similar problems experienced by others: http://www.mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=80989.

Filed Jan 7, 2002 · Engine · TX

Vehicle will stall out while driving on highway.vehicle will not re-start. Contacted dealer.

Filed Sep 16, 2001 · Engine · NJ

I had purchased a mercedes-benz e320 4 matic wagon on august 25th 1998 from millennium automotive group at bridgewater, nj. Since then this car has stalled while driving on several occasions and was brought back to the dealer to be checked and serviced. The dates of service are as follows: 1) june 16, 2000 odometer 12,435 miles, 2) jan 3, 2001, odometer 17,549, 3) jan 29, 2001 odometer 18,008 miles, 4) july 25, 2001 odometer 21,797. During these visits to the millennium automotive group, we were reassured that this vehicle is safe to operate even though they are clueless as to why this vehicle stalled so many times. Many parts were replaced, and we were LED to believe that the car was thoroughly checked and is safe to drive. However, this car stalled again at pulaski skyway during a rain storm and I was almost hit by the car behind me on sep. 14. 2001. This car is indeed not safe to drive. Currently I am driving a loaner car from the millennium automotive group and I am pursuing for a full purchasing refund from mercedes benz USA pertaining to nj state lemon law (njsa 56:12-29 to 56:49). I feel obligated to report this matter to you. If you believe you have more information or any legal advice to assist me in this matter, please contact me at 908‑322‑4730, or contact my husband's beeper at 201‑422‑2177. My husband, steve shih has full authorization on my behave to deal with this matter. Thank you.

Filed Feb 24, 2000 · Engine · OH

Intermittently when going over any type of bump vehicle stalls . Vehicle has been seen 6 times by the dealership. Dealer is not able to duplicate the problem. Please provide any further information.