2003 Mercedes Benz E320: airbag warning light

Filed Mar 29, 2017 · Fuel system, Seat belts · FL

Smells gasoline when car is parked in garage and sometimes when driving smeels gasoline in cabin..SRS restraints malfunction lights keeps coming on.

Filed Jun 15, 2015 · Brakes · CA

Vehicle presented with red light indicating to take vehicle to workshop in red. Braking was extremely difficult, SRS system stalled the vehicle, emergency mode was activited,we were unable, at first to turn on the ignition switch. The vehicle operated as if it was paralyzed. We finally got the vehicle to run and reset the code by turning the steering wheel. The vehicle is very dangerous to drive if you are not prepared for longer stopping distances, thankfully my husband was able to get the vehicle to the dealership. I found myself not strong enough to press on the brake pedal for adequate braking distance. This car left me with no brakes at all driving with children in the car. This I'd not safe!

Filed May 26, 2015 · Airbags, Brakes · 125,000 miles · AZ

Vehicle presented with red light indicating to take vehicle to workshop in red. Braking was extremely difficult, SRS system stalled the vehicle, emergency mode was activited,we were unable, at first to turn on the ignition switch. The vehicle operated as if it was paralyzed. We finally got the vehicle to run and turned vehicle into mb dealership. We were informed that the sbc unit was in need of replacement, we were beset with 1,800.00 repair. The vehicle is very dangerous to drive if you are not prepared for longer stopping distances, thankfully my husband was able to get the vehicle to the dealership. I found myself not strong enough to press on the brake pedal for adequate braking distance. Fuel: upon fueling vehicle, the fuel handle will stop and immense amounts of fuel will spurt out from fuel tank. There is also a smell of gas/fuel in the cabin after fill up. This creates a huge spill and notification to attendant. Takes up a great amount of time to fill up tank. Surprisingly we haven't been charged for fuel spills. Srs: light on for safety response system, shortly after visit at mb dealership. Have not taken vehicle to mb dealership for fear of another expensive repair.

Filed Apr 17, 2015 · Airbags, Brakes · 85,000 miles · IL

This vehicle is equipped with sensotronic brake control that has a service threshold. When this threshold is reached the brake system defaults to non power assisted hydraulic mode to the front wheels only. This occurs without any prior warning and results in increased stopping distance. I do believe that this issue is relayed in the mercedes service bulletin s142.46-p-0012a which addresses this issue. Mercedes stopped installing this system in 2006.I purchased the vehicle in december of 2007 as a used vehicle with aprox. 40,000 miles. I have not been sent anything from mbenz notifying of this issue.vehicle put in shop 4-16-20015 at mercedes. Diagnosis was faulty sbc pump system at a cost for repair $2400.00. At the very least, mercedes should issue a mandatory recall to interrogate these vehicles with star das to determine how close to the service threshold the sbc unit is and replace them at the dealer's expense. This is a major safety issue that needs to be addressed.lastly, passenger air bag light has been on since shortly after purchasing the vehicle. Known as the SRS system.this issue is spelled out as a major safety concern in mercedes e class operator's manual, told by mercedes service dept,this is a $800.00 bill to have repaired. Question,, does something tragic have to happen before, mercedes benz live up to their obligation of keeping those who purchase their vehicle,,,,,safe.

Filed Aug 18, 2011 · Airbags · 73,454 miles · WA

While traveling on i94 thru north dakota my SRS warning light came on. A message on the dash board told me to visit a repair shop as soon as possible. About 10 minutes later the light went out. The light came on again while slowing to exit the interstate highway for a fuel stop. Upon restarting the engine everything was normal. About 30 minutes later the SRS light came on again for about 5 or ten minutes. This pattern of normal engine starts and then intermittent SRS warnings continues. I have read in the mercedes benz owners forum that there has been an the federal safety agency investigation : pe10017 that appears to reflect the same problem I am having. Please help.

Filed Dec 31, 2010 · Airbags · 95,000 miles · MD

E 320 mercedes 2003 car front passenger airbag SRS light on dashboard appeared about 2 years ago. I took it to mercedes dealer and was told that it would cost me $1,000 to assess and correct problem. Airbags have never been deployed and have never been used. I never fixed this problem because I think it is a defect and should fall under mercedes care. This is of concern since if I am in an accident and airbags deploy my passenger may be critically hurt.

Filed Aug 9, 2010 · Airbags · CA

On-board computer gives an "SRS malfunction - visit workshop!" message, despite being evaluated and reset by local service center at owner's expense. Problem appears to exist for many owners of this make/model.

Filed Aug 18, 2008 · Airbags · 48,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercedes benz e320. The front passenger side restraint sensor light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the front passenger seat SRS sensor failed. The dealer will replace the sensor at the cost of $857. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and would not assist. The contact feels that the manufacturer should pay for the repair. The current and failure mileages were 48,000.

Filed Feb 17, 2007 · Brakes, Electrical · 200 miles · CA

I purchased a 2003 mercedes benz e320 custom ordered. There are erratic, inconsistent,intermittent problems of defective brake operation, radio,cd,seat controls,instrumentation,windows control,tire pressure indication, restraint system,transmission operation, SRS system. These problems occur randomly. Twice,when I needed to brake quickly the brakes did not stop the car. The brake assist feature did not work. The car's brakes are terrible and unreliable, and constitute safety danger on the road. There are numerous malfunctions reported by car indicated on the instrument panel. All or most of these problems are electrical system problems associated with the gateway module*software*.the can-bus system on car,which also controls brakes,does not have correctly-operations of ware,and it affects most electrical and mechanical system functions in the car. There are data collisions and packet conflicts on the bus because the software is not written correctly or the computer system and software is overloaded. Reading over the 55 2003 e320 complaints on your website,it is clear that most of them are due to this software problem. The car has been brought back to the selling dealer ,mercedes benz of san diego,*over 50 times*during the years 2003-2007 with no solution. The car warranty is set to expire in a week, and these problems are not yet fixed. The nhtsb demand mercedes benz either redesign the system or rewrite the software and test it for about 40,000 hours, or replace the vehicles with post-2003 e-class models, free of charge the nhtsb has been duped by mercedes benz into believing that replacing hardware components solve these problems the nhtsb should test the network software by examining data flows and function calls during the operation of the electrical and mechanical system features of an e320 and diagnose for data collisions and packet conflicts during automobile feature operation.

Filed Apr 7, 2006 · Airbags · 31,800 miles · NY

Srs light came and the vehicle was repaired by the authorized dealer but after four days again the light and warning came on.

Filed Oct 1, 2004 · Airbags, Seat belts · IL · crash · 1 injury

The vehicle's air bags did not deploy properly upon impact. *nm on aug 2004 the consumer was involved in an auto accident and the vehicle slid under the rear of a ford excursion. The consumers stomach hit the steering wheel branding her stomach with the mercedes emblem scalding her left arm. The consumer had to get assistance getting out of the seat belt. Reported problem with the SRS system in dec 2002. Airbag did not deploy.

Filed Oct 22, 2003 · Airbags, Electrical · NJ

Mercedes e320-another electrical problem with the SRS-restraint light-gateway. Mercedes claims rear airbag problem, car unsafe to drive, but if you didn't buy it from servicing dealer, no loaner! Mb vehicle motor inquiry indicated car was nav pre-wired. Planned installation when available, no prepay, now I'm stuck without nav, reason I bought mb