2003 Mercedes Benz E320: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Jul 15, 2024 · Brakes · FL

The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-320. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the braking system became inoperable. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated after the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to TSB: 2005110001. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the failure was due to the sensotronic brake control (SBC) braking system. The manufacturer was contacted and the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall for the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 6, 2019 · Brakes · 91,000 miles · CA

Brake failure occurred with no prior warning. Brakes are electronically controlled and complete loss of braking occurred while vehicle was in motion. Red "brake" and "ABS" lights in dash started flashing along with continuous beeping. Was able to bring vehicle to a stop within parking lot by using parking brake. Upon shutting off and restarting engine, vehicle regained braking. Car will not be driven until issue is addressed.

Filed Jul 1, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · GA

Check engine light goes on and off for days at a time . Brake lights on dash stay on all the time ABS will also come on while driving and my car will stop . I have to force the car into park ... Pump my brakes the breaks make a sound and then they start working again .... There is a humming noice when I start my car as well as the seat belt light goes on and off even with my seals belt on.

Filed Dec 7, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 140,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercedes-benz e320. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard without stopping or slowing the vehicle. The vehicle made a beeping sound and the stop engine and brake failure warning indicators illuminated. The dealer was called (mercedes-benz of brooklyn, ny, 718‑258‑5100) and the technician stated that the ABS was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Filed Sep 7, 2016 · Brakes · 122,000 miles · IL

I been driving mercedes for passed 20 years but never experienced scary moment like this. Thursday 09/01/16 on my way home from work out of nowhere red brake warning light lid up my whole dash with big stop sign in the middle, flashing with esp and ABS saying visit workshop and I lost 90% of braking power.luckily, it happened on open road with cars far ahead of me. Pulled aside and after few restarts warning went off and I made it safely home without towing service, keeping my left foot close to emergency brake pedal. Google search revealed to my surprise very common problem with bosch sbc units installed in this model. Is this even possible for one of the top names in the world to limit their service cycle to 300,000 brake pedal applications? Are some of the top engineers involved out of their mind? Mercedes, is it safe to drive this car in highway speeds with two kids in it? Would one of the engineers like to take my car on the autobahn now to proof their point? I believe the counter is up with 13 years and 122k miles of service because all other brake components checked fine. Unbelievable??? Where is the safety recall??? Ended in 10 years??? What a shame for both mercedes and bosch names.

Filed Sep 5, 2016 · Brakes · 161,000 miles · CA

Abs brake system failure. While operating the vehicle a warning light blinks in the cluster panel. Then the vehicle loses all braking power. On monday september 5th, I was driving on the highway, 110th south bound 1 mile south from downtown los angeles, suddenly a warning light appear with the following message 'brakes defective stop vehicle' the cars begins to downshift and it slows down. However the brake does not work in full. It appears that the brake works enough to come to stop after the vehicle has downshifted to the lowest gear. All braking ability is disable. After I research the code and narrow to the problem that I had, I noticed that merecedes benz had extended the warranty for the ABS pump for these models for 10 years, since my vehicle is 2003 the warranty had expired on 2013. This is an electronic braking system so if an electric failure occurs there is no way to stop the vehicle. There is no manual brake power other than the emergency brake in order to stop this vehicle.

Filed Sep 18, 2014 · Brakes · 106,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated that the ABS sensor illuminated intermittently. The dealer stated that the sbc system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v133000 (service brakes, hydraulic ). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2014 · Brakes · 88,881 miles · GA

Went to start the car and at first the key wouldn't turn over I had to keep taking put and inserting it at a different side it eventually started. Soon as it turned over the brake light esp and ABS light started flashing the car is stuck in park.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Brakes · 137,714 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated that braking system hesitated to engage when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the brake pedal was depressed numerous times in order to stop the vehicle. In addition, the gear shifter became stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the ABS pump unit failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v133000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,714.

Filed Mar 13, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 155,000 miles · TN

It started with a esp warning on the cluster, with increased brake distance, after restart the warning was gone, after many months the warning came back on in nov of 2013, went back off and came back on jan 14 2014, called the mercedes dealer in nashville tn, was advised that the auto did have a recall on the sbc unit, which is the ABS brake system, but the recall ended on 11-12, which I do not understand how a safety recall can expire with mileage or date. The repair will cost about $2000.00 with no manufacture support or help. Mercedes has know about the bosch system have only so many brake cycles, I purchased this vehicle used in 2009 and have never received any information on the recall. This is not the way a recall is supposed to work.. Mercedes said sorry, that's not good enough, this is the safety of my family and others that own these vehicles.

Filed Feb 14, 2014 · Brakes · 81,000 miles · HI

I was driving ewa bound on beretania street at about 7:45pm at speed 25mph. The car had a red warning and beeps said brake malfunction, stop vehicle! At this time my car can not brake at all because the brake was completely not working when my car is driving. I have to put in neutral and use the assistance brake to stop the car. Luckily I was not on highway with fast speed! I found out this is common happen to this model due to the fault of sbc ABS brake pump. Parts is breaking down but not on brake pump happen when the car is driving. It is totally dangerous! Mercedes should have recall to correct the problem. Please investigate and enforcing mercedes to improve. Thanks

Filed Mar 4, 2012 · Brakes · 57,210 miles · FL

I was driving approximately 45 MPH when the red dash warning light came on brake failure stop immediately visit workshop. The red emergency brake light and the amber ABS light also came on. The vehicle started to automatically downshift into lower gears and I was able to pull off the road and stop using the emergency brake since the brakes were not working and I had the brake pedal to the floor. I was able to get the vehicle home using the emergency brake to stop the vehicle and the next day when I started the vehicle everything worked fine. I took it to my local mercedes-benz dealer and they updated the software for the sbc control unit. They also verified that all recall service for this vehicle had been previously performed. Had this incident occurred during an emergency braking situation or at a high speed I feel that this would have resulted in an accident.