Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e320. The contact was driving 25 MPH and attempting a right turn when the engine started to emit a noise and the rpms increased excessively. The vehicle was pulled to the curb and the contact turned the engine off for about ten seconds. The vehicle was restarted and returned to normal. The contact stated that the failure recurred twice within six months. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for repairs or inspection. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 35,000.
2005 Mercedes Benz E320 engine complaints
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Vehicle was acting normally up to incident. Entering highway accelerating like normal and pulled out in front of tractor trailer when suddenly car had dramatic and frightening loss of power. Full throttle did nothing. Downshifting did nothing. With truck horns blaring and near collision, I pulled off the road. Restarting cleared the problem. Dramatic loss of power has occurred three more times with no warning nor check engine light. Now light comes on with egr out of range code. Discussing this with other mercedes diesel owners points towards soot clogged egr valve and soot clogged intake manifold. How such a problem could occur so frequently at such a low mileage with a company known for diesels is unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz e320 cdi. The contact stated that when he attempted to start the vehicle, it would not respond. The failure occurred several times and there were no warning lights. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer several times and the computer was reprogrammed. The failure continued. The failure mileage was 13,745 and the current mileage was 14,027.
Faulty cam and crankshaft position sensor caused engine to die (stall) in heavy nyc traffic in the center lane of us hwy 9. Dealer indicated that the cam position sensor 003-153-28-28 and sender unit 004-153-69-28 must be replaced, indicating the cause as an internal fault. Dealer's service rep stated that this was a common problem. The failure mode is the same as occurred on my e 320 model year 2000.
I own a 2005 mercedes e320 cdi (diesel). The car gives off black smoke (intermittently) and a black tar like substance (black soot) pours out of my exhaust. I have complained to mercedes and they state, "the car is operating within factory specifications." the dealership (skyland automotive, asheville, nc) states that it is due to poor quality diesel fuel. I have considered legal action under the "nc lemon law", but would rather just have the problem solved or a return of the purchase price of the vehicle.
Brakes grind when put in drive, park and at stop lights. Seat belt indicator had to be fixed after 5 times at the shop, brakes were identified with a problem by mbz after 6 visits to the shop (fletcher jones mbz las vegas), tech stated on the invoice he identified the problem and ordered the parts. When I took the car back in to get the parts, the service manager stated there was a mistake and there was nothing wrong with the brakes and mbz would not fix the problem. Currently none of the seat belts work (when slamming on the brakes they do not lock). Control panel reads "SRS malfunction drive to shop", "airbags off", "check engine". Fletcher jones mbz las vegas refuses to comply with the lemon law, repair for one malfunction more than 3 times, out of service (in the shop) for more than 30 days in one calendar year.
The vehicle smelled like something was burning and the steering wheel squeaked. The dealer was unable to find any defects after servicing the vehicle.
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