Mercedes Benz E320 won't shift problems

Filed Jan 2, 2020 · Brakes · 89,000 miles · NC

I was stopped at a light (luckily) and my car started rolling forward. I pressed the brakes harder and they went to the floor and the car continued rolling forward. I threw the car into park and turned on my hazards. The police showed up. He tried putting the car in drive to get it off the road but it wouldn't go into gear. My husband showed up, turned the car off and then on and the car was able to be moved to a close parking lot. When we brought it to a mercedes dealership, they found codes (c233d, c22bc, c23bd, c223c, c26de, c25d5) for pressure system failure and pressure failure to all four tires at the same time. We were told that the brakes needed to be flushed before any sensotronic warranty work would be reimbursed. So we paid $465.99 to have them flushed and were told that the system was retested and no problems were found. I was given instructions by the technician that when this happens again, brake early and press the brakes really hard. If we get a different code next time, they will be covered under the warranty. We have been in contact with mercedes and they have referred us back to the expertise of the dealership.

Filed Jul 6, 2016 · Brakes · 180 miles · CA

Berberian stockton dealer wants $2,400 to fix the sbc (sensotronic brake control) $740 to fix front brakes. The rep ralph carrasco said the dealership cannot comply with the remedy for recalls as the time period for recalls has expired. Really? Repair of faulty brakes expire? I was waiting for the light to turn green when the bright red message "stop! Brakes unsafe stop the car immediately" [ can't recall exact verbatim]. To stop the car because the brakes had become unsafe to drive .the car froze up, restarts but will not shift gear to drive. Why does mb sell outageously expensive but defective cars? What about consumer protection law? The federal safety agency (national highway traffic safety) published on 4/05/2005 this sbc issue as mercedes-benz recall no. 2004 050014. The recall began on october 21, 2004. Owners should contact mercedes-benz at 1‑800‑367‑6372. The federal safety agency summarized the recall on certain vehicles, the electronic monitoring system of the sensotronic brake control (sbc) is designed to monitor the pressure gradient within the high pressure line of the brake system. If an unacceptable pressure gradient is detected, the system will switch, as it is designed to do, into the hydraulic function mode. Hazard: if vehicles are not routinely serviced and have extremely high mileage combined with a high number of brake actuations, or frequency, the pump motor of the sbc may run out of permissible tolerances, thereby triggering the hydraulic function mode.customers may also contact the federal safety agency's vehicle safety hotline at 1‑888‑327‑4236 (tty 1‑800‑424‑9153), or go to

Filed Jun 7, 2016 · Brakes · 68,000 miles · CA

While driving, the car's display turned red with warning message "brake defective stop vehicle"- brakes became stiff. Car was in limp mode. I took vehicle to the mercedes benz dealer in fresno. They diagnosed the problem as an "sbc brake controller failure". They told me that these had been troublesome for years, they have since been discontinued because of unreliablity of the brakes, and mercedes would not cover repair cost.

Filed Feb 22, 2016 · Electrical · 88,700 miles · TN

Bought used one owner car w/88,500 miles in july 2015. After driving only 200 miles check engine light came on, engine would turn over but not start, it was towed to repair shop. Codes read crankshaft sensor, generator. Mechanic replaced crankshaft sensor and repaired wire to it. Did not replace alternator. Called and advised car was ready for pickup. Picked up car and drove less than 2 miles and check engine light came on again. Took back to mechanic who removed codes. Drove another 5 miles and check engine light came on again. He didn't answer phone, drove home in limp mode where it sat for over a month when another mechanic was willing to tackle job. He put on new alternator and drive belt. Crankshaft sensor was bad again and he replaced it. Car would not start. Towed to mb in franklin, tn who said ECM/ ecu module bad. Replaced it and then said batteries bad, and alternator bad. They replaced batteries but local mechanic told them alternator was working fine when it was put in car. Car towed back to local mechanic who checked and said alternator was indeed bad now and he replaced it with one he checked out again before installing. Now the alternator was not being allowed to charge the system and is being towed back to mb in franklin, tn. After searching the internet I found that mb has been installing defective wiring harnesses in their cars since the 1990's and they know it but will only replace the defective harness to those to yell the loudest because there are supposedly millions on cars on the road just waiting to short out expensive parts and cause owners costly repairs. I am yelling at the top of my voice for you to go after them with a vengeance and make them do the repairs. I have spent over $4000. Already on this car which should have been fixed by them at their expense. The covering on the wires gets brittle and shorts out various..

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 Feb 20, 2011 · Electrical · 77,200 miles · CA

1995 mercedes benz e320 engine wiring harness and throttle actuator wiring . The wire insulation used on the engine wiring harness and the throttle actuator in my car has badly degraded! This causes all kinds of shorts within the electronics of the vehicle and problems with the electric throttle system in this car. The problems with the throttle actuator caused my car to go in and out of limp mode(reduced power) while I was driving. This caused my car to accelerate very quickly and nearly caused an accident!. This problem needs to be a manufacturers recall before somebody's throttle gets stuck and they get hurt or before their car burns.

Filed Nov 23, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 107,000 miles · CA · fire

Transmission would not shift out of first gear, the ABS lights on and the asr, fuse no 2 on the k40 module was blown and there were also codes indicating that no power was going to the asr hydraulic unit. There was no signal from the left rear wheel speed sensor and there was a malfunction in the transmission gear speed sensor. The technician discovered a wiring harness located underneath the power brake booster had shorted with the body of the vehicle and created a small fire that burned and destroyed the insulating material through approx. 7 inches of the harness. The small fire also burned the insulating material on 2 other wiring harness in the vicinity. The technician has determined the cause of the fire to be related to the location of the wiring harness. The harness was pinned down to the body of the vehicle by the air conditioning hose adjacent to where 2 parts of the body where joined together. The point where the two parts of the body were joined together created a sharp edge. Over time the vibration of the engine and other components of the vehicle causes the sharp edge to cut into the wiring harness eventually wearing it to bare wire. When the bare wire shorted with the body, the fire was created thus burning a section to the wiring harness and thus causing the malfunctions indicated above. Overall, the technician and many other reports claim that this was mercedes benz's design flaw and failure that the wiring harness was placed inconveniently underneath the refrigerant line. We can provide the pictures of the damage if necessary.

Filed Aug 19, 2004 · Transmission, Visibility · 12 miles · CA

The regulator on the windows have failed at least every 6 months the check egine light has been on since the purchase of the vehicle even after repairs where done. The transmission has been losing power and now will not shift since the purchase.

Filed Nov 5, 2003 · Electrical, Engine · 5,000 miles · VA

1998 mercedes e320 at different times, the driver and passenger doors locked by themselves while the vehicle was running. In june of 2003 the consumer heard a loud noise from the engine, the vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who immediately diagnosed the problem as the crankshaft dampner which was in pieces, the rubber drive belt damaged the engine front cover and engine oil pan. In september 2003 the doors unlocked by themselves while the consumer driving and was unable to lock them manually, also when the consumer turned the vehicle off the windows rolled down by themselves and the doors locked by themselves. The rubber gaskets around the front head lights leaked water, the dash lights burned out constantly, the engine light illuminated constantly and the vehicle burned a quart of oil per month, the air condition was rebuilt twice, the starter failed and the vehicle did not shift properly. *jb