Was driving the mercedes e350 on a hilly road on nov 15, 2016 when the vehicle lost pretty much all braking capability. The dash started flashing "stop reduced braking power. Depress brake pedal fully" looks like this problem is caused by a manufacturing defect on the brake pump/controller. This incident could have causes serious damage to the car and physical injury if it had occurred at higher speeds or different terrain.
2006 Mercedes-Benz E350 brakes complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercedes-benz e350. While driving approximately 45 to 50 MPH, the vehicle approached a ramp and applied the brakes. Messages on the instrument panel illuminated that read "reduced brake pressure and depress brake fully", "traction control", "ABS", and "check engine lights". In addition, the steering wheel locked up when the brakes were applied. The vehicle was pulled over, turned off, restarted, and driven home. The failure recurred. The vehicle was driven to a mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.
The brakes on this car failed without warning while traveling on interstate at high speed. I have contacted mercedes and they have agreed to pay the cost of the spc brake unit under warranty; however, the costs of labor is very high and I have to cover it. I am a retired elderly combat disabled war veteran with limited funds and believe mercedes should recall these dangerous vehicles and and cover the entire costs. The vehicle is currently under repair at fields mercedes in lakeland florida
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. Mercedes benz has issued a service bulletin s142.46-p-0012a which addresses this issue. Mercedes stopped installing this system in 2006. This is a major safety issue that needs to be addressed.
Brake service workshop message. Sbc unit failing and loss of brake function noticeable when the light is on. Message goes away but comes back on. Car has 55766 miles and is less than 10 years old.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the service brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the sbc pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v296000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was 147,000.
Catastrophic sbc system failure. Driving on the turnpike at 65 MPH suddenly brakes stopped functioning at all, dashboard turned red with the message sbc failure, depress brake pedal in full, but there was no braking power at all. Coasted, took the nearest exit and could tow the car. I was very lucky. Not a good experience to discover you have no brakes on the highway. Car is in a mechanic shop now, repair will cost over $ 2000. This brake system is a failure, mb discontinued it and went back to the traditional hydraulic system. Mb should had made a recall on this issue as they are aware and it is a failure that can not be predicted, maintenance or age apparently have no influence on the part failing otherwise mb would include the part's replacement as part of a preventive maintenance service. This is a very serious safety issue, and I have seen several people complaining about the same.
Defective ABS system, sbc system. Sensotronic brake control system not functioning.
I turned on my engine and made a u-turn to travel up my street. When I completed the turn a red warning light flashed that my break system was not fully operable/take car immediately to dealer. In a few feet, my brakes failed completely, car would not stop, and emergency brakes did not work. When I put my foot on the brakes, it went to the floor; no amount of pumping stopped the car. The warning flashed "pump brakes!' I continued, to no avail, and finally, about 15 feet before the intersection, the car slowed to a stop. This occurred on monday (I had just picked up my car the friday before because the brakes were making a "squeaky-chirp like sound when pressed, after work had been done by the dealer on another issue. I took it back the same day that happened and was told there was air in the brakes; that usually, when pumped 15 times, it goes away. From then on, when I put the car in park and/or pressed the emergency brake, it continued to move forward, as though not held securely). The dealer towed it to the shop and now says my sbc system failed but there was no way to foresee or predict that problem by checking the brakes. I believe there is a severe problem with the brake system; especially given the dealer saying that there is no way to detect a problem that causes the brake system to completely fail. They now want to charge me $2000 to fix a brake problem I believe they caused when they had my car initially and/or did not identify after me taking it to them, twice, thereafter. This was a terribly frightening experience. I, my grandkids, and others on the road narrowly missed being involved in an accident and injured, or killed. Thank god I was on a residential street and the car stopped before I was forced into traffic. I saw that others online have had the same problem and can't believe no one has been killed due to this braking system issue.
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 have sent a copy of the mercedes service bulletin s142.46-p-0012a which addresses this issue. Mercedes stopped installing this system in 2006. 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.
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 have sent a copy of the mercedes service bulletin s142.46-p-0012a which addresses this issue. Mercedes stopped installing this system in 2006. 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated the brake failed numerous times while attempting to stop the vehicle. The ABS light illuminated and a beep sound was heard while the failure occurred. The contact was able to avoid a crash by increasing the brake distance. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times where the diagnostic test indicated recall 04v296000 sensotronic brake control was not the cause of failure. The dealer confirmed that the battery was causing the brakes to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 130,000.
Mercedes benz knows about the sbc unit wearing out the brakes prematurely yet has done nothing about it. There has been a software update for the brakes also, but this has nothing to do with the premature wear. This has to do with fixing a bug in the software for the brake lights to come on and for you to bring in for service. Problem is they are charging consumers for this bug fix. I had to pay $120. My current mileage is 127,000. Brakes have been replaced going on 5 times already.
Several service bulletins on mercedes-benz e350's. To include but not limited to knocking/rumbling bull.#10016629. Dealer says that are not responsible for this. Please assist.
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