The engine stalled while in motion and driving over 45 MPH. This is the 2nd time this has occurred. Both times I was travelling over 45 MPH on a large and busy city street and had difficulty steering my car to safety. There are no codes to explain what might be the cause. Replaced the transmission control unit the first time. After removing the key, putting the car in park and waiting for 5-10 minutes, in both occurrences I was able to restart the vehicle and drive to the dealership, which was less than 5 miles from my location.
2007 Mercedes-Benz E350 engine complaints
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At about 87,000 miles, the car is essentially useless because of a known defect. The balance shaft, engine intake manifold and transmission conductor plate need to be replaced. Mercedes will not take responsibility even though there was a class action lawsuit.
Upon filling up gas tank you can smell gas around the rear of the vehicle. This happens for the first day or two after filling up and then becomes less and less over time until you fill up again. There is a much stronger smell when inside an enclosed garage and I am worried about the fumes being ignited by a water heater pilot flame.
While driving on freeway, engine suddenly revved high and almost red-lined on RPM gauge. Exited freeway and RPM (while lowered) was still high. A 3rd party mechanic diagnosed transmission valve body failure and advised on replacement. This must be a a known issue because mechanic asked that in order to replace the part a valid personal id must be recorded as part of the parts replacement per mercedes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes-benz e350. While the vehicle was undergoing routine service at a repair shop, a failure code was stored in the computer pertaining to the engine assembly. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were also no tsbs or recalls pertaining to the failure. The independent mechanic replaced the intake manifold, gaskets, lower injectors, o rings, and cleaned the engine assembly for carbon build up. Additional technical analysis was also conducted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was not available.
Balance shaft sprockets and idle gears problem, and p0016 ad p0017 engine light is on.
30 aug.16 took my 07 e350 with 29427 miles to the dealership because the check engine light came on and the car was hard starting. After arriving I informed the service writer the car had shut down while driving. We were proceeding through a busy major intersection when the car shut down. Luckily it started so we could safely exit the busy major intersection. After a diagnostic test was ran, I was informed the crankshaft hall sensor was defective. Additionally, the engine control unit, engine wiring harness, crank sensor and various other components are oil soaked. I notified mercedes benz to be told the car was out of warranty. Mercedes benz should be held accountable for the unsafe defective materials they use. The above issues are a danger to the occupants and general public as well. The defective oil soaked wiring harness is can cause a fire. The car shuts down while driving is dangerous.
Hi my name is [xxx] owner of a mercedes benz e350 2007 I always been loyal to mercedes because I was in the be leave that they had safe cars but unfortunately with this vehicle I had a big problem I was driving in the freeway in the car just stop with a terrible odor of gas; I pull t the side of the road got out the car and call for help. The towing truck took my car to the mechanic than it was than when we find out that the this model and year of the car had problems with the fuel pump and many other problems. Called another towing truck to take it to mercedes benz dealer in monterey calif spoke with [xxx] wish he is the manager in that location they check the car and said that there wasn't any warranty in the vehicle that have to pay out of my pocket , I show him all the documentation from safe car.gov also known as the federal safety agency I printed out all the documentation saying that mercedes benz extended the warranty in this vehicles for 15 years unlimited miles [xxx] the ownership of the car. Even dough I took all this documents to [xxx] at mercedes benz at monterey calif dealer he didn't want to fix the car, he told me and my husband that he exposed this to the mercedes benz representative from the head quarters and they are not approving it wish I really be leave that they should with no hassle at all. At this point I have no car and mercedes benz its not responding the according to the warranty of the extra 15 years unlimited miles and regardless of the ownership. Please I really appreciate that you help me to take care this matter. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My car has been having a high smell of gasoline for quiet a while after I fill up my tank, until eventually one morning I went out started my car before going to work a couple my weeks ago and it started but died after a few minutes and has not started since. It crank but does not start.
The front inner tires get cupping over the time, I have to replace them every 10,000 miles. All the suspension parts are new put still the problem going on. It is a manufacturing problem with the heavy engine get the load on the power train and with the time it losing and make the tires cupping from the inner side.
Gas smell at all times. Greater smell when stored . Engine light came on. Took to the dealer, charged $4,000.00 to repair.
While driving and changing gears from first to second, at or around 10 - 20 RPM my engine became uncontrollable and jerked sporadically. I could not control the vehicle until it changed into 3rd gear and then began to drive as normal. The car does this repeatedly now until I feel it has become unsafe to drive. The jerking is random so I don't know when to expect it and what to do when it happens. It has caused me to veer off the road occasionally.
Every time the gas tank is filled 100% full (only until gas pump nozzle first click) and the car is being driven for less than 20 miles and parked, I can smell very strong gasoline odor from outside the car. I have tried to find the issue and lifted it up. What can be seen is about 1oz of gasoline puddle on rear undercover (underneath gas tank). Other than that, I can see leaked dried gasoline path on the side of the tank, which points to the location of the puddle. This string gasoline odor issue cannot be seen or smelled if the tank is filled only 3/4 of tank volume. This is issue has been reported to mercedes benz service at columbia, mo. However, they quoted $600 just to find the issue, even though this is clearly manufacturing defect, since hundreds of similar cases can be found at several forums and so many has been reported here.
6/29/14 traveling when check engine light came on. Stopped and looked under hood, did not see anything out of the norm, drove it home. Drove a few days later to dealership. Found intake manifold faulty and cam adj maginet. Not repaired-$3000 quoted. Drove it home where it remains. Searches on internet shows this defect is under investigation. Also car rides rough; all four wheels are bent due to regular road wear and tear. Both these issues could have caused catastrophic consequences. I am not the first owner of this mb. Were mb aware of these defects and failed to inform me prior to purchasing the e350? The manufacturer needs to remedy these defects.
Check engine light came on. Took the vehicle to the local dealer and they found codes 1200, 1208, p0016 and p0017. Worn balance shaft sprocket. Doing research online turns out there are hundreds and hundreds of affected mb customers. Mercedes knew of this problem as early as 2007 but has not publicly addressed this issue or issued a recall. The bill to fix this issue is over $4,000, some people report the dealer quoting them over $10,000. My price to fix this is $5,995. My complaint is that this is a known issue by mercedes. Knowingly they installed, and kept installing, parts that wear out prematurely leaving customers with an unfairly large bill to correct their mistake.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the engine crank shaft sensor. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 81,000 and the current mileage was 82,000.
My check engine like came on and I took the car to the dealership to trouble shoot the problem. I was told that the "balance shaft gear" needed to be replaced and that it would cost $5,500 minimum. I have since then learned that this is a defective part that has effected literally thousands of m272 engines that mercedes benz knowingly used even after learning that the metal components of this very important part of the cars engine would not last. The part typically fails after the manufacturer's warranty and therefore is not covered by the dealership or mercedes benz. A class action suit was filed in 2011 and the judge in the case failed to rule in favor of the consumer. I have read where when this defective part fails it can certainly cause a dangerous situation for passengers in the automobile. Many owners have described the failure of this part as failing while driving at highway speeds when the engine and steering are severely affected.
The engine light came on and I brought my car into the local mercedes dealer. The diagnosis result according to the service representative was a camshaft balancing rod problem and the estimate to replace the balancing rod was quote at $6500. I did subsequently look into this problem online and found that their are similar occurrences with this vehicle and the conclusion is that it is a manufacturing defect for this engine. The service representative agreed that it is too early for any engine to have this type of problem and called mercedes benz they decline to assist in this matter. Can the federal safety agency look into this problem and see if there is a problem with this engine? Thank you
Purchased certified pre-owned car in june 2012. On or about feb 2013, car started having illuminating odor in the cabin that resembled fuel or anti-freeze. Garage and car odor was so bad it actually entered my home and I had to leave the garage door open to ventilate. Went on line and found other owners exhibiting exact defect. Took vehicle to mercedes dealer and was informed that a leak from the fuel tank was the cause and it was not from damage but from the sending unit and lines. The dealer informs me that the repair is not covered under the warranty and that it will cost $2100.00 to fix. After reading the warranty and contacting mercedes directly, I contacted the dealer and informed them that it is a covered item and they should make the repair as a warrantied item. They re-checked with mercedes and called me back and stated that they had "did something in the system to make it reject" and it is a covered repair and will be fixed under the warranty. I am making this complaint because I believe that the replacement unit will be the same oem part that has not been modified to solve this failure from duplicating later.
Took in vehicle for check engine light. I was told that one of the cam magnets needed to be replaced (advised to have all 4 replaced). According to service adviser this is a very common problem for 2007 and prior year e-class vehicles and that the cam magnets have been redesigned to fix this issue. The complete replacing of the 4 cam magnets was more than $600 for service (before taxes). The service adviser also stated the other problem this vehicle consecutively comes in for is a faulty gas tank that is prone to crack which required the gas tank to be replaced. Mercedes-benz should clearly address the above issues on this vehicle.
Car was acting wield while driving at 55 or 65 MPH on freeway for sometimes and suddenly engine got kill off completely on freeway 57 and I was almost got kill with this benz. The car check engine light went on for a few days and then went off again and I don't know what is that means so I had the car scan check for problem but it showed nothing on computer. After the incident, I has it rescan again, and it showed a p0025 problem code pointing it to a faulty part "cam shaft retard on bank 2". On the next day I was googling to check out what is the p0025 code mean and then I had noticed that this type of faulty cam shaft part has been long award with many of the drivers. This is a very dangerous and very unsafe issue and I am filing a complain for this to the mercedes manufacturer to have this resolve asap.
When I fill up my gas tank, there is a strong fuel odor. After driving about 30 miles the odor goes away. Took it to the dealer and it was a crack in the upper portion of the fuel tank. This looks to be the exact same issue as many other e350 owners. Total cost for the repair was $2,100. Additionally my check engine light comes on and off randomly. Dealership said it was the camshaft adjusters that need to be replaced. Again, seems to be issues with numerous other owners. My jeep which was half the price has had less problems than my 2007 e350.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that his vehicle has stalled at least four to five times. While driving 75 MPH, the vehicle will shut off and then restart ten minutes later. During the failure, the steering wheel locks up and the turn signal does not work. A valid VIN was unknown. The current mileage is 4,090 and failure mileage was 3,800.
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