2014 Mercedes-Benz E350: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jul 14, 2024 · Brakes · CT

The rear brake lines on my 2014 Benz E350 was blowout while stopping at a traffic light. After inspection, the both rear brake lines were rusted

Filed Jul 25, 2019 · Tires, Wheels · 74,000 miles · IL

I have had 6 blow outs or bumps in my times in 2.5 years with these contiprocontact 245/40 r 18 97v tires in normal, urban driving. The rep at the dealership told me that this is a very common issue with these tires and he does not recommend them to anyone. The most recent blowout happened with I was driving 40 MPH and I did not hit a pothole or bump. That tire was only 3 months old when it blew. In the previous 10 years, I had 2 blow outs on my previous. Please investigate

Filed Sep 1, 2016 · Tires · GA

Tire brand : continental tire line: contiprocontact tire size: 245/40r18 97v component:sidewall dot number : hw2pn1h61314 sidewall blowout in driveway without hitting anywhere in normal temperature. Thread is still in good condition, under 5,000 miles driven. There are no nails or any issues. It just got blowout. Car was parked in driveway at 3.45 pm and blowout happened at 7.30 pm. Outside temperature was around 83f.

Filed May 9, 2016 · Wheels · 14,700 miles · WA

While driving the air pressure notification lit up on the dashboard. Within 10 minutes I was in my driveway I glanced at the tires to see if they are low (only 3 lbs difference was lit up on the front right tire) and noticed on the front left tire that a bubble on the sidewall that had suddenly appeared which was not there earlier in the day.

Filed Sep 21, 2015 · Tires · 6,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mercedes benz e350 equipped with continental contiprocontact tires, size: 245/40r18. While driving at 20 MPH over a pothole, the front driver side tire blew out. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the tire was replaced. The contact replaced the other three tires on separate occasions for the same failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The dot number was unknown. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 6,000 and the tire failure mileage was 5,000.

Filed Feb 6, 2015 · Tires · 1,800 miles · PA

E350 sport model w/ 18 inch amg wheels and low profile tires. Jan 19 I hit a pothole on a busy bridge during rush hour. My 5th blowout of a front tire on the same car. Narrowly missed hitting a tractor trailer as my car swerved as the tire rapidly deflated. Two tires were replaced in this incident because a rear tire had a sidewall bubble develop after hitting the pothole.. One amg bent rim was replaced.this is not a complaint revolving around the cost. I have a tire and wheel warranty that covers me for the cost of these blowouts. This is a major safety issue. I must point out that while changing the tire I watched hundreds of vehicles hit the same pothole and not one got a blow out until along comes another e350 who hit the pothole and blew out the driver side front and rear tires. I suffered two blowouts with the same tires on my previous 2012 e350. The tires in question are continental conticontact pro. I am only concerned with my safety and the safety of other mercedes e350 owners and other drivers who could be injured or killed by a mercedes e350 losing control in a blowout. My mercedes dealership reported to me that they replaced thousands of tires recently from pothole blowouts. Most of them on e350s. Numerous complaints exist online and on this website. Mercedes benz USA customer care would not acknowledge any problem. In my humble opinion this problem represents a major safety problem for this vehicle. Mercedes benz is burying their head in the sand and hoping the complainers will just go away.it will take deaths, if they have not already occurred, to bring this to the forefront. Please investigate and acquire the actual blow out statistics from all of the us mercedes benz dealers. I would suggest that you do that from the individual dealerships rather than mb USA who will probably not be truthful about those numbers.

Filed Feb 6, 2015 · Wheels · 12,368 miles · NY

While driving on the lie in new york I hit a pot hole and the tire blew out through the sidewall. This is the 5th tire within 7 months always in the front and I have replaced with new tries.I went to mercedes service and there were 9 others in the service area with same problem. Very hole or bump the tire explodes, creating a dangerous condition of having to stop abruptly on a highway with cars and trucks. Last time I was in the hov lane and had to cross the entire highway to get off almost getting into an accident. It is to the point my wife will not drive the car anymore for fear of being stuck on the side of the road at night or on the highway. When I explained to mercedes I was told by the service manger not to hit pot holes and they do not build the roads. I explained but you built this car to drive on ny roads and this dangerous. I was told by one of the service people that they had 40 cars come in with the issue last month. I service my car at silver star mercedes in long island city.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Tires · 3,900 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mercedes benz e350 equipped with continental conti pro contact tires, size 245/40r18 97v (na). The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the passenger front tire blew out. Upon inspection, it was found that all of the tires had blisters on the sidewall. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who confirmed the failure. The tires were replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The dot numbers were unavailable. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was 3,900.