2004 Mercedes Benz E500 suspension problems

Filed Sep 1, 2018 · Suspension · 103,154 miles · CA

Airmatic suspension dropped while driving on the highway. Red light warning flashed that vehicle was low. Tried to raise car but it would not raise. Car was very close to ground and would not raise..began looking up, if other same models as ours have this problem and they do. Read several consumers compliants/ concerns who also own a mercedes benz they seem to have this similar problem. It's very expensive to fix at a dearlership. Looks like this vehicle may have a problem/defect with their airmatic suspension and it is very dangerous driving on the highway unknowing that your vehicle is dropping to ground.this really needs to be investigated to see if there is a problem with their airmatic suspension before someone gets hurt or killed while driving.

Filed Jul 20, 2018 · Suspension · 104,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes-benz e500. While driving 40 MPH, the suspension seized and the vehicle pulled to the left. In addition, the 'stop driving/vehicle driving low' warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the suspension failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2018 · Suspension · 175,000 miles · NC

"takata recall" my mercedes benz e500 back air shocks stopped lifting the car when I started it in the morning and the red indicator light want go off unless I stop it will lift up an then goes back down.

Filed Apr 19, 2018 · Suspension · 85,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes-benz e500. After starting the vehicle, the suspension air bags failed activate to lift the vehicle. The message "stop car, park too low" remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed May 5, 2017 · Suspension · 121,359 miles · MO

Car was at a stop and back end of car went down, stop car too low came on the dashboard

Filed Mar 14, 2017 · Brakes, Suspension · 99,000 miles · IA

Sbc unit has a limit that is showing a fault yet brakes seem fine now must fix and all that is available are remanufactured units.

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Suspension · OH

Red light came on stating that the car was too low

Filed May 10, 2016 · Steering, Suspension · 76,933 miles · FL

While d irving home from work, after stopping for light, when light changed and I proceeded to make a right turn, I suddenly couldn't hardly turn. It took all I had to make turns, then after arriving home my husband noticed the suspension had dropped on the vehicles and was resting on the left rear tire. Power steering resoviour was empty and when he put some in. It all ran on the ground. V echo lie was in motion.

Filed Aug 23, 2015 · Suspension · 112,699 miles · ID

We had just stopped the vehicle in a parking space at a grccery. As we exited the vehicle and were walkng away from it we heard a loud pop as if a tire had a blown. We looked around but did not notice any low tire from loss of air. When we returned to the vehicle after grocery shopping my wife noticed the front passenger side was lower than the front driver side. When I started the vehicle I noticed the red warning light on the dash instrument panel "stop, car too low!" I turned the steering wheel to see if the wheel/tire would rub against the wheel well and it did not, so we drove home which was only one mile. I parked the vehicle in the garage. After reading a nmber of other similar complaints, it appears this malfunction should be a manufacturer recall for a deficient part or engineering design flaw for the malfunction.

Filed Feb 13, 2015 · Suspension · 130,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz e500. When the vehicle was started, the "suspension is too low do not drive" warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was unavailable.