NHTSA Complaint #10253997 — 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10253997
Vehicle	2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	October 10, 2008
Date Filed	January 6, 2009
Mileage	46,050 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

THE ORIGINAL RADIATOR FOR THE 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500 LEAKS COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND JUMP. THE COOLANT IN THE TRANSMISSION ACTS AS AN CONTAINMENT AND RUINS THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH LATER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE RADIATOR. THESE THREE MAJOR PART INCLUDING GASKETS, HOSES, AND LABOR ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE ALL THREE COMPONENTS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500

Other POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Complaints

#10372340 — December 24, 2010 — IN JUNE OF 2010 I PURCHASED A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CAR AT TIMES WOULD SHIFT HEAVY AND AT TIMES WOULD SHIFT DO...

#10243988 — September 30, 2008 — I HAVE A MERCEDES-BENZ 2003 E500 THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE VALEO RADIATOR THAT CAUSED GLYCOL CONTAMINATION LEAKAGE INTO TH...

#10244054 — September 30, 2008 — I PURCHASED A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500 WHICH WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR MY TRANSMISSION STA...

#10113493 — March 4, 2005 — WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS A VERY LOUD NOISE CAME M THE ENGINE. WHEN TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE IT WAS ...

Recent Complaints for the 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500

#11637872 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC — January 23, 2025 — The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various spe...

#11584280 — SUSPENSION — April 21, 2024 — Air suspension in the rear suddenly failed making it impossible to drive, also triggered a red warning of "stop, car ...

#11483387 — SERVICE BRAKES — September 7, 2022 — The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that there was leakage coming from the driver’s and th...

#11471996 — AIR BAGS — July 1, 2022 — The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the air bags on the driver’s sid...

#11464802 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — May 16, 2022 — I OWN A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 25 MPH .SHE PUT ON THE BRAKES AND A BRIGHT RED SIG...