NHTSA Complaint #10381389 — 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10381389
Vehicle	2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Date of Incident	November 12, 2010
Date Filed	February 10, 2011
Mileage	99,264 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN A BEEPING NOISE SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THERE WAS MINIMAL RESPONSE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,264.

Related Complaints for the 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320

Other SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Complaints

#10390908 — March 16, 2011 — 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AS SHE WA...

#10371023 — December 17, 2010 — TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AN...

#10368477 — December 1, 2010 — (THIS IS AN FROM A LETTER I SENT TO MERCEDES BENZ) I HAVE HAD A RECENT EXPERIENCE WITH MY MERCEDES BENZ 2005 E 320 D...

#10181873 — February 7, 2007 — TRAVELING DOWN STEEP HILL AT 45 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AT BOTTOM OF HILL. BRAKI...

#10140687 — October 25, 2005 — BRAKES GRIND WHEN PUT IN DRIVE, PARK AND AT STOP LIGHTS. SEAT BELT INDICATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AFTER 5 TIMES AT THE SH...

Recent Complaints for the 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E320

#11643797 — SERVICE BRAKES — February 19, 2025 — There has not been an incident report, however, my brakes failed while driving and I pulled over. This is the fault t...

#11568069 — VISIBILITY — January 26, 2024 — The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V954000 (Vi...

#11555325 — SERVICE BRAKES — November 15, 2023 — A warning in Red came up on the dashboard which said something like "catastrophic break failure" ..I was going slow a...

#11541370 — SERVICE BRAKES — August 29, 2023 — car break looses 70% of its pressure and only left with 30% break. It happened 3-4 times already. break booster malfu...

#11539618 — SERVICE BRAKES — August 20, 2023 — Break booster malfunction sign popped up 3-4 time while driving and I lost 70% of the break. Luckily it happened on l...