What 57 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Mercedes-benz E-class Wagon

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES BENZ E400. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER TO GET DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PANORAMIC ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON AUTOWERKS OF INDIANA LOCATED AT 1349 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375, WHERE THE WHEELS WERE BALANCED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND BECAME WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE DEALER BECAME AWARE THAT THE WIRES LEADING UP TO THE ECU WAS STRIPPED OF THE PLASTIC SHIELDING AND DETACHED FROM THE ECU. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF PALM BEACH LOCATED AT 4000 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STRIPPED WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,537. *LN*JB

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PANO ROOF CREAKS AND POPS WHEN DRIVING; BEFORE IT WAS JUST ON TURNS NOT (ESP. SUMMER IN USA) IT IS ALL THE TIME. RESEARCH AND DISCUSSIONS SAY THAT THE ROOF PANEL COULD EXPLODE. IS THERE A TSB ON THIS OR A RECALL? WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2017 AND FOR PAST THREE YEARS IT HAS BECOME A CONSTANT CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS REQUEST.

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SINCE WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE (2017) WE HAD COME TO HEAR A LOUD CRACKING OF THE PANO ROOF WHEN TURNING (SAY FROM A GAS STATION OR SIDE SHOP) AND OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BECOME LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL IT IS CONSTANT. IT IS SUCH THAT WE HEAR IT ALL THE TIME IN WARM/HOT WEATHER (LIKE NOW, AT THE TIME OF REPORTING); DISCUSSIONS AND RESEARCH HAS TOLD US IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THAT THE ROOF COULD GIVE WAY (ALBEIT, EXPLODE?). ARE THEIR ANY TSB BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS MATTER. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E550. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER, MERCEDES-BENZ OF CHANDLER 7450 W ORCHID LN, CHANDLER, AZ 85226 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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2015 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E-63. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TWO OILS LEAKS CAUSED BY USING SUBSTANCE'S OIL SEALS. *LD *JS

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THE COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST MODULE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. COLLISION ASSIST WAS INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, MERCEDES BENZ OF ARCADIA, WHO PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND CHARGED $205.OO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FREE OF CHARGE. WHEN THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY. SHE PANICKED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. RESTARTING THE ENGINE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SHE DROVE HOME SLOWLY WHEREUPON WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

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I RECEIVED RECALL FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FEB 2019 AND IT STILL HAS NOT BE REPLACED. MB DEALER CAN'T ORDER THE BAG BECAUSE MBUSA STILL HAS MY CASE ON PENDING. MBUSA SAID IT WAS NOT UP TO THEM BUT UP TO THE NHTSA TO DECIDE WHO'S CAR GET THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH, THE BLIND STOP DETECTION MONITORING SYSTEM AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AND CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). MERCEDES-BENZ OF CINCINNATI (LOCATED AT 8727 MONTGOMERY RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45236, (513) 984-9000) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DEALER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E400. IN FEBRUARY OF 2019, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. RALLYE MOTORS (1600 NORTHERN BLVD, ROSLYN, NY 11576, (516) 625-1000) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E400. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF EDISON (LOCATED AT 910 US-1, EDISON, NJ 08817, (732) 549-6600) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN MAY OF 2020. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E400A. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 2020. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES (245/40/18) FOR MERCEDES BENZ E350 WITH APPROX. 15,000 MILES ON THEM AND MY TIRE BLEW ON HIGHWAY. AND SIDE RIM OF TIRE HAS BIG CUT.IT WAS AT THE TIME OF TRAFFIC AT 5 PM AND I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HIT SIDEWALL OF HIGHWAY. LAST WEEK AGAIN I DISCOVERED THAT OTHER TWO TIRES CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT ON SAME CAR HAS A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL. THE BUBBLE IS WITHIN A QUATER TO HALF OF AN INCH TO THE RIM. AFTER A DAY ONE TIRE WAS FLAT AND BIG CUT I SEE AT SAME PLACE WHERE BUBBLE WAS. I CALLED MERCEDEZ BENZ AS MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE OF POTHOLE AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE 4 TIRES. I ONLY DRIVE CAR FOR WORK AND I NEVER HIT POTHOLE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH TIRE. I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT EVEN CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY MERCEDES IS NOT DOING ANYTHING AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON TIRE. I HAVE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT BUBBLE ISSUE WITH THE TIRE. CONTINENTAL TIRE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THE TIRE AS IT ONLY HAS 15K MILES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E400. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF WILMINGTON, 3801 LANCASTER PIKE, WILMINGTON, DE) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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I PURCHASED A PRE-CERTIFIED 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 4MATIC SPORT WITH 19,550 MILES ON 3/9/18. WITHIN THE FIRST 175 MILES DRIVEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE FROM COMPLETE SIDEWALL FAILURE IN ONE TIRE (WHICH WAS A NEWER, NON-ORIGINAL) AND TWO SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON TWO OF THE OTHER ORIGINAL TIRES. THE SIDEWALL FAILURE WAS DUE TO HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE THE BUBBLES SEEM TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY NORMAL DRIVING. THE TIRES ARE CONTIPROCONTACT 245/40R18 WHICH SEEM TO HAVE COMMON SIDEWALL ISSUES FROM THE COMPLAINTS. FOR SAFETY CONCERNS I HAVE ORDERED MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3+, SO WILL BE OUT AROUND $1,000 (PLUS THE $255 COST OF REPLACING THE FIRST BLOWN CONTIPROCONTACT, WHICH HAS ABOUT 50 MILES ON IT, BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON IT).

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COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (PRESAFE PLUS) FAILED TO WARN (AS ADVERTISED BY MBUSA) OF AN IMMINENT REAR END COLLISION ON AN EXPRESSWAY. THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE AN AUDIBLE WARNING SIGNAL BASED ON THE RATE OF CHANGE OF THE CLOSING DISTANCE BETWEEN MB AND A VEHICLE IN FRONT. MOREOVER, IF THE DRIVER IGNORES THE WARNING SIGNAL, THE MB IS SUPPOSED TO APPLY BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY. NEITHER OF THESE TWO EVENTS TOOK PLACE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE HIGHWAY BEFORE AND AT THE POINT OF COLLISION WAS STRAIGHT WITH NO CURVES. AFTER COLLISION DAMAGE REPAIR BY AN MB DEALERSHIP AND ASSURANCE FROM THE DEALER THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONAL, I TESTED THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BY DRIVING THE MB INTO A VARIETY OF LARGE BOXES THE FRONTS OF WHICH WERE COVERED WITH METALLIC FOIL. ALL TESTS FAILED TO PROVIDE BOTH AN AUDIBLE WARNING AS WELL AS AUTOMATIC BRAKING (SEE WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6_D9A_AXAV4 FOR ONE EXAMPLE OF TEST). MBUSA ADVERTISING IN 2015 TOUTED THESE SAFETY FEATURES ON TV AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS. WHAT WAS MISSING FROM THESE INFOMERCIALS IS INFORMATION ON THE RELIABILITY OF THESE "SAFETY" SYSTEMS (I.E., WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT THE SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION AS ADVERTISED). I SUSPECT THAT THIS PROBABILITY IS QUITE LOW, AND IF SO, THIS FACT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER. ALSO, IF MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT AND MY ADDITIONAL TESTING IS ANY INDICATION OF RELIABILITY, MERC3DES BENZ VEHICLES INCORPORATING PRESAFE PLUS SHOULD BE SUBJECTED TO A NHTSA RECALL.

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TAKATA RECALL

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MY VEHICLE GIVES ME WARNING CODES OUT OF NO WHERE COLLISION ASSIST INOPERABLE BLIND SPOT ASSIST IN OPERABLE. LOST ALL POWER GETTING ON HWY SHUT VEHICLE OFF RESTARTED NOW IT DRIVES STILL GETTING ERROR MESSAGES

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TAKATA RECALL #17V627, I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL BUT UNABLE TO GET THE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED AS THE DEALER REPORTED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

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NOT MADE AWARE OF STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING RECALL BY MANUFACTURER. ISSUE APPARENTLY STILL UNRESOLVED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E250. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES DISENGAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WAS UNABLE TO BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF EUGENE, OREGON, LOCATED AT 2200 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, 97401 (541) 687-8888), BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OFFERED TO EVALUATE THE VEHICLE OVER A FOUR WEEK PERIOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000. ..UPDATED 10/25/17 *BF *TR

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VEHICLE SENSORS RELATING TO STEERING AND TIRES PROVIDED INCORRECT AND DANGEROUS INFORMATION THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE DEPARTING A SUBURBAN, RESIDENTIAL ROADWAY WHILE IN MOTION, STRIKING A TREE AND KILLING THE DRIVER AND INJURING TWO PASSENGERS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ E63 EQUIPPED WITH DISTRONIC PLUS ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND PRE-SAFE BRAKING. WHILE DRIVING 55, MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PRE-SAFE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. ..UPDATED 08/08/16 *BF ... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF *TR

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