2003 Mercedes Benz E500
Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Mercedes Benz E500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speed… |
| 2024-04-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Air suspension in the rear suddenly failed making it impossible to drive, also triggered a red warning of "stop, car to… |
| 2022-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that there was leakage coming from the driver’s and the … |
| 2022-06-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the air bags on the driver’s side … |
| 2022-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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 SIGNA… |
| 2022-04-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the brakes became in… |
| 2021-07-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the air bag suspension detached fr… |
| 2020-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING A RED WARNING SIGN WHILE DRIVING AT WHICH POINT I LOST ALL BRAKES IT WAS ONLY RIGHT THAT I USE… |
| 2020-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MZB ISSUED A 25-YEAR-WARRANTY/SAFETY RECALL EXTENSION ON MY 2003 E500 MZB CAR; #2005110001 -FOR THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE S… |
| 2020-08-03 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | I am in immediate need of a confirmation that Mercedes Benz USA or any dealership performed a Sensotronic Brake Control… |
| 2020-07-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR LOST POWER. PULLED OVER FOR VISUAL INSPECTION, NOTICED THE FUEL WAS LEAKIN… |
| 2019-12-02 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD A CLICK/ CRACK, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP, AND THE STEERING… |
| 2018-11-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 1 | AIR SUSPENSION LOWER CAUSED CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. THIS AIR SUSPENSION HAS SERIOUS PROBLEM NEEDS RECALL DUE TO DEF… |
| 2018-04-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SBC ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILED NEEDED REPLACEMENT & SWITCH MB SAID THIS WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR MY YR VEHICLE. MERCE… |
| 2017-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AIR SUSPENSION - THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAS FALLEN ALMOST TO THE GROUND DUE TO DEFECTIVE AIR SUSPENSION(FRONT AND REAR). T… |
| 2017-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATE… |
| 2017-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN. PULLED CAR OVER DUE TO WARNING LIGHT FOR BRAKE MALFUNCTION AS CA… |
| 2017-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING, THE RED BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A "DECRE… |
| 2016-12-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN TANK FULL. DOESN'T HAPPEN IF TANK IS 3/4 FULL OR LESS. ANY RECALLS? WILL DE… |
| 2016-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. RED LIGHT LET UP IN THE MIDDLE OF TH… |
| 2016-10-09 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE WARNING LIGHT CAR TO LOW. STOP DRIVING. |
| 2016-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT. THE SMELL SPREAD TO THE CABIN AND THE WHOLE GARAGE. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE… |
| 2016-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE CARS BUILT BETWEEN 2003 & 2006 WERE BUILT WITH THE SENSORMATIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT OR SBC.… |
| 2016-09-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE "STOP DRIVING" AND "VEHICLE DRIVING L… |
| 2016-09-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING A CAR IN VEHICLE WENT DOWN SAYING IS TOO LOW |
| 2016-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO R… |
| 2016-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON SO I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED. BRAKE LIGHTS STILL COMING ON, COULD NOT STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC… |
| 2016-01-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" EACH YEAR IT FAILS THE EMMISSION TEST THE FAILED CODE IS PO456. I HAD AN EVAP SYSTEM TEST RAN THEY SA… |
| 2015-12-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS DROPPED DOWN VERY LOW ON TOP OF MY TIRES WHEN I STARTED MY CAR UP ON THE DASH WAS A RED WARNING LIGHT SAYING… |
| 2015-11-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STOP CAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE… |
| 2015-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DIVING MY 2003 E500 THE RED LIGHT CAME ON AND IT SAID REDUCE BREAKING DISTANCE. IT FELT LIKE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WER… |
| 2015-10-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAK… |
| 2015-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A STRONG AND OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR WHEN I DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 WEEKS NOW … |
| 2015-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFT… |
| 2015-09-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTE… |
| 2015-09-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, I SMELL GAS FUMES TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE CAR BEHIND DRIVE SIDE OUTSIDE. THERE IS … |
| 2015-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT 4 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PE… |
| 2015-07-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE STARTED PUTTERING AND FINALLY SHUT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MERCEDES BENZ SHOP LOCATED ON INDEPEN… |
| 2015-04-04 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | COMING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT, THE CAR DRIVES FUNNY AND SUDDENLY THE RED LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON STOP. CAR TOO… |
| 2015-02-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CAR DISPLAY PANEL SHOWED "STOP, CAR TOO LOW". THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE CAR WAS LOW AND THE TIRE ALMOST TOUCHED THE… |
| 2015-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL THAT HAS A SERVICE THRESHOLD. WHEN THIS THRESHOLD IS REACHED TH… |
| 2015-01-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE NOW. WHEN I FILL UP MY FUEL TANK THERE IS A DRASTIC SMELL OF GAS. I BELIEVE THIS I… |
| 2015-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I MERGED ONTO THE 215 FREEWAY HEADING NORTH WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH A RED STOP SIGN SHOWED UP ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUS… |
| 2014-11-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SBC LOSS OF POWER NO BRAKES STOP CAR IMMEDIATELY. SEE WORKSHOP. *TR |
| 2014-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE SBC WARNING LIGHT I… |
| 2014-11-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY 2003 MB E500 SPORT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION. WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR SUSPENSION COMPLETELY FAILED … |
| 2014-11-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WERE DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD, SUDDENLY A WARNING RED LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH FLASHING THE BRAKE SIGN. SOON AFTER A M… |
| 2014-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES E500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED … |
| 2014-10-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE TANK IS FULL IT HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND AROUND THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, ALSO MISFIRE DU… |
| 2014-09-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL ODOR AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. *JS |