Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | This is not about an accident. It's about the vehicle's condition. Precisely, about the brake service warning. Red warn… |
| 2024-11-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test… |
| 2024-05-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can ca… |
| 2023-02-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | Had a minor accident no airbags deployed sitting in car I don’t know a month later something around that sitting in car… |
| 2023-02-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | Per incident was back glass detached from window and broke all over the road and on the back of my car while driving. … |
| 2022-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was traveling at about 60mph and started to slow to turn off the highway. Suddenly a red brake warning light came on … |
| 2022-04-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The 2005 E500 W211 gas tank cracks leaking fuel sending unit and fuel pump. The odor of gas permeates the cabin, recall… |
| 2021-03-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR DETECTED. THE VEHICL… |
| 2021-01-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE SUSPENSION BEFORE AND NOW THE SUSPENSION LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THE CAR IS DOWN LOWER THAN NORMAL. … |
| 2020-02-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE… |
| 2020-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. There was an a… |
| 2019-11-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 E500 4MATIC MERCEDES HIT A GIANT POT HOLE BUSTING MY LEFT PASSENGER RIM N WHEEL. SUSPENSION MALFU… |
| 2019-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT ST… |
| 2019-08-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I was sold this car and because I did not know what the red "STOP CAR TOO LOW WARNING" meant when I was driving it home… |
| 2019-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IS ILLUMINATED. COULD THIS BE A MANUFRACTURING DEFECT? |
| 2019-04-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY AND MERCEDES DEALER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE FOR REPAIR |
| 2018-09-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 MERCEDES E500 WAGON HAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS COMPLETELY FILLED.… |
| 2018-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO T… |
| 2018-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS A RED BATTERY ON THE DASH BOARD, I WAS TOLD I NEED A FUEL PUMP, I TOLD T… |
| 2018-05-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, IN WET CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH+ ,THE ESP&ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR BECAME VE… |
| 2018-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE FREEWAY ONTO A FRONTAGE ROAD (TRAVELLING ~45MPH). A WARNING MESSAGE SAID THAT THERE WAS A … |
| 2018-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ADVISORY BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR … |
| 2018-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E500W, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PE… |
| 2018-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING LIGHT EXCEPT AFTER FAILURE! ACCORDING TO … |
| 2017-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MERCEDES E500 2005 126,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELLING 40MPH ON CITY STREETS THE CAR FLASHED A RED WARNING MESSAGE INDICA… |
| 2017-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ PLACED FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEMS INCLUDING A DEFECTIVE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT ON ALL OF THEIR MERC… |
| 2017-11-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR END GOES DOWN WHEN THE CAR IN PARKED. "STOP" MESSAGE (RED) APPEARS ON DASHBOARD. DO NOT DRIVE CAR AND TAKE TO MEC… |
| 2017-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM (SBC) FAILED AND THERE WERE NO NOTICEABLE BRA… |
| 2017-07-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT/INFLATION IMPACT INJURES PASSENGER, CAUSING LESION AND BURN. AT A SCHOOL OP SIGN INTERSECTION, MY VEH… |
| 2017-07-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RED COLORED MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASHBOARD WINDOW READOUT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS CAP. THE MESSAGE APPEARS INT… |
| 2016-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE BRAKE FAILURE SING COME WITH RED LIGHT TOTAKE TO DEALER.TRY TO STOP THE CAR BUT, NOT BRAKIN… |
| 2016-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL THAT HAS A SERVICE THRESHOLD. WHEN THIS THRESHOLD IS REACHED TH… |
| 2016-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. |
| 2016-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55MPH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON SAYING REDUCE BRAKING POWER.… |
| 2016-05-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EMISSION SYSTEM HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER TIME THAT CAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGJT TO ENGAGE. PROBLEM S RANGE FROM, GAS CAP TO… |
| 2016-05-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. |
| 2016-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM AND GASKET WERE LEAKING AND THE… |
| 2016-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | UPON EXITING A HIGHWAY, A RED BRAKE FAILURE WARNING AND BEEPING NOISE APPEARED. ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY WAS ABSENT, SO … |
| 2016-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE SBC PUMP FAILED CAUSING ME TO LOSE BRAKING POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME COMING CLOSE TO HAVING A REAR END COLLIS… |
| 2016-02-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON FUELING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A VERY PUNGENT GASOLINE VAPOR SMELL FROM BOTH THE EXTERIOR & INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE… |
| 2015-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAVE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND WAS UNAWARE OF MERCEDEZ BENZ EXTENDED 10 YEAR WARRANTY, BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. WHILE DR… |
| 2015-11-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES EMITTING F… |
| 2015-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND AND THE V… |
| 2015-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SERVICE BRAKES WARNIN… |
| 2015-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | JUST RECEIVED MY E500 FROM THE MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR SHOP 2.5 WEEKS AGO. THEY FIXED THE PREVIOUS INTERIOR OIL SMELL, HOW… |
| 2015-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SUFFOCATING OIL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE AUTOMOBILE. PREGNANT WIFE BECAME NAUSEOUS AND HAD TO OPEN ALL WINDOWS AND SUNR… |
| 2015-06-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | POSSIBLE GAS LEAK... STRONG GAS SMELL ON EACH FUEL UP. STAYS AROUND UNTIL TANK DROPS TO ABOUT HALF FULL. NO OTHER SIGN… |
| 2015-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE MERCEDES MODEL E CLASS FROM 2003-2008 HAVE A DEFECTIVE SBC UNIT WHICH CONTROL THE BRAKES ON THE CAR, THIS UNIT IS P… |
| 2015-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AS THE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING TO A STOP. TWICE IT OCCURRED… |
| 2015-06-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM REFERENCING A MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE BULLETIN P-B-91.60/99E. THE CONTROL CLUSTER SHOWS SRS LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED.… |