Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Mercedes Benz E500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact … |
| 2025-01-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My father and mother were driving back home on the evening of 1/29/25 when all of a sudden they heard a loud pop/explo… |
| 2024-10-17 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E 500. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, she noticed arrow… |
| 2024-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Undergoing changing of front lights, wires under hood leading to the lights were found to be completely exposed in are… |
| 2020-12-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE AFTER BEING DRIVEN. SMELL PROMINENT AT LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. |
| 2019-01-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED 2X ALREADY-I WAS STATIONARY AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLED AND WOU… |
| 2019-01-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE STRUCK… |
| 2018-12-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALSO I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME IN THE RECALL DATED 3/15/2013. AFTER TAKING A LONG TRIP UP TO SAN FRA… |
| 2018-06-01 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHI… |
| 2018-01-31 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE SAME THING LATELY WITH MY CAR AS RECALL DATED 12/20/2019. MY SUNROOF HAS BEEN LEAKING A LITTLE ALL THE L… |
| 2017-07-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMELL GAS |
| 2016-09-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT WANTED TO USE THE EMAIL THAT HE SENT TO THE HOTLINE FOR HIS COMPLAINT. "THE DOCUMENTED ISSUE OCCURRED W… |
| 2016-08-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR AIR BAGS NOT ADJUSTING CAR. |
| 2016-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE CLUSTER FAI… |
| 2016-02-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THE RECALL AS A REGISTERED OWNER AND THE RECALL EXPIRED AND THEY WILL NOT COVER I… |
| 2016-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON JANUARY 29, 2016, I WAS GOING TOWARDS THE EXIT OF MY DEVELOPMENT BUT BEFORE I GOT TO A MAIN ROAD (I WAS TRAVELING SL… |
| 2015-12-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OFF THE FRWY AND WAS TURNING ON THE RAMP WHEN MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING |
| 2015-11-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE SUSPENSION , NAMELY THE AIRMATIC STRUTS FAIL ON THE E500 . MERCEDES HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. I HAD AN S500 TH… |
| 2015-03-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500 - I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. OUTSIDE OF THE CAR YOU COULD SMELL GAS COMING FROM THE REAR… |
| 2015-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | REAR SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AIRBAGS LEAKING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. |
| 2014-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE FELT A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, AFTER REFUELING AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. IT IS AN ONGOING OD… |
| 2014-12-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TRIED CALLING MERCEDES AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WE HAVE … |
| 2014-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START… |
| 2014-10-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I SMELLED A STRONG SCENT OF GAS AFTER PARKING MY CAR YESTERDAY, MORE PROMINENT IN THE TRUNK. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO MERC… |
| 2014-07-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | ON 7/23/14, I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY CAR AFTER REFUELING. I PURC… |
| 2014-05-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I FILLED THE VEHICLE UP A ON 5/10/14 AND THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE WAS TELLING ME THERE WAS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN AND OUTSIDE… |
| 2014-04-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE MY GARAGE FOR THE PAST WEEK. LAST WEEKEND I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE… |
| 2014-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, WHILED STOPPED, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EVIDENT. THE SMALL SEEMS TO ORIGINATE NEAR … |
| 2013-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM CAR WHEN IN GARAGE AND PARKING LOTS. *TR |
| 2013-03-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 E500 SEDAN. JUST BEFORE THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, WE NOTICE A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR. WE HAD… |
| 2013-01-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING, HE WOULD SMELL A STRONG GAS… |
| 2013-01-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK AT STATION. SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES… |
| 2012-11-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS SMELL INSIDE OF THE CAR, VERY CONCERNED. NHTSA ACTION# PE12001. *TR |
| 2012-09-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK LAST SEPTEMBER I NOTICED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAP… |
| 2012-09-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO T… |
| 2012-08-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN MY 2006 E500. THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG INSIDE THE CABIN AND MY VEHICLE ALWAYS STAYS … |
| 2012-08-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL TANK CRACKED. UNEXPLAINED, AND CONFIRMED BY DEALER. FUMES LEAK FROM EXTERIOR (CAN DETECTED WHEN TANK IS NEAR CAPA… |
| 2012-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY NOTICED IN MY 2006 E500 4MATIC THAT AFTER I PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS… |
| 2012-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR CABIN OF MY 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500 HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, ESPECIALLY AFTER REFUELING. RECENTLY, I… |
| 2011-12-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUM… |
| 2011-08-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN AFTER REFILLING TO 100% CAPACITY. ONLY GOES AWAY ONCE CAR HAS CROSSED 3/4 TANK WHICH IS NORMAL… |
| 2011-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I AM GREATLY CONCERNED. I SMELL GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF MY MERCEDES E500 2006 MODEL. AFTER FUELING UP MY CAR , I SMEL… |
| 2011-04-22 | WHEELS | No | 0 | NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS.CRACK IN ALLOY WHEEL (INSIDE EDGE) LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. MERCEDES 2006 E500 3RD INCIDENT IN… |
| 2010-10-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF CAR FOR 2-3 DAYS AFTER GAS FILL UP. CAR INTO MERCEDES BENZ OF PEMBROKE P… |
| 2010-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE WAS STRONG GAS ODOR AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR WITH GAS. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WOULD SMELL OF GAS UNTIL THE GAS … |
| 2010-02-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED FLAT TIRES DUE TO A CRACK IN THE WHEEL/RIM. I… |
| 2010-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN DID NOT SOUND/BLOW EVEN KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION. IT SOUND/BLOW ONLY IF CAR/ ENGINE IS RUNNING. *TR |
| 2008-08-25 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SUBFRAME FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE REAR DRI… |
| 2007-01-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM THE ORIGIONAL OWNER AND THIS IS AN E500 . I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT SO I AM REP… |
| 2006-02-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS, AND STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. … |