Mercedes-Benz E-Class Change Vehicle

"There was a problem with premature brake wear of pads and rotors. Replaced 4 times in 25000 miles. Not due to my driving."

"Warning light on dash indicated problem with brakes. Recently inspected and serviced (within 1,000 miles), dealer said new front brakes were needed (at 31,000 miles)."

"4 sets of brake pads and rotors in 30000. Looks like this was a problem on this model, so MB has new pad and rotor part. Lousy dealer help on the problem. Kept trying to charge/and or negotiate with me on a clear product defect"

"The front end is very heavy. I've learned to be very careful to not brake too hard."

"Caused by warped rotors as previously noted"

"Vibration is related to the warped rotors"

"Warped rotors - needed to be replaced but not under warranty. I've done ZERO hard stops, and feel this should have been a warranty item."

"The rotors developed an uneven wear pattern. This resulted in a strong pulsation during moderate to heavy braking. The pads were only 35% worn."

"The rotors warped at 27000 miles"

"The rotors developed an uneven wear pattern. The brakes shuddered during moderate to heavy breaking. Pads were about 30% worn."

"Rotors were warped and required replacing."

"Rear Rotors warped. Started at about 60000 miles. Brakes completely redone, but after about 11 months AND 12000 MILES some pulsation is returning."

"Front rotors have a tendency to warp. This has happened to 2 pairs of 3 pairs of rotors including the OEM"

"Needed to replace front left strut, covered by warranty."

"Creaking from front end."

"I got message saying power steering malfunction and it was impossible to turn wheel. They told me to turn off and then back on again. Still the same. Tow would take two hours and I was at my son's school. I went to the bathroom and tried again and it was okay. MERCEDES-BENZ said to bring it in as soon as possible. I drove home and made appointment. I had figured it was a glitch. When I talked to MB after it was fixed (under the extended warranty it was the rack and pinion steering and I could have lost total control of the car. Repair bill would have been $3,000 if it weren't covered."

"The car was damaged before I bought it preowned. The previous owner had hit a curb and damaged a wheel and caused the linkage problems. MERCEDES-BENZ repaired the damage to my satifaction."

"Just received recall which sounds very involved [and lengthy time to repair] surrounding possible corrosion leading to steering failure. Not impressed!"

"Steering wheel vibration resulting from warped front discs. Vibration only occurs during braking. Resolved by only using gentle braking for a period of time. Reticent to perform hard braking in case warping reoccurs."

"worn on right side front"

"On my third set of tires. Excessive wear on the inner side of tires due to negative camber (about 1.3 degrees) on all tires. MERCEDES-BENZ says the adjustment is within specs but to do not expect the tires to last long. I was told the 30K miles I got on my last set was very good and is probably as much as I should expect. I do not want to have to buy tires every year so when the current tires near their end of life I intend to get rid of this MERCEDES-BENZ and get another brand of car"

"Last visit discovered tires almost bald on edges. Air pressure was correct. Paid for alignment. Too soon to know if problem fixed"

"Tires did not ware evenly. Had to replace tires at 20,000 miles"

"all warranty"

"The style of this car is so low to the ground in the front that touching a curb or a wheel barrier in a parking lot will remove the trim and generally damage the front. Cost $500 each time. I have had to do this twice in 8 months. Now I back into parking spaces whenever possible to avoid contact with curbing. There are no sensors for this"

"The small spoiler is only held on by double sided tape it is coming off on one side"

"The seat handle used to pull the seat forward was metal that decayed to the point where it was sharp to the touch. The dealer said the fix was to replace the entire seat."

"Plastic Buttons peeling and paint fading"

"The paint on the rear bumper started cracking without no physical damage to the vehicle or bumper. It looks like the a spider web type pattern."

"A lot of chips"

"trim in the outside rear cracking and peeling"

"DEF System malfunction, able to self-correct. Flexible charge tube to inter-cooler for turbocharger prematurely aged and cracked requiring replacement."

"Don't understand the mechanics. Refer to last comment"

"The check engine light came on and it required extensive work by MERCEDES-BENZ to replace different parts of the fuel system until the light went off. This cost nearly 4K in repair bills."

"I have a diesel and something went wrong with Blu liquid mixer with the exhaust and had to be replaced., Covered by warranty"

"These sensors have now been replaced two times in the two years I've owned the car. Luckily they were included in my CPO warranty. However, that warranty expires in two more years and I worry about having to pay for these unreliable items out of my own pocket"

"Diesel Emission Fluid sensor and pump went bad. Parts and labor"‿out of warranty"‿was $2400 to repair"

"Problem was annunciated via the check engine signal; it was promptly diagnosed and repaired by my local dealer"

"Occasionally the transmission shifts with a thud/klunk. The transmission was replaced with a rebuilt one and the new one had this problem. MERCEDES-BENZ should have replaced it with a new transmission instead of a rebuilt one."

"Transmission at time will not higher than 5th gear"

"Needed a SW up-date to 'fix' the rough shifting. The service technician really had to dig to learn about the released SW up-date to fix this issue"

"When taking my foot off the brake after the car had shut itself off to conserve fuel at a stop light, as the engine restarted automatically the car would lurch forward and a loud sound was audible in the cabin. At this time a message would display on the instrument cluster saying the pre-safe system to deal with a collision was inoperable. Obviously both issues were very disquieting and I immediately too k the car in for service. The tech said they needed to update the transmission computers sof"

"Car wouldn't shift into gear from Park to Drive or Reverse"

"It stopped blowing, and they picked up my car, gave me a loaner. The next day they returned my car with a new blower motor"

"Fan made clicking noise"

"Noise from the motor"

"Required a higher setting than I expected to get it to work."

"We were on a long trip in early January, and and it was a warm (80+), sunny day. After several hours of driving, we noticed the A/C was not cooling. There was little air coming from the vents. I turned off the system for a couple of hours, and the problem cleared. It appeared the evaporator coils had iced up, and leaving the system off allowed them to clear. I have not been driving much since then and have not had a complete diagnosis of the problem yet."

"Had noticed some rough shifting previously and this was corrected by reprograming the transmission. JUST before my extended warranty expired, I noticed the transmission was shifting 6 seconds after I came to a complete stop. The dealer tried fixing the issue by replacing the driveshaft (???) and ultimately ended up rebuilding part of the transmission. All costs were covered by the warranty."

"there was vibratio on steering. they had to replace the transmission TWICE last year/ 2019 on the 2014. they had replaced the transmission once (som years ago) on the 2013 MB wagon (this survey has 2014 twice)"

"this is the same as prior, as I have a 2013 and a 2014."

"The transmission had to be replaced. They did not put in a new one even though is was under warranty. the new transmission occasionally shifts with a klunk. Also, had check engine light as a result of sensor problems and this was fixed under warranty."

"Loud engine noise was detected during the year. It got progressively worse. Appears that engine mounts have a tendency to fail in this vehicle. Engine mounts were replaced, which is an expensive repair."

"Worn out and collapsed at 75000 miles. Clunking and vibrations under acceleration, needed to replace all three mounts. Cost $1700 ... this wear seems very premature. I wonder if how much is due to the extra wear of the mandated stop/start system. Certainly not worth saving a few dollars of fuel for the cost of the mounts."

"Worn prematurely, even though I drive mostly on very well maintained interstate highways, cost over $1700 to replace. All three were replaced although only one was fully collapsed. Engine smoothness had gradually become coarse, fully fixed with new mounts."

"Two engine mounts failed on vehicle. Both leaked oil (yes I didn't realize an engine mount had oil in it until the dealer explained it to me.)"

"Blind spot sensor failed (see above)"

"Sometimes it gives a warning for no reason, sometimes it simply doesn’t work."

"Warning to have vehicle serviced for this problem, covered under warranty."

"stop/start stopped working."

"a slight judder on backing up alerted me to the transfer box malfunction. The repair was covered by warranty, but according to the dealer, would have cost more than $5,000 if I had to pay for it"

"The dealer just fixed the loose panoramic roof."

"The seal around the sunroof loosened, causing a creaking sound like something was coming apart."

"Starter works, stop/start feature failed twice. I will not repair again as out of warranty. ANNOYING!"