2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" I THINK IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE HEARING ABOUT A RECALL AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO BRING THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED

STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE; IT'S BEEN YEARS. TAKATA EVEN SENT A NOTICE THEY WERE FILING BANKRUPTCY AND IN THE SAME POSTCARD SAID YOU CAN GET YOUR AIRBAG REPLACED BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE. PER MERCEDES, PARTS NOT YET AVAILABLE, EVEN IN THE HIGH-RISK (HIGH HUMIDITY) AREAS LIKE WHERE I AM. UNREAL!

I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND CONTACTED THE NEAREST DEALER FOR REPLARING THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PARTS HAD NOT BEEN ARRIVED. THEY ARE STILL NOT BEING REPAIRED/REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL: PENSKE MERCEDES DOES NOT YET HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS.

THE MANUFACTURER AND MERCEDES DEALERS HAVE FAILED OR ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR TAKADA AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH PALM BEACH, 9275 FL A1A ALT, NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33403, (561) 848-2900) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL AND DEALER STILL SAYS THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS

TAKATA RECALL, MY LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS AND DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THE REPLACEMENT.

I HAVE CONTACTED MERCEDES REPEATEDLY FOR 18 MONTHS ABOUT RECALL OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I AM ISSUING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I KNOW OF OTHERS (HONDA) THAT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO GET THE PARTS AND DO THE REPAIRS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY AND MY WIFE WILL NOT RIDE IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. WHAT CAN I DO OR CAN YOU HELP ME GET THE NECESSARY REPAIR?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF WEST CHESTER, 1260 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 19382, (484) 313-1100) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL SENT IN FEB. 2016 AND RECALL ON PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS ON MAR 2016 HOWEVER WE HAVE YET TO GET ISSUE RESOLVED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES WITHOUT ANY USEFUL INFORMATION ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAGS.

CALLED FORT WASHINGTON MERCEDES TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. THE REP OVER THE PHONE TOLD ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE NORTH AMERICA AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 18 MONTHS NOW, YOU HAVE RECIEVED THE MAIL AS THEY CHANGED OWNERSHIPS OF THE AIRBAG COMPANY.

TAKATA RECALL NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AT MERCEDES BENZ OF GILBERT AZ

"TAKATA RECALL"- STILL NO REMEDY TO THE RECALL AND COMPANY HAS NOW FILED BANKRUPTCY.

TAKATA RECALL: THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIRBAG IN MY CAR IS UNDER RECALL FROM A NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM MERCEDES-BENZ ON 2/11/2016. I HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A FIX FROM MB ON MY AIRBAG AS OF 10/27/2017. I AM CONCERNED I COULD BE HURT OR KILLED IF MY AIRBAG GOES OFF.

TAKATA RECALL. CALLED DEALER YEAR AGO FEB 2016 AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH TO SCHEDULE REPAIR. CALLED TODAY TO FOLLOW UP 10/27/2017 , DEALER REPS REDIRECT MY CALL TO THE IL DEPT OF INSURANCE. WHEN I CALL THE DEALER BACK. 1. DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE, CALL MERCEDES. 2. CALLED MERCEDES, READ FAQS 3. READ FAQS CALLED DEALER. 4. WE DON'T HAVE PARTS. 5. WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PARTS. 6. WE WILL CALL YOU JUST AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE PARTS BUT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE PARTS. 7. CALL TAKATA. CALLED TAKATA. NADA. 8 CALLED DEALER, DON'T CALL US, WE WILL CALL YOU. WHEN? WE HAVE NO IDEA. THERE IS A BANKRUPTCY. BUT THE NOTICE SAYS THERE IS NO CONNECTION. CALL MERCEDES. NOTHING IS BEING DONE, ALTHOUGH THE NOTICE FROM TAKATA, SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT INSPITE OF THE RESTRUCTURING THE DEALER IS RESPONSIBLE TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS. MEANWHILE THE DEALER HAS TURNED INTO A BANKRUPTCY SPECIALIST AND IS HIDING BEHIND AND DELIBERATELY PROPAGATING MISCONCEPTIONS THAT SINCE THIS RESTRUCTURING IS HAPPENING THEY HAVE NO FURTHER OBLIGATION. I.E. WE DON'T KNOW, WE CAN'T SCHEDULE, IT WILL PROBABLY BE ALRIGHT, CALL A 800 NUMBER SOMEPLACE ELSE. HERE IS AN 800 NUMBER 800 222 0100 AT MERCEDES AND WHEN YOU CALL THAT NUMBER IT IS THE SAME STORY. THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC, CORPORATE, DELIBERATE, COLLUSIVE AND DONE WITH THE INTENT TO AVOID ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ OF NAPLES (FLORIDA) (239) 227-2622, AFTER RECEIVING A "LEGAL NOTICE FOR OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS" AND THEY SAID "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO" BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. HOW DO I GET THE PARTS REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANOR?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (NEW COUNTRY MOTOR CARS, INC, 1 WESTON ST, HARTFORD, CT 06120 (860) 278-2000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 MERCEDES BENZ E COUPE ON OCTOBER 23, 2017 ON THE HIGHWAY, THE PANORAMA ROOF EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WITH NOTHING HITTING THE ROOF GLASS. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I NOR MY PASSENGER WERE HURT. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE THAT SUCH INCIDENTS ARE HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. WHAT IS BEING DONE BY THE DEALERSHIPS? THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED. I ONLY HAVE 31,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON ANY CAR, ESPECIALLY ON A $62,000 DOLLAR CAR.

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL

TAKATA RECALL, IT HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME TO GET MY AIRBAG REPLACED AND I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THE AIRBAG INFLATE AND HAVE METAL FRAGMENTS DEPLOYED AT MY (DRIVER) OR MY PASSENGERS FACES.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V557000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,440. *BF UPDATED 7/27/18*JB

2011 MERCEDES E350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALLS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. UPDATED 10/04/2017*JS

WE RECENTLY FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL AND NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR AS IF SOMEONE SPILLED GAS ON THE FLOOR IN THE GARAGE. I PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM AROUND THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS STRONGEST ON THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED ON LINE AND NOTICED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE FUEL TANK ON OTHER MERCEDES MODELS. I PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE REAR SEAT AND ACCESS COVER TO THE FUEL TANK "SENDING UNIT OR FUEL PUMP" I'M NOT SURE OF THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY, AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK APPARATUS. I PROCEEDED TO CAREFULLY SOAK UP THE GAS WITH A RAG AND WHEN I DID I COULD SEE GAS SLOWLY SEEPING OUT OF THE CRACKS ON THE UNIT. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE MERCEDES DEALER TOMORROW. I NOTICED THE RECALL DID NOT COVER MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS BUILT IN JULY OF 2010 WHICH IS A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE 2011 E -CLASS EXTENDED RECALL. I HOPE THE DEALER WILL WORK WITH ME AS I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED PROFESSIONALLY AND PROMPTLY.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE NOTICEABLE IN THE INTERIOR AND AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED AFTER A RECENT REFUELING. THERE WAS NOT A GASOLINE SPILL WHEN REFUELING, NOR IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE OF A FUEL SPILL IN THE DRIVEWAY

I WAS PARKING IN FRONT OF THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY FAST, JUMPED THE CURB AND RAN INTO THE WALL OF ONE OF THE EXAMINING ROOMS, INJURING A PATIENT.NO ONE IN THE CAR WAS INJURED BUT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AIR BGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS BUT I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER CAR ON OUR CHURCH PARKING LOT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (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 SANTA BARBARA AUTO GROUP DEALER 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.

AFTER FILLING MY CAR WITH GASOLINE, I NOTICED A STRONG SWELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE WHEN I PARKED MY CAR. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IN MY GARAGE AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK IN THE PAST. I LEFT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR AWHILE, BUT RETURNED TO A STRONGER SMELL OF GASOLINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF BEVERLY HILLS IN CALIFORNIA FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL FILTER SENSOR WAS BAD, AND IT MAY BE COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE'S FREE RECALL DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL FILTER SENSOR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WITH CARS NEEDING REPAIR RECENTLY FOR FUEL LEAK RELATED MALFUNCTIONS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD A CAR WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MINE BEING WORKED ON THE SAME DAY I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR LATER CALLED ME AND STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FREE RECALL FOR THE FUEL FILTER SENSOR, AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1,100.00 TO REPAIR THE CAR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO STATED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FREE RECALL BECAUSE IT HAS A MEDAL GAS TANK INSTEAD OF A PLASTIC GAS TANK. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHETHER THE GAS TANK IS MEDAL OR PLASTIC IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE? I CHECKED OUT THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE SAME MALFUNCTION WITH THE FUEL FILTER SENSOR CAUSING GAS TO LEAK. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER OF MERCEDES-BENZ FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS (I'VE OWNED TWO MERCEDES-BENZ THUS FAR). I WILL T

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT 309-740-7951 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE SERVICED UNTIL THE FALL OF 2017. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPEAK TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOTH RECALLS.

PASSENGER SEAT HARNESS WENT OUT. NO POWER TO SEAT WILL NOT MOVE SAFETY CONCERN FOR CRASH

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE AND THE COST OF REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS A 2011 WITH 42,000 MILES AND NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES BENZ E 350 CABRIOLET ##

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS ITSELF FROM DRIVE TO PARK WHILE MOVING FORWARD WHILE DECELERATING AT SLOW SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY UNDER 5 MPH.) THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK, AND EVERYONE / EVERYTHING IN THE CAR IS THROWN FORWARD AS THE VEHICLE JUMPS TO A DEAD STOP. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND FURTHER, CAN PROBABLY CAUSE RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WAS FIRST PRESENTED IN JANUARY 2017 TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IN RENO, NV WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT CHARGED ~$140 FOR THE ANALYSIS. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD WITH MB OF SUCH AN ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED THAT IF THE ISSUE WAS LATER FOUND AND REPAIRED, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD CREDIT THE EVALUATION COSTS. DURING A TRIP TO SALT LAKE CITY THIS WEEK THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SLC MERCEDES DEALERSHIP (KEN GARFF). AT TODAY'S APPOINTMENT (3/29/17), THE ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THEY FOUND A DESCRIPTION OF THIS EXACT ISSUE IN THE MB DATABASE AND HAVE A RECOMMENDED FIX. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT FIX IS OVER $800 AND MERCEDES WILL NOT TAKE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRING THIS, AS IT IS NOT A "RECALL." THIS IS MOST UPSETTING, AS I VIEW THE SUDDEN STOPPING AND TRANSMISSION CHANGE WHILE MOVING AS A SAFETY AND A LONGEVITY ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE. I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN THIS WEEK TO MB SLC AND HAVING THE PRESCRIBED REPAIRS COMPLETED. FURTHER, I BELIEVE THAT MERCEDES-BENZ SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE SRS AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, BUT A REPAIR WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,914.

TAKATA RECALL. I'VE RECEIVED 3 NOTICES BY MERCEDES BENZ TO REPLACE MY TAKATA AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, MY DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I'VE CONTACTED THEM REPEATEDLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. MERCEDES BENZ IN CARLSBAD CALIFORNIA STATES THEY CANNOT FIX MY AIRBAGS WITHOUT PARTS AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL ARRIVE. PLEASE HELP GET MY CAR FIXED. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.

OIL LEAK AT 90K MIKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED METAL FRAGMENTS INTO THE POWER STEERING HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS HAD BOTH BEEN ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE. I CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF NAPLES IN NAPLES FLORIDA AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET REPLACEMENT PARTS. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS AND NO WORD WHEN I MIGHT EXPECT A REMEDY. I WANT AN ANSWER AS TO WHEN I CAN EXPECT REPLACEMENT OF THESE AIR BAGS.

I OWN THE CAR FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. SO FAR I HAD TO REPLACE 7 TIRES, MERCEDES IS SAYING THAT THE PROBLEM ARE THE ROADS IN MICHIGAN. THESE TIRES ARE LOW PROFILE TIRES, I DO NOT FILL SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I GUESS I WAS LUCKY TO BUY TIRE AND WHEEE INSURANCE. I AM 66 YEARS OLD AND HAD MANY CARS BUT I HAVE NOT HAVE THESE KINDE OF TIRE PROBLEMS.

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION : OCT. 29, 2015. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. I OPENED THE TAILGATE, PUT SOMETHING INTO THE TRUNK, PUSHED THE ELECTRIC BUTTON AND THE TAILGATE CLOSED. I GOT INTO THE CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE TAILGATE POPPED OPEN. I BACKED UP TO CLEAR THE GARAGE, STOPPED THE CAR ON MY FLAT DRIVEWAY, AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. I OPENED THE DOOR, WALKED AROUND TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, PUSHED THE BUTTON AGAIN, AND STOOD THERE WATCHING THE TAILGATE CLOSE, FOR GOOD MEASURE. WHEN IT LOCKED, THE CAR POPPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE (NOT NEUTRAL); DROVE INTO ME AND PINNED ME AGAINST THE BUILDING FRACTURING MY LEFT LEG, UNTIL NEIGHBORS HEARD ME SCREAMING, RAN OUT, GOT INTO THE CAR, AND DROVE IT OFF ME. *TT CONSUMER STATED PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE TO HIS LEFT FOOT UPDATED 7/13/18*JB *TR

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL. MERCEDES BENZ (MBZ) SENT LETTER DATED APRIL 2016 NOTIFYING ME OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL AND ANOTHER LETTER DATED AUGUST 2016 NOTIFYING ME OF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. AS YET I HAVE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM MBZ AS TO WHEN A REPLACEMENT PART WILL EVEN BECOME AVAILABLE, LET ALONE READY FOR INSTALLATION. NEITHER OF THE SUBJECT AIRBAGS HAS DEPLOYED, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MATTER. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS VEHICLE HAS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNIT/PUMP TOP COVER.

TAKATA RECALL . MERCEDES HAS SENT 2 LETTERS INDICATING DEATH MAY OCCUR FROM DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. DEFECT IS EVEN MORE SERIOUS FOR US BECAUSE WE ARE ON A BLOOD THINNER AND BLEEDING CAUSED BY DEFECT COULD NOT BE STOPPED. DEALER INDICATES THAT CAR MAY NOT BE SOLD OR DRIVEN. MERCEDES SHOULD EITHER CORRECT DEFECT OR PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT CAR UNTIL DEFECT IS CORRECTED. THE NYT ARTICLE YESTERDAY INDICATES THAT MOST OTHER CAR COMPANIES, INCLUDING BMW, DO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT CARS. MERCEDES' STONEWALLING IS OUTRAGEOUS PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THIER DECISION TO SAVE A FEW BUCKS AND PUT THE PURCHASERS AT RISK. MERCEDES CHOSE TO BE A CHEAPSKATE AND SHOULD NOW SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES, NOT US INNOCENT PURCHASERS. THE MERCEDES TELEPHONE HOTLINE IS INOPERATIVE...THEY CLAIM TO BE BUSY AND NEVER ANSWER. THE RECORDING ALSO, CONTRARY TO THE LETTERS, CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO DANGER? WHICH IS CORRECT? - THE LETTERS OR THE RECORDING? IF IT IS THE LETTERS,THEN THE RECORDING WOULD SEEM TO BE A LIE AND MERCEDES SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THAT. THE NHSTA SHOULD BE FINING MERCEDES FOR THEIR STONEWALLING AND DEMAND THAT THEY FIX THE DEFECT OR PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, ONE DAY AFTER FILLING MY TANK, THERE'S NOW AN OVERWHELMING GAS SMELL PRESENT BOTH ~20 FEET AWAY FROM VEHICLE, AND INSIDE THE CAR. IT IS SO BAD, I HAVE TO LEAVE WINDOWS DOWN FOR 20-30 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT BECOMES TOLERABLE WITH THE WINDOWS UP. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER SIMILAR E350 MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT MY NEWER (2011) YEAR MODEL DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIR LIST. I BELIEVE I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED BECAUSE THE SMELL OF GAS IS VERY STRONG AFTER A TOP-OFF, AND GETS GRADUALLY BETTER, BECOMING MUCH LESS NOTICEABLE AS FUEL TANK LEVEL APPROACHES 1/2 TANK AND BELOW.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER 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. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ *TR

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS NOTIFIED IN JANUARY 2016 THAT MY TAKATA AIRBAG COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 4,2016 THERE IS NO REMEDY. THE MERCEDES DEALER TELLS ME I SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT I FEEL IF THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RECALL THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING MY VEHICLE WITH A MODEL THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SAFETY RECALL OR FIXING THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DELAY IN FIXING A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT CUSHION AND THE CONTACT'S PANTS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,890. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.