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Mercedes-benz E-class Electrical Problems

839 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 23 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2011. Best year: 2020.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Electrical · 2024 4

At the time of the incident, I was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot near a park. I was traveling at approximately 3-5 miles per hour, consistent with idle or walking speed during a routine parking maneuver. I was nearly stop...

Electrical · 2014 4

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Electrical · 2024 4

At the time of the incident, I was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot near a park. I was traveling at approximately 3–5 miles per hour, consistent with idle or walking speed during a routine parking maneuver. I was nearly st...

Electrical · 2008 4

2008 MercedesE350 (W211) Driver’s seat heater, ~11:48am Location: Lidl Parking Lot, 2017 St. Joseph’s Dr., Bowie/Upper Marlboro, MD While I was sitting in the driver’s seat with my back fully against it, the seat heater burned thro...

Electrical · 2018 4

The contact owned a 2018 Mercedes-Benz E300. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, another vehicle leaving the parking lot pulled in front of the contact's vehicle, and the contact's vehicle crashed into the side of the other veh...

Electrical · 2014 4

I've had the car for 3 years and its all stock. It has 38,500 miles and today out of no where the driver side speaker in the door started making a crackling and popping noise. Smoke started coming from the speaker and filled the cabin. I...

Electrical · 2014 4

While driving in stop and go traffic I heard a loud popping noise from the dash area and smoke started filling the cabin. I called a DC area dealer service dept and was told to exit the DC beltway and un plug the audio amplifier in the t...

Electrical · 2010 4

I was involved in a head on collision when a motorist driving in the wrong lane hit the front of my car in the evening of 10/2/24. The impact was huge and my car was totaled. However, my airbag did not deploy and I hit my chest and knees...

Electrical · 2014 4

While driving in traffic there were loud popping and crackling sounds from the rear speakers. Then smoke appeared and an acrid burning smell. The smoke and loud sounds continued after I pulled over and turned the key off. I removed th...

Electrical · 2018 4

1) Car pushed forward while parking @ 3-4 miles/per hour Car was totaled 2) Air bags did not deploy 3) Problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by dealer 4) Component was not confirmed by manufacturer. Police was present, reporte...

Electrical · 2011 4

The contact owned a 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated while stopped at an intersection preparing to make a left turn, the vehicle crashed into the front driver's side and part of the driver's side front fender by another vehicl...

Electrical · 2008 4

The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, a vehicle that was merging onto the road did not yield and crashed into the front passenger side of her vehicle. The contact state...

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