Two problems related to abs brake fail have been reported for the 2003 Mercedes Benz E320. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Abs brake system failure. While operating the vehicle a warning light blinks in the cluster panel. Then the vehicle loses all braking power. On Monday September 5th, I was driving on the highway, 110th south bound 1 mile south from downtown los angeles, suddenly a warning light appear with the following message ¿brakes defective stop vehicle¿ the cars begins to downshift and it slows down. However the brake does not work in full. It appears that the brake works enough to come to stop after the vehicle has downshifted to the lowest gear. All braking ability is disable. After I research the code and narrow to the problem that I had, I noticed that merecedes benz had extended the warranty for the abs pump for these models for 10 years, since my vehicle is 2003 the warranty had expired on 2013. This is an electronic braking system so if an electric failure occurs there is no way to stop the vehicle. There is no manual brake power other than the emergency brake in order to stop this vehicle.
The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that braking system hesitated to engage when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the brake pedal was depressed numerous times in order to stop the vehicle. In addition, the gear shifter became stuck in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the abs pump unit failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v133000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,714.