Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E320

Cable harness and connectors in steering cloumn airbag, poor connection from using steering wheel. Engine and transmission mounts disintegrated and needed to be replaced. Front thrust arms with bushings had torn boots and needed to be replaced. Crankshaft sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. Transmission data link connector was faulty and needed to be replaced.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Mercedes Benz E320. The contact stated that the fuel gage and the speedometer gage was not working and provided inaccurate readings from the instrument panel. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 08v303000 (electrical system) so the dealer did not recode the scn but rather emptied the fuel tank and replaced the fuel and the fuel lever sensor. The repairs from the dealer did not fix the vehicle as the failure continued to recurr intermittently. The contact was also not included in NHTSA action number: ea13003 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact reported the safety concern with the air bag sensor and was also not included in 10017 (air bags and electrical system). The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer more than twice and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000. Dyd.

The contact stated the passenger's air bag sensor was not working properly. When an adult passenger was sitting in the seat the light illuminated, indicating the air bag was not functioning. When a child or a person under the weight guidelines sat in the passenger's seat the air bag would not be activated. The light came on/off randomly, making it difficult to determine if the air bag was functioning when necessary. The dealer attempted to correct the problem four times, and have been unsuccessful. The dealer planned to contact the manufacturer for assistance in determining the cause of the problem.

Electrical problems out of service 18 days, srs/airbag failures out of service 18 days, ac/defrost blower motor failures out of service 12 days, brakes out of service 9 days, transmission (idle surge/up shifting/stalling) out of service 10 days, front end/tires out of service 10 days. During the lemon law final repair attempt, the dealer wrote on work order that they had installed new brakes because they found "after market brakes" on car. The only place the car has ever been serviced was the dealership where we purchased it. We asked the service advisor and assistant service manager (first they said the brakes were thrown out and then they said the parts were shipped to mb) and wrote two certified letters to Mercedes Benz for the removed parts so we could track the serial numbers. We were ignored. The regional representative who initiated the "brake replacement" was conveniently "promoted out of the area" just before the lemon law hearing so he could not be questioned. We had been complaining about the brakes, especially the stopping distance, from the beginning and they kept saying no problem found. The dealer would not document it on the work orders.