Two problems related to trunk wiring have been reported for the 2006 Mercedes Benz E350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes Benz E350. The contact stated that the trunk of the vehicle failed to operate without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that unknown electrical wires in the trunk needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2006 Mercedes Benz E350w. Consumer states problem with license plate lights not working and third brake light stopped as well. Consumer was notified by dealer that this happens to vehicles with automatic trunk opening and closing the dealer informed the consumer that the electric cable from the engine to the trunk could fail for unknown reasons.