Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2008 Mercedes Benz E350.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
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 through the leather on the left side of the seat. The cabin immediately filled with smoke. The burning stopped only after I turned off the seat?heater button. I was inside the vehicle during the failure, and the situation created a direct fire hazard; the seat could have ignited, and I could have caught fire. I don’t know if the passenger seat heater is also affected, so passengers cannot safely use their seat warmer. No warning lamps, messages, or symptoms pre failure. Evidence available: video/photo of the aftermath (burned seat left?side damage), the vehicle and damaged seat are available for inspection. Smoke in video/photo. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed?: I’ve not attempted to reproduce the problem for safety reasons, and it has not yet been confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. However, publicly available information shows mercedes previously settled a $54 million class action for the same seat?heater defect in model years prior to 2008. My 2008 model was not included despite experiencing the same dangerous failure. Mercedes is aware this is a known issue. Has the vehicle been inspected?: a dealership inspection at mercedes?benz of alexandria scheduled 12/23/23 at 11:00 a. M. Warning lamps or prior symptoms: none. Safety risk summary: this defect created immediate danger to my safety. The heater burned through the seat while I was sitting in it, filling cabin with smoke and creating a risk of burn injury and the possibility that I could have caught fire. The defect may also endanger passengers if both seats are affected. Broader concern: prevent others from experiencing defect, causing serious injury/vehicle fire. Limits safe use of vehicle for self and passengers. Plus mercedes is aware. Can’t upload video.
On [xxx] I was driving and the vehicles stalled in the middle of the street, I couldn’t start it back. I managed to contact aaa and had the vehicle towed to my home because it around 6pm and auto repair shops were closed. Next morning I had aaa towed the vehicle to a local auto repair shop and they told me that fuel pump failed. It would have been very dangerous if we were driving on the freeway, not to mention I had my 85 year old mother in the passenger seat. Please help me as I am sure what I need to do now. It’s a mercedes-benz model E350 2008. I can be reached at [xxx] my name is [xxx] . My car has 87,200 miles. Thank you in advance for all your helps. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
The panoramic roof gets stuck in open position and makes the car dangerous for flying objects into the car also I feel more dangerous for my safety and for life. In my car we have repaired the roof several times, again now the roof is stuck in open position. I believe this should be a factory recall issue as this is very marginal and poor design to result in failure so often.
While driving the car tonight the seat started smoking and there is a burn hole on the driver seat 1/2 dollar in size. The car was in motion, seat heater in use.
Panoramic sunroof does not close and roof shades do not close. Mercedes benz wants $8,000+ to fix it. Then tells us our 2008 is only worth $3500.
Car: Mercedes Benz E350 2008. On 3rd floor of parking car garage, within tight confined space, when pulling in car to park turning 90 degrees, car suddenly accelerated violently, powered over 9-inch barrier curb and rammed into concrete pillar. The car continued to accelerate for few seconds even with full brakes and did not stop before putting into parking gear.
Problem with 2015-2016 navigation dvd update I purchased the (2015-2016) latest navigation dvd update for my 2008 mercedes-benz E350 sedan from the mercedes-benz dealership at denver, colorado. Since January 23rd 2016, when I made the purchase, the navigation dvd has been working fine - except for yesterday, when I wanted to go to an office building in highlands ranch, colorado. I found out, to my surprise, that my car's navigation interface (fed from the navigation dvd) no longer recognizes the city of highlands ranch, in colorado. Meanwhile my older dvd, which is the 2010 version, recognizes highlands ranch, without problem. After my meeting at highlands ranch, I went to the nearby mercedes-benz dealership; and the service associate helped me tremendously - but all to no avail. It was later, after lots of tinkering, that I found out that all the streets in highlands ranch, CO are now put under the nearby city of littleton, colorado - on the latest navigation dvd. I have called the customer care at mercedes-benz of USA; and they directed me to here. Com, so I could file a complaint. I have filed the complaint. It is interesting to note, however, that based on the map that's publicly available on here. Com, streets in highlands ranch, colorado are under littleton, colorado. So, this is not a problem that is limited to my dvd or my car's navigation firmware or software. On here. Com, the same problem exists. I have also called the mercedes-benz of denver (the dealership where I purchased the impugned dvd); and they told me navigation dvds cannot be returned.