Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Table 1 shows one common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Mercedes Benz E500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
4

Vehicle Speed Control problem #1

Fuel appears to be leaking inside the passenger compartment as there is an extremely strong smell of fuel. Car is not running normally and you can even smell fuel on the outside. Car will not accelerate properly. Concern of such strong smell of fuel leaking inside car is risk of fire and personal injury.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #2

Code: 4a30 engine control module not identified or incorrect control module. Code: 54f0 can communication with control unit transmission control is sporadically disturbed. Safety issue: I recently got off the freeway, came to a stop, and then attempt to proceed normally with the vehicle now stuck in 5th (or whatever the sensor chooses) gear, and no power steering- there is a reasonable user presumption that the car would accelerate normally and be able to safely join traffic. . . . Instead it crawls forward at a few miles an hour into potential harms way with no way to accelerate the vehicle normally, thereby leaving the driver and our children in danger. I speak from personal experience, and would not wish this terror experience on our worst enemy. Mercedes montvale NJ will not participate on fixing the cause of this safety issue.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #3

Consumer stated 2005 e-500 mercedes-benz did not stop and jumped off curb and crashed. The vehicle jumped the curb and crashed into a glass door of a dentist office and side swiped another vehicle. Prior to this incident the consumer experienced irregular speed. The consumers foot was on the brakes the entire time. Mercedes found no problem. Refer to odi# 10115643.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #4

2005 mercedes-benz E500. The vehicle accelerated on its own. When this happened it ran into a wall. The vehicle was then towed to the dealership and they stated the consumer's foot must have been on the accelerator, not the brake pedal. The vehicle ran normally prior to this problem. Nothing was replaced for this problem, just the body parts. No one injured. A police report was not taken. This was the only time this happened with the vehicle.


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Mercedes Benz E500 model year vehicles:



E500 Service Bulletins
E500 Defect Investigations