general problems of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Seven problems related to suspension have been reported for the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500 based on all problems reported for the 2005 E500.

1 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 05/22/2024

2005 E500 Mercedes Benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. Cause cancer and lung issues.

2 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2021

I have replaced the suspension before and now the suspension light comes back on. The car is down lower than normal. This is all the time.

3 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 11/23/2019

I was driving my 2005 E500 4matic mercedes hit a giant pot hole busting my left passenger rim n wheel. Suspension malfunction begin by the car not rising due to a malfunction. Reported the incident to scdot on 12/5/2019. My claim was denied. I received a letter stating the pot hole was fixed a d they were unaware of the damaged road because no other reports was made about the gigantic pothole.

4 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 08/24/2019

I was sold this car and because I did not know what the red "stop car too low warning" meant when I was driving it home, I was not only scammed by the used car dealership with no recourse, but I also was tricked into driving this car while it was not supposed to be driven for safety, per the manual of the vehicle. I will include a picture of the safety message from the manual where it states, "high priority messages appear in the multifunction display in red color". And the stop car too low message states very specific safety instructions that a reasonable person could not know. I am filing this recall complaint because how the system operates. I was sold this car while the struts were faulty and had already developed a leak and because the car was currently running the air compressor was able to keep up with the leak during the test drive because a slow leak will only go back down after an extended time period which I believe the dealer knew because he asked me how much I was trying to spend and all of a sudden he pulled my car out of their shop telling me they just got the car and haven't put it out yet. Please help me. When I parked the vehicle at a golf course parking lot during the test drive I was with my uncle, I did look up mechanic shops but because the car dealership was located in farmington, mn there was no place feasibly close enough for me to have the vehicle properly inspected. The issue is the ride of the vehicle on the air suspension was perfect so there was no way of me knowing the car was not supposed to be driven over 50 mph which you will see on the safety instructions, and the vehicle could have caused an accident because there was no way of me knowing the suspension being too low could cause the wheels to rub on the wheel well if the car is too low. I even added more radiator coolant the next day when I was driving the car and the stop car too low warning came on again. Over $5000 in repairs that I had to do because of safety, please help me.

5 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 05/17/2016

Takata recall.

6 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 06/30/2014

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, suddenly the ¿stop car, car too low¿ warning indicator illuminated. The contact mentioned that the following day, both the front driver and passenger side tires were low reaching the top wheel rim. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air suspension needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 27,179.

7 Suspension problem

Failure Date: 08/23/2012

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes Benz E500. The contact was reversing from a residential driveway when a warning light illuminated, stating that the vehicle was too low. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis who stated that the macpherson strut suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 21,500 and the current mileage was 21,600.


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