Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Mercedes Benz E500

Mercedes Benz E500 owners have reported 5 problems related to vehicle speed control (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Failure Date: 10/18/2013

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.

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2 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Failure Date: 06/13/2013

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.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2003 Mercedes Benz E500

Failure Date: 09/02/2011

As I was merging on to the highway from another highway at about 40mph, I had to speed up because of the traffic that was coming towards me and also to blend in with the rest of the cars speeds. I went to accelerate, but nothing happened. Let off the gas, and then punched the pedal all the way, but still no sign of acceleration. I kept my foot on the gas and about 3 seconds later, the car began slowly to speed up. . . One mph at a time. It took some time to make it so 65mph. After reaching that speed, I tried some troubleshooting. I let off gas pedal completely and stepped back on it. That didnt help. I also tried using my shifttronic, and that didnt help. I took the next off ramp and came to a complete stop at a traffic light. I went into park and right back into "d". I still had the accelerating problem. The only way it went away was to shut off the car and turn it back on. It currently works well without any signs of a problem. I did not receive a message on the dashboard nor did I receive an error code.

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4 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Failure Date: 12/14/2004

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.

5 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2005 Mercedes Benz E500

Failure Date: 11/30/2004

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.


Other Common Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Mercedes Benz E500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
5
Accelerator Pedal problems
1


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