Equipment Related Problems of the 2008 Mercedes Benz E550

Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2008 Mercedes Benz E550.

Table 1. Equipment related problems of Mercedes Benz E550

Problem Category Number of Problems
Equipment problems
2

Equipment problem #1

The panaramic sunroof had gotten stuck open and gears or something are not engaging at times, sounds like motor grinds and the sunroof slips off track and closed unevenly. Will not open back up.

Equipment problem #2

Just purchased this 2008 E550 with 100k miles on it. It was inspected and said to be a great maintained vehicle with no issues. I was driving on a city street and a red indicator light came on telling me stop car too low. Car was in sport mode with the vehicle raised button indicator light on. I drove back to my house and parked the vehicle, as it sat for an approximate 1 hour I noticed it drop significantly. I turned the vehicle on too see if it would raise again and the compressor was still working but no movement was happening. I looked it up online and there has been numerous accounts of these vehicles having the same issue. I just spent 20k on a vehicle that lasted me 7 days. The dealership stated that the fix could cost me a few thousand depending on what they find. This is ridiculous and something needs to be done for all owners of the airmatic systems. They are faulty and are too expensive to be going back and forth to the dealer to be serviced. Great vehicle with a huge flaw.


Equipment related problems in other Mercedes Benz E550 model year vehicles:



E550 Service Bulletins
E550 Safety Recalls
E550 Defect Investigations