Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Mercedes Benz E550

Mercedes Benz E550 owners have reported 2 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (1 problem). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Mercedes Benz E550


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Mercedes Benz E550

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

When I parked my car there was a loud hissing sound near left front end but no smoke or anything from under the hood. When I drove it again I received a warning of (malfunction) when I was turning left the front left tire was grinding on the actual car and barely made it home.   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The contact owns a 2013 mercedes-benz E550. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph and depressing the vehicle brake pedal, the vehicle failed to immediately stop. During the failure, the "forward collision avoidance" feature had malfunctioned.   Read details...




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