Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Mercedes Benz E550

Mercedes Benz E550 owners have reported 3 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (2 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car accelerates on its own (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Mercedes Benz E550


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of Mercedes Benz E550

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

In the fall of 2021 the car started to received errors related to the abs control unit that failed preventing 1) antilock braking, control of esp (limiting poor handling), and cruise control. At the time of the failure, the car only had 31,552 miles and was properly maintained.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Unintended acceleration of Mercedes Benz e 350 4 matic 2009 model barely 3 months old-jumped the curb while parking and hit the wall 4 ft over the curb causing damage to the medical office wall and the right front end of the car. Luckily no one was hurt.   Read details...




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