Service Brakes Related Problems of the 2004 Mercedes Benz E Class

Table 1 shows two common service brakes related problems of the 2004 Mercedes Benz E Class.

Table 1. Service Brakes related problems of Mercedes Benz E Class

Problem Category Number of Problems
Brake Light On problems
1
Brake Electric Antilock problems
1

Brake Light On problem #1

While driving 60 mph brake sensor light came on. As a result, when consumer attempted to pull over total brake failure occurred.

Brake Electric Antilock problem #2

While driving 20 mph consumer applied the brakes but they braely functioned. This caused the vehicle to hit a bus. Upon impact, both frontal airbags did not deploy. A signal flashed on the dashboard indicating air bags malfunctioned. No injuries reported. Consumer had the vehicle towed to a repair facility. Not only did the air nag fail to deploy but the dash indicator illuminated indicating a malfunction with the restraint system.


Service Brakes related problems in other Mercedes Benz E Class model year vehicles:



E Class Service Bulletins
E Class Safety Recalls
E Class Defect Investigations