Mercedes Benz B-CLASS ELECTRIC engine problems
14 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
50 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
3,827 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 35 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
14 of 50 complaints match this topic (28.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10733548 · 2015-07-13 (July 13, 2015)
WHILE DRIVING, ON ANY ROAD AND ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND THE STOP SWITCH ENGINE OFF INDICATOR APPEARS. THIS REQUIRES ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I REMOVE THE KEY, REPLACE IT, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT MAY START IMMEDIATELY, OR IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL TIMES TURNING THE KEY FROM THE ON TO OFF TO ON POSITION BEFORE IT WORKS AGAIN. AT TIMES, WHEN IT DOES START, AND I PUT IT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE FROM PARK IT MAY STALL AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, I A…
Owner-reported narrative. 75 miles reported. Look up ODI 10733548 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10906967 · 2016-09-15 (September 15, 2016)
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 70+ MPH ON BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS TRAFFIC COLLISION BECAUSE IT A STOPPED IN THE ROAD. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FAILED. COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF "PARK" AND WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH IT INTO "NEUTRAL" TO ROLL THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THE INABILITY TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO "NEUTRAL" FURTHER COMPROMISED MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY. MAIN LOW VOLTAGE 12V BATTERY DIED SOON AFTER INCIDENT AND C…
Owner-reported narrative. 43,276 miles reported. Look up ODI 10906967 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11140783 · 2018-10-17 (October 17, 2018)
ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2018, THE CAR SUFFERED A SUDDEN AND ABRUPT CATASTROPHIC SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL. WE WERE ON CITY STREETS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT NORMAL SPEED AND IT STALLED RIGHT IN AN INTERSECTION BUT I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO STILL HAVE SOME MOMENTUM TO GET INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE. THERE WAS A FLASHING RED TEXT WARNING ON THE DISPLAY FOR A FEW SECONDS- SOMETHING ABOUT TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY AND DO NOT RESTART. THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS TERRIFIED THAT WE WOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT ALL THROUGHOUT THE TIME WE HAD TO WA…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,559 miles reported. Look up ODI 11140783 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11287815 · 2019-12-09 (December 9, 2019)
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF PARKING STALL VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, ALMOST AS IF EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED EVEN THOUGH EBRAKE WAS OFF. TURNING ON AND OFF IGNITION DID NOTHING. REPLACE 12 V BATTERY DID NOTHING. WARRANTY WORK ON CONTROL UNIT PERFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES IN 2017/2018/2019 EVEN THOUGH THE SOFTWARE 'FIXED' THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 15V655000 IN 2015. DEALER STATES MUST REPLACE ENTIRE POWER TRAIN AT A COST OF $11,500. VEHICLE HAS 72K MILES AND LOAN BALANCE IS OVER $12K. THE POWER TRAIN PROVIDE…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11287815 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11397277 · 2021-02-22 (February 22, 2021)
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASS ELECTRIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, AN UNKNOWN YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ANOTHER RED WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER MERCEDES-BENZ OF ALEXANDRIA (200 S PICKETT ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WI…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11397277 at NHTSA ↗