Mercedes-Benz E300 brakes problems
14 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
132 owner complaints analyzed
16 distinct recall campaigns
32,750 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2016 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 56 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
14 of 132 complaints match this topic (10.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10967270 · 2017-03-20 (March 20, 2017)
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 71 MPH, THE BRAKES SCREECHED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THEN SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ACTIVE BRAKE ASSIST AND "SEE OPERATOR'S MANUAL" INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10967270 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11011004 · 2017-07-27 (July 27, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V114000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DELRAY MERCEDES-BENZ DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11011004 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11015947 · 2017-08-17 (August 17, 2017)
THE BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE SPACE FOR MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IS ONLY ABOUT 1/4-INCH WIDER THAN MY FOOT. SO, IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHEN TRYING TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKES, MY FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. BY THE TIME I FINALLY GOT MY FOOT ON TOP OF THE GAS PEDAL, IT WAS ALMOST TOO LATE. I ALMOST CRASHED.
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11015947 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11080358 · 2018-03-20 (March 20, 2018)
ESP INOPERATIVE AND ACTIVE BRAKE ASSIST WARNINGS APPEARED IN INSTRUMENT PANEL. CAR THEN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE GOING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A MAIN ROAD. NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NO ACCELERATION. FUEL ODORS WERE PROMINENT. AFTER RESTARTING CAR, SAFELY MADE IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE/REPRODUCE ISSUE BUT PERFORMED 'RESET'. ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED AGAIN 03/19/18. 2ND TRIP TO DEALER UNDERWAY. DEALER OFFERED TO PICK UP CAR FOR ME UNDERSTANDING MY EXPERIENCE JUST A WEEK PRIOR.
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11080358 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11104186 · 2018-06-27 (June 27, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE BRAKING ASSIST DRIVING ASSISTANCE PACKAGE ACTIVATED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING OVER BRIDGES. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF ATHENS, 4735 ATLANTA HIGHWAY, BLDG. A, ATHENS, GA 30606, [phone removed]) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BECAUSE FAILURE SITE IS IN BLUFFTON, S.C. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF HILTON HEAD (155 FOR…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11104186 at NHTSA ↗