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2006 Mercedes benz E350 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	876241
Internal NHTSA #	10420412
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E350
Model Year	2006
File date	25/07/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The "check engine" light on the instrument panel came on. We took it to the dealership for maintenance and asked them to diagnose the problem. We were told that it was associated with a faulty balance shaft and that it needed to be replaced sooner than later or else it could cause entire engine to stop working when it failed. The quoted price for repairs was around $5500 with a $1000 discount. Once home, we researched "faulty balance shaft on 2006 mercedes benz e350" and found the first website to have information of a class action legal suit in progress against mercedez benz over defective balance shaft gears in mercedes benz m272 engines & idle gears in mercedes benz m273 engines. It was disconcerting to realize that a vast number of people have experienced the same problems without getting relief from mbusa. It is unacceptable to see that so many people are experiencing the same issue of defective engines from a manufacturer who commands a price premium for its "superior engineering" and yet does nothing to correct a serious and widespread fault. From the various reports, including those in the lawsuit website and online forums, mbusa has failed to assist customers with these issues, in most cases citing that vehicles are past warranty coverage and therefore the owners must cover the cost of repair. This is unacceptable since it appears to be a factory defect, rather than "wear and tear" that the customer is responsible for. Mercedes benz must pay for this problem, not the customer.
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	MIAMI SHORES, FL
VIN pattern	WDBUF56J76AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Mercedes benz E350 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercedes benz E350 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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