2012 Mercedes benz E350 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2012 Mercedes benz E350 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1008222
 Internal NHTSA #10541747
 ManufacurerMercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
 BrandMERCEDES BENZ
 ModelE350
 Model Year2012
 File date11/07/13
 ComponentPOWER TRAIN
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemVehicle stops accelerating while driving. This has happened 4 times. At all other times, vehicle drives normally. Problem has occurred when accelerating after vehicle brakes have been applied to slow down. This is an automatic transmission and it seems that the car is not down shifting or the auto clutch is not engaging to allow down shift while accelerating. It drives like it's in 4th gear when it should be in 1st or 2nd gear if it were a manual transmission. There is a grinding sound as if the clutch was not pushed in fully while shifting if it were a manual transmission. At this point the car will only go about 10-15 mph until engine is turned off. When car is restarted, it runs normally. No check engine light comes on. Dealership states no fault codes were stored and they can not fix it unless they have a fault code or see it happen. They did road test it, but it didn't happen while they had the car. They did update the software to the transmission and hope that might fix the problem. I think this is a safety issue, because it happens without warning intermittently. I asked that they call the car engineers and ask what 3 -5 parts or sensors could be causing the problem and check to see if they are working properly, but they said no. They want me to try to drive to the dealership when it happens (not possible, no acceleration) or call for service and leave the car running until someone can get there to identify the problem. If a car or truck were coming up behind me or i was trying to merge onto a highway and this problem happened, i would not be able to accelerate and get out of the way. *jb
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure1040
Number of Occurences4
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateWEXFORD, PA
VIN pattern WDDHF8JB6CAXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons0
No. of fatalities0
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders6
Drive train typeAWD
Transmission typeAUTO
 Vehicle speed40
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    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.
  • What is Failure?

    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.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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