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2005 Mercedes benz E500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1025948
Internal NHTSA #	10554401
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	E500
Model Year	2005
File date	18/01/12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driver applied brakes going downhill in preparation to stop at an intersection. Red brake light appeared on dash and brake pedal went completely to the floor without slowing down. Driver veered off road to avoid accident and fully applied parking brake. Car was parked and turned off. When car was turned back on again, red light in dash was gone, no warnings existed, and brakes worked perfectly. Was taken to a shop and no problem was found. Same situation occurred again november 2013 with 115,000 miles (approximately). Slowly drove vehicle to repair shop. Reputable mercedes specialty mechanic found codes that said sbc had issues, but codes were cleared in order to do other diagnostics. Since mechanic was not a dealer, he suggested car be taken to dealer for "extended warranty repair" since this known issue was never established as a recall. Skyland automotive in asheville, nc stated nothing was wrong with the car and would not provide documentation stating brake are ok, but did charge $89 to look for codes which did not exists. We asked to be contacted by a mercedes rep to review our case, but were denied and told this would not be a problem if we had maintenance done at skyland. At this time, the brakes are working again as they have done before. If the brakes go out again and the car and occupants are not damaged, the theory is there will be a fault code such that the dealer knows what to replace. The extended warranty is set to expire in 3 months. After that time, the cost to repair will be approximately $1800. Loss of brakes at random, in my opinion, deserves to be repaired before someone gets killed. Dealership was clearly informed that the backup hydraulic brake system did not work in either of these cases and to stop the car required the use of the parking brake!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	89000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FAIRVIEW, NC
VIN pattern	WDBUF70J15AXXXXXX
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 persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	25
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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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2005 Mercedes benz E500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz E500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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