2000 Mercedes-Benz E320 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 116,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320, 5% of the 44 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 116,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On july 5th on a busy city street in charlotte nc the brakes suddenly locked and brought the car to a stop. The cars behind me were able to avoid a rear end accident. There were no warning lights on at the time but once the brakes locked the bas/esp lights appeared. I got off of the street and turned the car off and on the restart all lights went off. Tried to drive the car home but within one mile the same thing happened again. I was scared to drive it so I had to be towed.”
NHTSA complaint #10524239, filed 2013-07, 85,000 miles“The idiot light messages came on as follows: brake assist, esp, visit workshop followed by: elect. Stabil. Prog., esp, visit workshop. These messages then went away, but returned several days later. No issues could be determined as to what could be wrong. This pattern re-occurred over a couple of days. Is there a recall or a service bulletin related to this make, year, and model, related to the message that comes up periodically?”
NHTSA complaint #10490686, filed 2013-01, 147,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10186135Dec 9, 2020If the customer brakes sharply from a speed of > 30mph, without ABS intervention, there is a single cracking noise from the area of the ESP hydraulic unit
- 10151948Jul 19, 2018Display of suspension setting in head unit implausible
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320
12 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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