2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 Electrical system Problems

“Benz E500 2004 (54k miles) safety issue1: nov 2008(36k miles), the car used to lose power and shut down while driving with all the lights blinking on the dash board. But I was able to break ansdstop . Sometimes it started back on and sometimes it did not.dealer replaced the crankshaft sensor and the sender unit. Had to pay the bill of $600 plus towing. They did not inspect other safety issues like the sbc pump or let me know about the 10 year warranty. Neither did they tell me if sbc pump failure or its malfunction has any impact on other parts of the car. …”

“While traveling north on I-5, at approx. 65 MPH, display showed red lettering vehicle too low stop car . Made my way over to side of road when message disappeared. Proceeded with trip. After a couple of miles, message appeared again. No significant difference in car handling or performance felt. Message again, disappeared. This continued until arrival at home. Thought faulty relay or some electrical problem. Once home, I got out of car and heard a sound as if air was escaping from a balloon. Noticed left front had dropped almost on tire. Car not drivable. Towed to shop. Bladder burst.”

“I own a Mercedes-Benz E500 bought new in 2004. 3 days ago I was driving the vehicle at about 35 miles an hour and car stalled and came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road with no warning. I could not start the engine back for about 5 minutes. Luckily there were no other vehicles behind me, which would have hit me from behind. I later towed the car to the mercedes service station. They reported it as an electircal failure due to failing of the crankshaft position sensor. They have replaced the faulty sensor and the car is running ok now. …”

“Electronic interference from aircraft caused lights to come on when parked at airport and drained battery. Car parked morning of 9/4/04. Single incident of car alarm reported evening of 9/6/04. Returned to car 9/11/04 and found lights in off position and battery drained.”

“The contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz E500. The contact stated that while driving at approximate 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled but continued to roll without stopping, the brake pedal failed, and the gear shifter failed to come out of park. In addition, all the instrument panel warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.”