2000 Mercedes Benz E Class

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 E320. I HAVE BEEN HAVING CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH HEADLAMPS, FOG LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LAMPS GOING OUT VERY FREQUENTLY. OFTEN, I RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE "LAMPS ARE INOPERABLE", AFTER CHECKING ALL BULBS, I FIND THIS IS NOT THE CASE, MERCEDES MAY NOT ADMIT TO THIS, BUT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THEIR CARS. I HAVE JUST RECENTLY (TWO DAYS AGO) HAD MY PASSENGER SIDE BULB HOUSING MELT AWAY. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT BEEN HAPPENING. I BELIEVE I AM LUCKY THAT THE CAR HAS NOT CAUGHT ON FIRE AS OF YET WITH ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE ONLY GOOD NEWS I HAVE ABOUT THESE CONSTANT PROBLEMS IS, THE BODY REPAIR COMPANY FOR MERCEDES-BENZ OF SOUTH ATLANTA (GA), WILL SEE ME ON MONDAY TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS HOUSING, PROVIDED THEY HAVE ONE IN STOCK. SO, "WISH ME LUCK" AND PRAY FOR MERCEDES TO DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO ONE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS...... *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION DRIPPED FROM A WATER BOTTLE SITTING IN THE CENTER CUP HOLDER. IMMEDIATELY, THE WIDOWS WENT DOWN STARTLING ME AS TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE WINDOW BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND AT THIS POINT WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE WINDOW UP USING THE KEYLESS REMOTE. LATER THAT DAY, THE SWITCH BEGAN TO WORK THE WINDOWS BUT THE REAR WINDOWS NO LONGER WORK FROM THE FRONT SWITCHES NOR DOES THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR. UPON INVESTIGATION, OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE PROVING A DESIGN FLAW. THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY POSITIONED BELOW THE CUP HOLDER IS NOT WATER PROOF AND THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF WATER WILL SHORT CIRCUIT THE SYSTEM. OTHERS HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION LOCK DUE TO THE WATER INGRESS. MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD PROVIDE REPAIR UNDER A RECALL AND PROVIDE A REPAIR THAT WILL WATER PROOF THE CIRCUITS. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD WITHOUT THE USE OF POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. FINALLY STARTED AND DID NOT STALL AGAIN. NEXT DAY, SAME THING HAPPENED. WAS TOLD IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THAT THEY ARE A COMMON FAILURE ON A MERCEDES. VEHICLE HAS 76K MILES. *TR

MY 2000 MERCEDES E320 HAS INOPERABLE DISPLAYS FOR THE GEAR, TEMPERATURE, AND TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. WITH THE DISPLAY BEING DEFECTIVE, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE WRONG GEAR BECAUSE THERE IS NO VISUAL VERIFICATION AT EYE LEVEL, AS IS REQUIRED ON ALL CARS. I HAVE EVEN BEEN IN THE CAR WITH HER AND WITNESSED HER PUTTING THE CAR IN THE WRONG GEAR BECAUSE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO SEE THE GEAR WITHOUT LOOKING DOWN AT THE CENTER CONSOLE. MERCEDES IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER. THIS DEFECT HS BEEN KNOWN FOR YEARS AND THEY EVEN CONTINUED TO INSTALL THEM AFTER CUSTOMERS REPORTED THE DEFECT TO THEM BY THE HUNDREDS. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY MERCEDES AS THEY ARE AWARE THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. ALL CARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN HAVE THE GEAR CLEARLY DISPLAYED ON OR NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT FOR THIS FUNCTION TO WORK AT ALL TIMES. THANK YOU.

THERE ARE MANY OWNERS OF W210 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ E320 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS. THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUSTER ARE WITH THE GEAR SELECTED, CLOCK, AND TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. THE DISPLAYS EITHER HAVE MISSING PIXELS OR ARE COMPLETELY NOT VISIBLE. ON MY VEHICLE, THE GEAR SELECTED AND CLOCK PIXELS ARE COMPLETELY OUT AND SEVERAL ON THE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY. HTTP://WWW.MERCEDESFORUM.COM/M_11418/MPAGE_2/KEY_/TM.HTM. *NM

VEHICLE HAS TWO DEFECTS THAT MAY INDIRECT CAUSE INJURY AND ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *PH THE VEHICLE HAS A SUNROOF DIRECTLY OVER THE SHIFTING CONSOLE AND HAS A CONSOLE THAT OPENS TO HOLD LIQUIDS DIRECTLY OVER THE SHIFTING CONSOLE. WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN ONE MINUTE OF LIGHT RAIN, IT WILL GET DOWN IN THE SHIFTER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNDRIVEABLE AND MUST BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD AND MERCEDES DID NOT COVER MOISTURE DAMAGE WITHIN THE WARRANTY. DURING MODERATE RAIN AND WET (NOT FLOODED) STREETS, AS THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO GO UP AND DOWN, THE ALARM WENT OFF AND ON, AND THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. MODEL/E-320 *SC *JB