2000 Mercedes-Benz E Class problems
NHTSA has received 61 complaints about the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E Class, and 18% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (13%) and steering (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 61 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 89,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Mercedes-Benz E Class with enough data (34 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The vehicle is equipped with "brake assist system" which is supposed to help to engage the brake pedal faster when the brakes are applied during a panick stop. During a panic stop, in my case at 10 MPH, when I hit the breaks, the brake pedal felt hard as a rock and refused to travel down, exhibiting the so called "hydraulic resistance" with the the vehicle continuing to move and colliding with the vehicle in the front.
Consumer states the fuel gauge was not registering correctly, the gauge would read 3/4 tank when tank was actually full, dealer ordered an instrument cluster and installed sending unit.
Consumer stated steering wheel was rubbing/squeaking when making turns, the dealer replaced the power steering gear box and steering rack.
I bought a used mercedes benz e320 in july 2004. I have had to replace the headlights and brake lights several times. I have also had the fuses replaced. For some reason, the lights keep going out. I don't know if this a fuse problem or if there is something wrong with electrical system. I believe this should be checked out. I have spoken to several other people with the same model...they stated that they had the same problem, but they have never done anything about it. Please check into this.