2003 Mercedes-Benz E320 brakes problems
78 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2003 Mercedes-Benz E320, which is 28% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 78 28% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 63 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving my 2003 mercedes benz e 320 on april 3,2008. All of a sudden a sign appeared on the dash board that brake was disabled and I was unable to control the vehicle without a brake and still it was running. Some how I managed to drive the vehicle to a parking lot on left and stopped it by changing the gear to parking. If it was happening after 10 second it would have collided with other vehicles in high speed in a major intersection and I wouldn't be in the face of the earth today.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercedes benz e320. The contact stated that the brake warning indicator illuminated continuously without the ignition being turned to the on position. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the sbc united needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Mercedes-Benz E320
- Fuel system 89 complaints
- Electrical system 21 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints