2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 brakes problems
28 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 120,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes.
What owners wrote
The cars brakes just quit without any warning which I was driving, as described below. This vehicle is equipped with sensotronic brake control that has a service threshold. When this threshold is reached the brake system defaults to non power assisted hydraulic mode to the front wheels only. This occurs without any prior warning and results in increased stopping distance. I have sent a copy of the mercedes service bulletin s142.46-p-0012a which addresses this issue. Mercedes stopped installing this system in 2006.
Dealership: first class auto land, 4050 frankford ave philadelphia, pa 19124 first problem: the SRS airbag light was on when I first purchased the car the dealership promised to fix it and never did. Second problem: the power steering was faulty and the dealership fixed it, but I got a new error on my instrument panel. Third problem: after getting the power steering problem fixed a warning light appeared saying warning esp malfunction visit service center.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500
- Fuel system 87 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints