2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Engine Problems

Vehicle began shaking on the highway. It was coming from under the front hood and was shaking the steering wheel. The check engine light came on. I pulled over and had it towed to the Mercedes repair shop. They said it was related to a bad balance shaft and that it was a systemic problem with the engine in certain Mercedes e350s. I was told I needed to replace the camshaft and it would cost $6,000!!! After some research, it looks like Mercedes agreed, back in 2015, to cover only certain of these Mercedes, but there was no recall. I could have been killed if I was rear ended.

2007 MERCEDES BENZ E 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the engine running, the contact heard a loud rattling sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact called an independent mechanic and was informed that the camshaft balancer was damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 257,000.

CAM GEAR DETERIOATED

CAM GEAR DETERIORATED

OIL COOLER SEAL LEAKING GASKET CAUSING FIRE HAZARD

MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN STREET. TWO MINUTES LATER I COULD START IT. THEN NEXT DAY I COULD SO I TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL. IT HASN'T STARTED SINCE. THE MECHANIC ISN'T CERTAIN ABOUT EXACTLY THE PROBLEM BUT SAID THERE WAS SOME MISFIRES ON SENSORS. UNKNOWN EXACTLY WHAT'S WRONG. I DID GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT A RECALL OFFERED TO ME IF SIMILAR CONDITIONS HAPPEN.

UPON FILLING UP GAS TANK YOU CAN SMELL GAS AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS FOR THE FIRST DAY OR TWO AFTER FILLING UP AND THEN BECOMES LESS AND LESS OVER TIME UNTIL YOU FILL UP AGAIN. THERE IS A MUCH STRONGER SMELL WHEN INSIDE AN ENCLOSED GARAGE AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE FUMES BEING IGNITED BY A WATER HEATER PILOT FLAME.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. DID DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SAYS CAMSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM. WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT ONLY THE DIESEL MODELS WITH THIS ISSUE.

Engine code p0016 and p0017. Defective balance shaft and sprockets

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE AT A REPAIR SHOP, A FAILURE CODE WAS STORED IN THE COMPUTER PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE ALSO NO TSBS OR RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, GASKETS, LOWER INJECTORS, O RINGS, AND CLEANED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FOR CARBON BUILD UP. ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS WAS ALSO CONDUCTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC (I94 IN MICHIGAN) I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN SPEED TO MERGE ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ENGINE LACKED ANY POWER, THE RPMS ROSE SLOWLY BUT THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. I WAS TOLD (BY MERCEDES DEALER) THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IN THIS CASE IT ALMOST CAUSED MY DEATH. IF THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WHY ARE OUR LIVES BEING PUT AT RISK BECAUSE OF A POORLY DESIGNED PART?

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] OWNER OF A MERCEDES BENZ E350 2007 I ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL TO MERCEDES BECAUSE I WAS IN THE BE LEAVE THAT THEY HAD SAFE CARS BUT UNFORTUNATELY WITH THIS VEHICLE I HAD A BIG PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY IN THE CAR JUST STOP WITH A TERRIBLE ODOR OF GAS; I PULL T THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOT OUT THE CAR AND CALL FOR HELP. THE TOWING TRUCK TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC THAN IT WAS THAN WHEN WE FIND OUT THAT THE THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. CALLED ANOTHER TOWING TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO MERCEDES BENZ DEALER IN MONTEREY CALIF SPOKE WITH [XXX] WISH HE IS THE MANAGER IN THAT LOCATION THEY CHECK THE CAR AND SAID THAT THERE WASN'T ANY WARRANTY IN THE VEHICLE THAT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET , I SHOW HIM ALL THE DOCUMENTATION FROM SAFE CAR.GOV ALSO KNOWN AS NHTSA I PRINTED OUT ALL THE DOCUMENTATION SAYING THAT MERCEDES BENZ EXTENDED THE WARRANTY IN THIS VEHICLES FOR 15 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES [XXX] THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. EVEN DOUGH I TOOK ALL THIS DOCUMENTS TO [XXX] AT MERCEDES BENZ AT MONTEREY CALIF DEALER HE DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE CAR, HE TOLD ME AND MY HUSBAND THAT HE EXPOSED THIS TO THE MERCEDES BENZ REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HEAD QUARTERS AND THEY ARE NOT APPROVING IT WISH I REALLY BE LEAVE THAT THEY SHOULD WITH NO HASSLE AT ALL. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO CAR AND MERCEDES BENZ ITS NOT RESPONDING THE ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY OF THE EXTRA 15 YEARS UNLIMITED MILES AND REGARDLESS OF THE OWNERSHIP. PLEASE I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU HELP ME TO TAKE CARE THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING A HIGH SMELL OF GASOLINE FOR QUIET A WHILE AFTER I FILL UP MY TANK, UNTIL EVENTUALLY ONE MORNING I WENT OUT STARTED MY CAR BEFORE GOING TO WORK A COUPLE MY WEEKS AGO AND IT STARTED BUT DIED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. IT CRANK BUT DOES NOT START.

BALANCE SHAFT SPROCKETS AND IDLE GEARS PROBLEM, AND P0016 AD P0017 ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.

GAS SMELL AT ALL TIMES. GREATER SMELL WHEN STORED . ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER, CHARGED $4,000.00 TO REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ E350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIKE CAME ON AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE "BALANCE SHAFT GEAR" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST $5,500 MINIMUM. I HAVE SINCE THEN LEARNED THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT HAS EFFECTED LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF M272 ENGINES THAT MERCEDES BENZ KNOWINGLY USED EVEN AFTER LEARNING THAT THE METAL COMPONENTS OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CARS ENGINE WOULD NOT LAST. THE PART TYPICALLY FAILS AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND THEREFORE IS NOT COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP OR MERCEDES BENZ. A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS FILED IN 2011 AND THE JUDGE IN THE CASE FAILED TO RULE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSUMER. I HAVE READ WHERE WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE PART FAILS IT CAN CERTAINLY CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR PASSENGERS IN THE AUTOMOBILE. MANY OWNERS HAVE DESCRIBED THE FAILURE OF THIS PART AS FAILING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE ENGINE AND STEERING ARE SEVERELY AFFECTED.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS RESULT ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WAS A CAMSHAFT BALANCING ROD PROBLEM AND THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE BALANCING ROD WAS QUOTE AT $6500. I DID SUBSEQUENTLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THEIR ARE SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE CONCLUSION IS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THIS ENGINE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AGREED THAT IT IS TOO EARLY FOR ANY ENGINE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM AND CALLED MERCEDES BENZ THEY DECLINE TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. CAN NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE? THANK YOU *TR

TOOK IN VEHICLE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE CAM MAGNETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (ADVISED TO HAVE ALL 4 REPLACED). ACCORDING TO SERVICE ADVISER THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 AND PRIOR YEAR E-CLASS VEHICLES AND THAT THE CAM MAGNETS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THE COMPLETE REPLACING OF THE 4 CAM MAGNETS WAS MORE THAN $600 FOR SERVICE (BEFORE TAXES). THE SERVICE ADVISER ALSO STATED THE OTHER PROBLEM THIS VEHICLE CONSECUTIVELY COMES IN FOR IS A FAULTY GAS TANK THAT IS PRONE TO CRACK WHICH REQUIRED THE GAS TANK TO BE REPLACED. MERCEDES-BENZ SHOULD CLEARLY ADDRESS THE ABOVE ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR