Help! ESP Inoperative
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Help! ESP Inoperative
Just in the last few days I get the message "ESP Inoperative" in the message display. It came on Sunday briefly and not again until today. The message also says "see owner's manual". In the owner's manual it says to "take car in immediately". I guess I will but really don't like the stealer.
Any thoughts on what the problem might entail? Thanks,
Any thoughts on what the problem might entail? Thanks,
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I had that problem in my cls550 and now very rarely in my cls63...Dealer fixed it pretty quick, but it comes back sometimes. I just turn the car off and then back on, it seems to fix things, I'd rather do that than take it to the dealer and drive a stupid PT Cruiser...
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Same thing happened to me. The car was a week old and the ESP warning lights came on. It says the same thing that the "ESP is inoperable, check your owners manual". Well the Owners manual doesn't give you any help but says to bring to your dealer. Well I did, they went ahead and take look at it. They found that a control unit (p/n 171-545-05-32) in the steering column control module/angle sensor to be defective. They replaced the angle sensor under warranty (free of charge) and the ESP warning light have turned off. Everything was okay after that.
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Any updates to this situation? I never took it to the stealer. The message comes up from time to time but always goes away when I restart the car. I have noticed the light comes on around corners etc as expected so seems to be working like it should. Just wondering if someone has had the same problem. Thanks,
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Same thing happened to me. The car was a week old and the ESP warning lights came on. It says the same thing that the "ESP is inoperable, check your owners manual". Well the Owners manual doesn't give you any help but says to bring to your dealer. Well I did, they went ahead and take look at it. They found that a control unit (p/n 171-545-05-32) in the steering column control module/angle sensor to be defective. They replaced the angle sensor under warranty (free of charge) and the ESP warning light have turned off. Everything was okay after that.
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This just happened to me tonight except I don't see anyone mention what happened to me, the car would only go 20mph even if I floored it and going up hills? I saw ants crawling faster then me, I was so scared I thought the car was going to get stuck on a hill that was only a little slope, very scary. Any idea what the heck this is? When I got home I turned off the car then back on and the yellow light and error all gone and car drives fine. It also mentioned checking oil on next gas fill.
ANy idea what just happened and why was it maxing at 20mph and sometimes 10mph?
Thanks.
ANy idea what just happened and why was it maxing at 20mph and sometimes 10mph?
Thanks.
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This just happened to me tonight except I don't see anyone mention what happened to me, the car would only go 20mph even if I floored it and going up hills? I saw ants crawling faster then me, I was so scared I thought the car was going to get stuck on a hill that was only a little slope, very scary. Any idea what the heck this is? When I got home I turned off the car then back on and the yellow light and error all gone and car drives fine. It also mentioned checking oil on next gas fill.
ANy idea what just happened and why was it maxing at 20mph and sometimes 10mph?
Thanks.
ANy idea what just happened and why was it maxing at 20mph and sometimes 10mph?
Thanks.
Displayed "ESP malfunction, Headlight unavailable, take it dealer for check" or check with dealer. Something like that, I was scare. I was taking an exit ram off one highway to another and was doing 65+ and the car was boucing hard. The ram was the highest ram too, my estimate is about more then 50fts off the ground. I thought I was going to flip the car and fly off the ram. Talking about scary.
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Your car went into fail-safe mode. Which give the car max speed at 20mph so you can get home or to the dealer or somewhere safe. Most of the cars these day are computer on wheel. Which is good and which is bad. For instance, when you leave you computer(Window OS)running for a long period of time, it tend to freak out from time to time. Our car is the same way, so many electronic is running and the vibration happened during driving, which cost the electronic to have malfunction. If I'm wrong someone can correct me. I'm sure a whole more smarter people on here.
Displayed "ESP malfunction, Headlight unavailable, take it dealer for check" or check with dealer. Something like that, I was scare. I was taking an exit ram off one highway to another and was doing 65+ and the car was boucing hard. The ram was the highest ram too, my estimate is about more then 50fts off the ground. I thought I was going to flip the car and fly off the ram. Talking about scary.
Displayed "ESP malfunction, Headlight unavailable, take it dealer for check" or check with dealer. Something like that, I was scare. I was taking an exit ram off one highway to another and was doing 65+ and the car was boucing hard. The ram was the highest ram too, my estimate is about more then 50fts off the ground. I thought I was going to flip the car and fly off the ram. Talking about scary.
Thanks for the reply! I agree it is good to have safety measures but wow how dangerous is this that it just started going 20mph. It was late at night and I was only in the car 2 minutes and had not drived it all day. I checked the oil this morning which it was low so I HOPE by putting some in it will stop. But again this is a very dangerous feature.
It did though go away when I shut the car off but again I am going to put in oil and hope it works.
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Although it seems like the control module in the steering column is a common cause, I've also seen the ESP warning message and other warning messages as result of low voltage from the battery at startup. I've also seen the car go into limp home mode as result of low startup voltage. As explained to me by my maintenance manager, low battery voltage at startup can cause the various computer components/sensors to not synch up properly, causing phantom warning messages/limp home behavior. That's why turning the car off then restarting can clear the messages. A new battery fixed the problem with phantom error messages at startup for me.
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I had that problem once, mysterious with that message, then when I got home, turned it off, and called the dealer, when I got back in my car, started up, the message disappeared
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I own an E350W4. When I first bought the car, I was very pleased with the performance. However after just 20,000 miles, the car has started producing a number of mechanical and electrical problems including ESP malfunction, Cruise control failure, trunk electric system failure, electric valves failure etc. The only way you can get rid of such problems is to pay big bucks to the stealer and get the broken parts replaced. I worry very much that if the car gets so many problems after 20000 miles, then at 50000 miles it will become a money burner where no matter how much money you spend on, you can never have it fixed. I hear that even the 2010 E350W4 has serious issues with reliability. I dont know whether I should sell my E350 and if so, should I buy a new Mercedes or look for a more reliable Japanese luxury?
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2007 mercedes benz e 350
esp light problem
my esp light comes on as soon as i start the car i checked it with a local shop and the told me it was the sbc control module. can some one help me with that i have a 2007 mercedes benz e 350 with 87000 miles would it be covered in the warrenty or do i have to pay to get it repaired and how much will it cost me.
thank you
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Just in the last few days I get the message "ESP Inoperative" in the message display. It came on Sunday briefly and not again until today. The message also says "see owner's manual". In the owner's manual it says to "take car in immediately". I guess I will but really don't like the stealer.
Any thoughts on what the problem might entail? Thanks,
Any thoughts on what the problem might entail? Thanks,
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2009 MB E350
ESP light and Cruise Control Inoperative..
I own a 2009 MB E350 and the ESP and Cruise control light start showing while I was driving twice this past month. It happening while I was driving at least 30 min to an 1 hours during my trip. Once this two light show up then into a few more minute of driving the ABS, Batteries and Brake light also start flashing off and on. Also once all this light keep flashing my speed odometer gauge would drop down to 0 while I'm driving. I stop my car and turn of the engine to check what could be wrong. I try starting the car back up, but the car would not start and the shift gear lockup, which I cannot even put on neutral just to get it to be tow. Would somebody tell me what could be the issues with my car.
This happen twice already with the last time, I just drive home without stopping with all the light showing on my dash panel.
I been looking on the internet about this issues with the same year make and model of my vehicle, most mention about the steering angle sensor going bad.
This happen twice already with the last time, I just drive home without stopping with all the light showing on my dash panel.
I been looking on the internet about this issues with the same year make and model of my vehicle, most mention about the steering angle sensor going bad.
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