Summary of W211 problems and fixes
 

Could somebody provide a list of all problems to date on the new E-class and what was done to fix them, possibly with service bulletin numbers.

-noisy wipers
-engine mounts on E500
-rain sensor not working
-transmission downshift hesitation
-radio/cd doesn't work
-ticking noise from right rear of car(fuel line)
-active ventilated seats and sun sensor do not work well


Anything else?

drifting to the right
airmatic malfunction
loss of power after acceleration (car remains in drive)
noisy exhaust fan
teleaid malfunction

re "Summary of W211 problems and fixes"
 

Panoramic roof creaking noise
Rear sunshade not retracting properly
Front seat leather deformed and cushion crushing
Parktronic sensor malfunction
Repeted balnce of front tires...
To much "road feel" vibration of steering wheel

HK Stereo Failures
Oil Pressure ( High) Errors
BAttery FAilures

driver's door wind noise @ 50 mph plus
excessively LOUD cooling fan

vibrating when at idle
pulls to the right
loud sticky brakes

only had the car for a week so there might be more i dunno yet.

Airmatic Malfunction - Replaced Front Springs
Engine Mount Ticking - Replaced Engine Mounts
Defective Rear Shocks (bottoming out noise) - Replaced Rear Shocks
Audio Malfunction - Replaced Gateway
Cooling Fan Noise - Replaced Cooling Fan
Passenger Headrest Rattle - Fixed Somehow
Static on FM Stations - Service Guys Can't Hear It
Excessive Road Vibration in Steering Wheel After Replacement of Springs - Service Guys Can't Feel Difference
Currently Pulls to the Right - Tire PSI OK so going in next week for align.

I figure by December I'll have a brand new car - one piece at a time.

Noisy wipers
Pulls to LEFT (perhaps due to RHD)
Rear armrest rattle when down
3.2 V6 idles rough and is coarse in lower rev ranges

The cooling fan noise you refer to, was it just very loud or was it actually a defective type noise? If your complaint was only loudness, was it solved by simply replacing the fan? After how many visits? Did they claim that the noise was normal? Did they compare your E to other Es? Any and all details would be greatly appreciated. Lastly, could you post a copy of your work order specifically showing the work performed for this repair.

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You guys are skeering my,,all I have are noisy wipers :y

When the night weather dropped 32* below:

Esp malfunction
Headlights unavailable
No horn
No FSS function buttons
No Volume control

Now my car is in the shop and the dealer is working on my whole electronic problem my car is having. Thank God it is still under factory warranty.

Like I have said before, and I am saying it again. I wish the German make the car and the Japanese make the electronic. Now that's an ultimate car.

From 2003 to 2008??? What's up wit' dat?
Talk about resurecting old threads. I think this one's a record setter. ;)

MB must have improved their QC on newer 211's. I have NO issues, problems, complaints, etc. Knock wood.

noisy wipers
faulty high oil level indications
creaky ventilated seats

+1 Bertman, Must all be weather related, here in the Land of Milk & Honey I have not had any of the issues above.........and yes Knock on Wood........

Maybe I missed it,, but

Ball Joints
Ignition switch
Hot water heater valve

Not to mention NO dipstick.:eek:

+1 on the creaky seats, not only the ventilated ones. But you can fix easily yourself..

John

ESP Malfunction- Randomly (2nd time to dealer)
Comand shuts off-randomly
Passenger side seat belt light & beep with nothing on seat
When wipers on auto- extremely erratic...

Brought into dealer yesterday.. will post results.

What is up with the ESP malfunction? I get that periodically.

+1 for me too. My only problem was when I got the car I did notice that the passenger side air vent was a bit louder then what I would have liked. Since then the problem either a) corrected it self (not likely) or b) I've gotten used to it. The car is only 1 month old but other then the slightly loud air vent I have not noticed anything else wrong with the car.
And regarding the hesitation to down shift; its not a problem rather the a feature of all MB engines. All the MB cars I've ever owned had hesitation on down shifts.

The only real problem I had was a steering angle sensor...other than...just noisy wipers / brakes no biggy.

if you guys have any concerns with your 211 or any model please pm me and i can send you a DTB info if it applies to your prob

I'll join in. :)

- Noisy wipers
- Squealing brakes
- CD Changer skips periodically (w/burned discs. Have not tested on "regular" discs yet.)

brakes can be changed under 12/12 warranty due to noise..know problem

your cds will continue to skip...mb cd players dont like burned cds

your wipers need changing..if persistent we have a cleaning agent that will make your windshield smoother

What is this 12/12 waranty? I bought mine last month CPO. It is an 05 E500. The wipers were not an issue at the time but it started raining recently. I guess I should have tried it out.

This is what I was told. That is too bad. The same discs have no problem playing on my Acura and Mazda.