Mercedes-Benz Buyers Guide
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Crash Test Data for 2008 Mercedes-Benz
| Mercedes-Benz Vehicle | Front Star Rating | Side Star Rating | Rollover Resistance Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Passenger | Front Seat | Rear Seat | ||
| 2008 C-Class |  | |  | | |
| 2008 CL-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 CLK-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 CLK-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 CLS-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 E-Class | | | | | |
| 2008 E-Class | | | | | |
| 2008 G-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 GL-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 Maybach | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 ML-Class | | | | | Not Tested |
| 2008 R-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 S-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 SL-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 SLK-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| 2008 SLR-Class | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
Service Bulletins for 2008 Mercedes-Benz
| 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 | |
|---|---|
| Bulletin Number: 20-P-053398 | |
| XENTRY: RATTLING/THUMPING NOISES FROM THE AREA OF THE STEERING ON ROUGH ROADS OR WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD UNDULATIONS. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS 168 AND 172. *JS | |
| Bulletin Number: 40-P-052794 | |
| MERCEDES BENZ: FRONT OR REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT ROLL UP CORRECTLY. DIRT DEPOSITS ON THE SEAT BELT GUIDE DUE TO SOILED SEAT BELT. ALSO INCLUDED MODELS 169, F CELL, 246, AND 231. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. *JS | |
| Bulletin Number: 40-P-053441 | |
| XENTRY: MERCEDES BENZ: REVERSIBLE EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTOR IS COMPATIBLE WITH WIRING HARNESS, MODEL E350 MODEL YEAR UNKNOWN. *JS | |
| Bulletin Number: 462046 | |
| PLAY IN THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. MODELS 203, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230. MERCEDES BENZ. *KB UPDATED 5/13/09. *PE | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-05-20-P | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND/OR SCORING OF A PISTON. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI05 20-P-067123 | |
| Oil in engine wiring harness | |
| Bulletin Number: LI07.08-P-060993 | |
| Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up in instrument cluster, fault code U145400: "Implausible data were received from the ethanol sensor" | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-27-19P056458 | |
| XENTRY (MERCEDES): COMBINATION OF FAULT CODES P060C00 AND/OR P060600, CAUSING VARIOUS TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS DUE TO CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, SOFTWARE INDUCED INTERNAL CONTROL UNIT FAULT IS DETECTED. MODEL 212.098, 212.298, 212. 095, 212.19 | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-27-20 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: THE VEHICLE JERKS OR HAS HARD SKIPPING SHIFTS. THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE FAULT CODES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP CLUTCH HAS A CLOGGED FILTER. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-27-60 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: RATTLING NOISE AT THE SHIFT ROD. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI32-22-P-048597 | |
| MERCEDES BENZ (XENTRY): VEHICLE DROPS AT REAR AXLE, DISPLAY MESSAGE-AIRMATIC-SERVICE REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE DROPS AT THE REAR AXLE AFTER STANDING FOR A LONG TIME. DAMAGED SEALING RINGS IN AIR SUSPENSION ELEMENT ON REAR AXLE CAN LEAD TO MI | |
| Bulletin Number: LI32-22-P-051722 | |
| MERCEDES: AIRMATIC MALFUNCTION. LEAKING AIRMATIC SYSTEM AND NOT A FAULTY COMPRESSOR. *KB | |
| Bulletin Number: LI32-22P051722 | |
| XENTRY(MERCEDES): MALFUNCTIONING OF THE AIRMATIC IN THE DISPLAY. *PE UPDATED 3/9/12. *PE | |
| Bulletin Number: LI46-20-P-048484 | |
| XENTRY: STEERING LEAKY AT INTERNAL OIL LINES. CONNECTOR OF INTERNAL OIL LINE OR SEALING WASHERS/O-RINGS DAMAGED. NOT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM. REMOVE STEERING; REPLACE BOTH INTERNAL OIL LINES; INSTALL STEERING. MO | |
| Bulletin Number: LI46-40-P-047549 | |
| MERCEDES: CRACKING/CREAKING NOISES FROM FRONT AXLE WHEN VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO TORSION OR WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THIS IS MAINLY HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOWLY. RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN TH | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-47-00 | |
| XENTRY: M271.8 EVO ENGINE HAS POOR ACCELERATOR RESPONSE- LACK OF POWER UNDER FULL LOAD AND HIGH RPM. ENGINE DIAGNOSIS WARNING LAMP (CEL) LIGHTS UP, VEHICLE IS IN LIMP-HOME MODE (MAY OR MAY NOT BE INTERMITTENT). *JS | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-54-18 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: MAIN WIRING HARNESS PART INFORMATION. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-54-18 | |
| MERCEDES BENZ (XENTRY): WIRING HARNESS IS DAMAGED IN AREA OF ROOF FRAME. VEHICLE CAN NOT BE STARTED BECAUSE THE CHASSIS CAN BUS AND/OR INTERIOR CAN FAULT CODES STORED IN QUICK TEST. *PE | |
| Bulletin Number: LI54 30-P-068430 | |
| Display of suspension setting in head unit implausible | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-58-40 | |
| XENTRY (MERCEDES): ENGINE WARNING LAMP IS CURRENTLY ON OR WAS ON AND A DELAY FAULT OF THE CAMSHAFT ADJUST TO CURRENT OR STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. MODELS 171, 203, 209, 211, 219, 221, 216, 230, 164, 251, AND 403. NO MODEL YEARS LI | |
| Bulletin Number: LI72-10P-055044 | |
| MERCEDES (XENTRY): THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, ON FRONT DOOR, IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO THE BOWDEN CABLE BECOMING UNHOOKED FROM CLIP AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MODEL 207. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE | |
| Bulletin Number: LI72 20-P-068322 | |
| Liftgate intermittently does not open fully | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-80-57 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR THE DRIVER AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-82-10 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: CURVE ILLUMINATION IS INOPERATIVE. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI82.70-P-060004 | |
| iPhone mobile phone: Various complaints after software update to iOS8 | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-88-70 | |
| MERCEDES BENZ: THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE MIRROR FOGS UP DUE TO TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: LI91-40-P-047183 | |
| MERCEDES: SEAT BELTS, EMERGENCY TENSIONING RETRACTORS. MODEL SERIES 204 (WITH CODES 299 AND 800), 207, 212. SEAT BELT CAN ONLY BE PULLED OUT WITH GREAT EFFORT. AT THE SAME TIME A NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE REVERSIBLE REEL TENSIONER GEA | |
| Bulletin Number: LI91 45-P-066075 | |
| Seat belt extender toothed rack sluggish or makes noises | |
| Bulletin Number: LI-91-60-P052463 | |
| XENTRY(MERCEDES): BULLETIN REGARDING THE 4 SPOKE STEERING WHEEL CHROME BADGES ON DRIVER AIRBAG THAT ARE PEELING AND/OR DISCOLORED. *PE | |
| Bulletin Number: P-047526 | |
| MERCEDES BENZ: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER-ANALOG POINTERS NONFUNCTIONAL AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. ALL ANALOG POINTERS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (A1) MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONAL FOR APPROX. ONE TO TWO MINUTES AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED. FULL FUNCTION | |
| Bulletin Number: SB-32-22-78 | |
| MERCEDES: AIR MATIC VISIT WORKSHOP DISPLAYED WITHIN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MODELS 164, 211, 219, 221 AND 251. INCLUDED 4MATIC, AMG (COMPRESSOR) AMG, BLUETEC AND WAGON. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE UPDATED 9/18/09. | |
| Bulletin Number: SB-32-25-82 | |
| MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM | |
| Bulletin Number: TB-P-047927 | |
| MERCEDES: FOLLOWING FAULT CODES ARE ENTERED IN THE CONTROL UNIT AND DISPLAYED-FC5320 DRAIN VALVE:OPEN CIRCUIT OR INSUFFICIENT VALVE CURRENT IN MODELS SERIES 211, 219; FC5260 DRAIN VALVE OPEN CIRCUIT OR INSUFFICIENT VALVE CURRENT IN MODEL 2 | |
| Bulletin Number: TSB-2009020004 | |
| MERCEDES: IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TELE AID MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AS A RESULT OF A HARDWARE FAULT IN THE TELE AID CONTROL MODULE. IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE OF NO SERVICE AND TELE AID INOPERABLE WILL | |
| Bulletin Number: TSB-82-00-695 | |
| MERCEDES: PART CHANGE TO BANJO BOLT FOR HEADLAMP MOUNT. THE LATCH FOR THE BANJO BOLT FOR THE HEADLAMP MOUNT IS NO LONGER NEEDED; THEREFORE, THE NEW PART IS NOW SCREWED ONTO THE LAMP FRAME USING A THERMOPLASTIC NUT *PE | |
Recalls for 2008 Mercedes-Benz
| 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Campaign ID: | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Manufacturer: | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| Manufacture Dates: | 07/01/2006 - 04/30/2009 |
| Potential Units Affected: | 3613 |
Defect Description:MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 E350 4MATIC WAGON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 1, 2006, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2009. A CONNECTING ROD FOR THE LOAD LEVELING REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MAY FAIL. Consequence:IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE REDUCED VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Action:MERCEDES-BENZ WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE CONNECTING RODS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372. | |
