![]() ![]() The diesel engines are a good choice, especially after 2006. The refreshed headlights and front bumper also make the car look much more modern. Most of the major faults were known and fixed. Try and find a facelifted model Mercedes E class made after 2006. Water leak at the third breaking light.Models after 2006 have bad key buttons quality, owners report that lock/unlock buttons are breaking.Usually, the displayed consumption was too low. Fuel injector problems caused the onboard computer to miss read the fuel consumption.The heater is tough to access and expensive to replace. The heater would not turn off even when the car is turned off. Diesel engines have problems with the additional engine heater.Lights would get stuck in the highest position. Xenon headlights leveling system failures.The main problems with the early models were with the SBC braking system.Cars with wooden interior had problems with the wooden details cracking and braking.The exhaust system was prone to rust until 2006.Some owner-reported loss of engine power due to bad catalytic converters, a replacement was needed.Mercedes was aware and fixed the problem under warranty. CDI diesel engines had gas leaks at the fuel filter.4WD versions do not seem to have these problems. Front suspension arms needed early replacement. Some owners report problems with front suspension.250$ per fuel injector, not a small amount. Diesel engines made before 2006 had much more problems with fuel injectors. ![]() Coolant would eventually mix with engine oil and cause damage to the engine. Models made before 2003 had a major fault on the engine oil cooling system.Watch out for 7G Tronic automatic transmissions, many of them have major flaws causing them to fail even with low mileage.Check all the diesel engine problems here. Diesel engines have problems with fuel injector seals causing them to not function properly due to additional air intake.Diesel engines made before 2003 had many turbo failures.If the car has air suspension AIRMATIC, you can expect needed repairs after 100 000 miles.Ask about the condition if buying an E350. In the V6 petrol-powered E350, some owners reported early engine timing chain failures which resulted in a catastrophe.Fixing it on your own can cost you 1000s of $. Mercedes admitted the flaw and fixed the problems under warranty but there are still cars out there that did not have these problems sorted. Most early models had major problems with this system. Model years from 2002-2006 had many braking and electrical problems and were not considered reliable, avoid these or look for cars that had these problems resolved. ![]()
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