2004 Mercedes Benz 208
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
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- Service brakes
After just getting my car from dealership 6 days prior, my wife and I were coming down a hill when my braking system started to malfunction and as we came to the bottom of the hill and costed to a stop the braking system completely shut down.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel
At 2 am while driving on I-95 outside of st. Augustine, fl. The drive shaft fly wheel broke from the engine damaging and making inoperative accessories such as power steering and water pump cooling action. fortunately, the crank shaft apparently was not damaged nor did the engine seize as…
At 2 am while driving on I-95 outside of st. Augustine, fl. The drive shaft fly wheel broke from the engine damaging and making inoperative accessories such as power steering and water pump cooling action. fortunately, the crank shaft apparently was not damaged nor did the engine seize as generally happens with this frequent occurrence on the mercedes benz installed engines of the dodge sprinter. four sprinter certified mechanics and two service managers subsequently attested to the regular occurrence of this poorly engineered design which IS both life threatening and extremely costly to rectify. *jb
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10058287Xentry : fault message code showing in the instrument cluster "vehicle symbol".
- 10057255Xentry(mercedes) : complaint of seat belt inoperative and causing noises, which IS due to undervoltage at engine start.
- 10057254Xentry(mercedes) complaint blind spot inoperative. Cause comes from moisture & disruptions on the engine compartment.
- 10057253Xentry(mercedes)complaint regarding fault message , parktronic switches to malfunction. The cause for these malfunctions are fault in communication / warning element and control unit.
- 10057252Xentry(mercedes): complaint regarding 360 night camera appearing dark. Cause of this problem IS the image software. Symptoms are: comm/info/, warning control system, parking assist.
- 10057251Xentry( mercedes): complaint regarding check engine light on for dtc p04f000, purge line damaged during engine assembly.
- 10057250Xentry(mercedes): complaint fault entry in airmatic or abc control unit. Updated 05/06/14.
- 10057249Xentry(mercedes) : complaint regarding engine diagnosis indicator lamp lights up with multiple fault codes.
- 10057237Xentry(mercedes): power steering message displayed" after engine startup. Which may be caused by : power steering/control fault of electric steering. Updated 05/04/15.
- 10057121Xentry: mercedes: engine will start and stop immediately after start up which may be caused by the exhaust back pressure increasing.
- 10057120Xentry: mercedes : fault codes b000113 & b000213 which are driver airbag has a malfunction.
- 10057118Xentry: mercedes benz: hill-start, esp, pre-safe, hold function, bas-trailer stabilization are unavailable which may be caused by a malfunction.
- 10057116Xentry: mercedes benz: power steering malfunction message show in instrument cluster. Consumers may experience the ES control unit implausible data. Updated 05/04/15 update 06/04/15 updated 08/05/2015*lj
- 10057115Xentry: mercedes benz: "esp malfunction message showing in instrument cluster. "Service IS required.
- 10055945Transmission control module does not correspond to product configuration updated 12/19/14.
- 10055529The offset for the cpa sensor was programmed incorrectly. 06/06/14*Lj
- 10055528Delayed start-off when coming out of the power- free state, when brakes are released. 06/09/14*Lj
- 10034306Mercedes: airbag durability and reliability. Air bag srs control module (N2/2) does not have a set shelf life and will normally be reliable for the life of a vehicle. With 164, 216 221, 251 and newer, the airbag control unit can be reset five times. With modes 202, 210 and newer, the airbag control unit can be reset three times. Earlier models would have to have their airbag control unit and triggered restrain components changed only after an accident. No models or model years listed.
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