2007 Mercedes-Benz R350 Engine Problems

Error codes P0016 and P0017 camshaft out of alignment and vehicle will not pass smog test, also loss of power of the engine.

NHTSA ID

11549505

Incident

Oct 1, 2023

UNKNOWN

NHTSA ID

11488498

Incident

Aug 1, 2022

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE BEYOND ~30 MPH EVEN WITH HIGH REV.

NHTSA ID

11128524

Incident

Sep 4, 2018

Mileage

100,300 mi

MERCEDES R350 4MATIC YEAR 2007, CURRENT 80000 MILES. 1/ FIRST ISSUE AROUND 20000 MILES, AC IS NOT WORKING WHEN USED FOR LONG HOURS OF DRIVING. NEED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN OFF ENG AND RESTART ENG THEN TURN AC BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. HAPPEND TILL NOW 80000 MILES. NOISE COME FROM ALL 4 DOORS DUE TO THE GAP SEAL OF THE ALL DOOR VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. 2/ AROUND 40000 MILES, POWER SW WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE COME OFF AT ALL 4 BUTTONS JUST LIKE A PCS KNOCK OFF OF TOY. 3/ AUTO POWER TRUNK IS NOT WORKING, BELT TENSSION PULLEY BROKE AT 50000 MILES. 4/ FRONT BRAKEPAD REPLACE EVERY 30000 MILES + FRONT ROTOR REPLACE AT 60000 MILES, REARPAD AT 40000 MILES. 5/ 70000 MILES REAR LEFT AIR SHOCK LEAK + 78000 MILES REAR RIGHT AIR SHOCK LEAK + POWER STERRING LEAK DUE TO SEAL RING BROKE + 77000 MILES OIL CAM PLUG BROKE THEN OIL LEAKING. 6/ 78000 MILES A BIG PROBLEM COME UP: TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING ANYMORE AND STUCK AT LOW GEAR (VALVE BODY SERVICE TIME) IF YOU DONT WANT TO REPLACE A WHOLE NEW 7 GEARS TRANSMISSION. 7/ 78000 MILES INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ARM BROKEN THEN ENG LIGHT POP UP. THIS IS A NOT RELIABLE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND WORTHLESS OF $55000. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE BUY THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. SO MANY REPEATS PROBLEM FROM CAR OWNER.....

NHTSA ID

10735657

Incident

May 29, 2015

Mileage

20,000 mi

REPLACE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, 3 SUSPENSIONS IS 3 YEARS-TWICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE MERCEDES AND INTERCAR CLAIMED THAT RIGHT REAR AIR SPRING HAD A LEAK LEFT REAR SHOCK LEAKING AND CLAIMED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AT 71725 MILES-SO WAS THE PAGES AND PAGES OF THE LINK BELOW AT 71000 MILES, POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, POWER DRIVERS MIRROR STOPPED WORKING, SAFETY LOCK FOR BACK WINDOWS STOP WORKING, BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL A MONTH, SUNROOF LEAKS, AND DOESN'T ALWAYS CLOSE ALL THE WAY, ABS SPEED SENSORS DEFECTIVE, REAR MAIN RADIAL SEAL IN TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE, REPLACE DEFECTIVE ENGINE THERMOSTAT, REPLACED THE BATTERIES DUE TO CORROSION (UNDER THE SEAT), FAULTY SIGNALS FOR TAIL LIGHTS AND PARKING TAIL LAMPS (ELECTRICAL), AIR CONDITIONING AMBIENT SENSOR DEFECTIVE, REPLACE DEFECTIVE RADIO ANTENNA. THIS CAR HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS, AND HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY MB. MY 2007 R350 HAS HIT EVERY DEFECT LISTED BELOW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PARKING BRAKE, AND STEERING COLUMN. MERCEDES-BENZ ALWAYS CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I KNOW OF NO CAR LET ALONE A MERCEDES WITH THIS MANY DEFECTS, I WANT THEM TO BUY THIS PIECE OF JUNK BACK, THEY OFFERED ME 2000 TOWARDS A NEW MERCEDES, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MERCEDES SINCE 1995 AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. YOU WOULD THINK AS MANY OF THEIR CARS I OWNED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE STEPPED UP TO SAVE NOT JUST THEIR REPUTATION BUT O SAVE A CLIENT. SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS: ALL AT SIMILAR MILEAGE, MB RESPONSE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/MERCEDES-BENZ/R350/SUSPENSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713541

Incident

Sep 12, 2008

Mileage

18,013 mi

I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS AT LEAST EVERY 3-5 MONTHS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, WHICH WAS IN 2010. NEARLY ALL OF THE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY, IT ONLY HAS LESS THAN 75, 000M. IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR STARTED STALLING JERKING AND SHOUT OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT, ESP LIGHT AND THE BREAK LIGHT CAME ON. IT IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, WHILE THE ESP AND BREAK LIGHT WENT OFF. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTEN EXPERIENCE, HOPING I WON'T BE HIT FROM BEHIND. I MADE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 3WKS WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED TO HAVE A TUNE UP BEFORE ANY OTHER REPAIRS COULD BE DONE, HOW THIS RELATED TO THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPING IN MID DRIVE, IS ODD.TO SAY THE LEAST. 2 DAYS AFTER GETTING THE TUNE UP, IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. I'M FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT GETTING BEHIND THE WHEELS AGAIN IN THIS VEHICLE. I EXPECTED MORE OUT OF A MERCEDES BENZ WITH LESS THAN 100,000MILES *TR

NHTSA ID

10546653

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT HALF POWER AND THAT THE DOWN SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000. *TR UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN UPDATED 05/21/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10501824

Incident

Feb 28, 2013

Mileage

51,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE R350 JERKED AND THEN SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS, STAYED ON FIRST GEAR ALL THROUGH MY RIDE HOME. THE CAR STARTED IN THE MORNING BUT AGAIN WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND NO WARNING LIGHT SHOWED ON THE DASH BOARD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN VA AND I AM AWAITING THE VERDICT. *JS

NHTSA ID

10452494

Incident

Mar 18, 2012

Mileage

127,000 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SOON THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING. I THEN BEGAN SPUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. MERCEDES DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR WOULD COST CLOSE TO $6,000. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT, ALMOST AS IF IT IS TO BE EXPECTED. I ALSO SEE THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED IN 2010. THIS POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN I DRIVE MY CHILDREN, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10434300

Incident

Oct 14, 2011

MY 2007 MERCEDES R350 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT PROBLEM AND THE DEALER HAS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BALANCE SHAFT (ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT). THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS 54109 MILES AND IS LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD. THE DEALER IS QUOTING $5300 + TAXES FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, CAME ACROSS MANY MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE/HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH VARIOUS MERCEDES MODELS SPECIFICALLY WITH ENGINES M272 AND M273. ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED ON 10/5/2010 IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WHOSE LINK IS HTTP://WWW.COURTHOUSENEWS.COM/2010/10/07/MERCEDES.PDF . MERCEDES HAS ALSO RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM TO THE DEALER MECHANICS OF HOW TO REPAIR THIS AS IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH M272 AND M273 ENGINES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10408550

Incident

Jun 22, 2011

Mileage

54,109 mi