Mercedes-Benz Metris Complaints

213 consumer complaints on file.

#11486960September 28, 2022
TIRES
The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes Benz Metris. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V482000 (Tires). The dealer had been notified about the recall but had yet to grant the contact an appointment to service the recall. The contact also made multiple attempts to notify the manufacturer about the recall repair but had been disconnected from the call after being placed on hold. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11483943September 12, 2022
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
Safety inspection of tires are showing abnormal and rapid tread wear focused on the outside facing section of tread on all four tires. While the section of tread on the inside facing section is near factory new. The vehicle was bought factory new and this is on the original set of tires. Mileage at this time is still below 25,000 as it is driven sparingly. Despite that All four corners exhibit rapid and uneven wear of the tread indicating an alignment issue from the factory. The vehicle has never been in any colision nor curbed even once. Owner research on various Metris forums show this is not an isolated issue. Many point to an error in factory parameters regarding camber as well as a excessive toe in.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11483653September 9, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
New heavy fuel odor in cab. I wonder how much fuel I am leaking. Where is the fuel that is being leaked out go? On a hot exaust system? Fuel line was replaced once by MB dealer. I think they used the same defective fuel line to replace the first one. One of the last times the van was in at the dealer they "didn't have time" to check the fuel line complaint. And there is no mention of my request in the service writers document that says I wanted it checked out.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11481633August 28, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I have been trying for 5 months to get this fixed from the dealer and or manufacturer.They still state they dont have the parts or something . Its been to long and this is a serious safety hazrd to not be able to use the back up camera correctly . We are not even using the vehicle at this time .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11474031July 15, 2022
STEERING
To whom it may concern, while driving on the highway I lost function of power steering and a message came on stating "power steering malfunction see operator manual".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11470276June 21, 2022
SERVICE BRAKES
2016 vehicle with approximately 72000 miles. While attempting to stop, vehicle had complete brake failure, brake pedal locked in place and unable to move. Safely pulled to side of road and shit engine off. Upon restarting the brakes went back to normal. This sequence happened 6times over the course of 3 days. Vehicle was taken to dealership. Dealer diagnosed as brake booster pump faulty. Currently Waiting on quote for repairs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11459937April 6, 2022
STEERING
Hi, I was driving at highway speeds, about 80mph through West Texas where the speed limit is 80MPH. I was pulling a trailer, there was a 40'ish MPH side-wind blowing pushing the vehicle to the center divider. As I was passing a semi on the outside of a curve, as I came upon the bow wake, the vehicle was pushed towards the center divider and encountered the rumble strip. At which point the power steering malfunctioned and completely turned off, leaving only manual steering. There was an error on the display indicating power steering malfunction. It was an extreme driving environment, but within the limits of the law. With a lot of quick reaction, I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and continue on the the next safe location to stop, which was the next gas station. West Texas is fairly desolate, and stopping on the side of the road did not appear to be a safe option. After some web research we found this was not an isolated incident and it has been noted before, NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V595. Additional research indicated that rebooting the vehicle would in fact re-enable the power steering, which it did. We were able to complete our destination. If my wife was driving we would be dead, along with a few others, without a doubt. We contacted MB, we were told to have a dealership conduct am inspection, I will contact them to get an estimate. I have owned the van for 3.5 yrs, with about 52k on the odometer, this has never happened before, how on God's green earth is a dealership going to be able to anything besides read the computer and get the error message? Anomalous malfunctions are incredibly to difficult to detect, they only occur when a very unique combination of events coincide. I ask you to look at case NHTSA 17V595. My vehicle was made 2-3 months after that event, I believe more than 3 vehicles were effected and it is an ticking time bomb for the owners of the vehicles affected. God be with them, as He was with Us that moment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11459065March 31, 2022
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V099000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457135March 17, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
In 2019, the fuel line was recalled for my Mercedes Benz Metris. I had this fixed and it was ok for a while. In 2020, it started smelling like gas again. We moved out of state in 2020 and in 2021 I took it into my local dealership to have them look at it. They replaced the fuel line again. Since then, it has smelled like gas badly. It gives me headaches and I feel unsafe driving it. The dealership told me last time that this would not be covered under the initial recall from 2017 but they fixed it "goodwill." I do not understand how this could NOT be covered since the issue is still not rectified. I absolutely need to get this fixed correctly as the smell is very very bad and I worry that fuel may be leaking into compartments somewhere that could cause a fire. I am concerned for my safety every time I drive it for my business. Mercedes has been unhelpful, I contacted them in 2021 to tell the dealer to fix it, they never followed up with me, I have put two formal complaints in recently: 3/11 and today, 3/17, with no response from Mercedes.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11453499February 22, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Rear view camera control module broken. This causes rear view camera to be stuck in the housing and inoperable, so this is a safety issue. The rear view camera system was installed improperly. Instead of in the rear door panel, the control module was installed in the right side D panel. Additionally, it was not secured properly but was just placed loosely in a plastic bag. Rear view camera system available for inspection upon request. I know for a fact that this is the case with other new 2020 Mercedes Metris. Additional information available upon request. I have had multiple conversations with MB Santa Rosa, CA and MB Wilsonville, OR and they have not been helpful. They expect me to pay for the part, even though MB did not install it properly. They refuse to fix the rear view camera system and restore it to factory specifications.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11437488October 20, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Rear back up camera image is frozen, showing a rear view snapshot, but not a live image.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11431169August 31, 2021
STEERING
I was driving in a very remote location in central Utah on a paved Utah state highway and I crossed a cattle guard at about 45 mph. Immediately after crossing the cattle guard, the power steering malfunctioned, an alarm sounded and this message in bright orange appeared on the instrument panel display “Power Steering Malfunction. See Owners Manual". I immediately pulled over and stopped the vehicle. Luckily, I had cell service, so I called my Mercedes-Benz dealership and talked to someone in the service department and I also called my mechanic at an independent Mercedes-Benz shop. After these phone calls and I concluded that it would not harm the power steering system to drive, I decided to continue driving -- without power steering assist. It was hard to steer, but not unsafe on the rural 2-lane road nor on rural I-70. After driving about 30 miles in 1/2 hour, I stopped at a rest area and turned off the engine for about 10 minutes. When I restarted the vehicle, the power steering was again functional and has not malfunctioned since then. After returning home I called Mercedes-Benz national customer assistance center. They were very unhelpful. All they would tell was that there was no recall campaign for my vehicle for this issue and that my vehicle is no longer under warranty – information I already knew. The agent told me I should schedule an appointment with my dealership to run diagnostics on the vehicle - not done. This doesn’t make sense to me as the power steering is now functioning correctly. Safety risk: This failure of the electronically controlled power steering system only happens when the vehicle is moving at a higher speed and the tires cross some kind of rough area on the road, such as a cattle guard or a rumple strip, making steering very difficult. See more information the Metris Forum website where others describe this occurrence. https://www.metrisforum.com/threads/another-2016-looses-power-steering-after-cattle-guard.10402/#post-120744.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11428050August 6, 2021
WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
Two failures of Wheel Speed Sensors. Right Front was first and just caused the computer to shut down anti lock breaking system. Most recent was Left Rear and caused transimission to go into “Limp”
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423893July 8, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONICS STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WHICH INCLUDES CROSSWIND ASSIST. THE CROSSWIND ASSIST IS THE SOURCE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM. The crosswind assist will engage in strong crosswinds and in certain road conditions such as a dip in the road or an off camber dip it immediately brake one side or the other causing the vehicle to quickly and unexpectedly lurch to one side or the other. I've experienced this multiple times and it has the potential for causing serious accidents. I communicated this complaint to my Mercedes service tech. It is a known problem on both Metris and Sprinter vans. It cannot be disabled from ESC. I was shocked to find out this has been reported to Mercedes multiple times and there has been no corrective action. If this defect has not killed anyone yet (that we know of) it certainly will. Even though there are not that many Merceds vans on the road in the US this problem is very serious and needs to be addressed quickly. Please update me on this problem as soon as possible. I am very uncomfortable driving this vehicle in its current condition.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386047January 1, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL FUMES INSIDE CAB WHEN IDLING OR VERY SLOW MOVING TRAFFICS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375578November 20, 2020
WHEELS
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373492November 6, 2020
SEAT BELTS
BEEPING BELT SIGN ON FOR PASSAGE SIDE - WHEN BEEPING, SEAT BELT DOESN'T HOLD.(NOT CATCHING BELT JUST SLIPPING OUT)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373524November 6, 2020
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, ABS BRAKES, COLLISION ASSIST CAME ON THEN AS I PULLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED BUCKING LOST ACCELERATION AND I HAD AN 18 WHEELER RUNNING UP MY REAR TRYING TO BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I AM FAMILIAR WITH WHEEL SENSOR FAILURES HOW THIS VEHICLE REACTS IS SERIOUSLY A DANGER HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS MY 3RD WHEEL SENSOR ON THIS VEHICLE IN 8 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373037November 4, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REARVIEW CAMERA BROKEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11362270October 1, 2020
WHEELS, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MERCEDES BENZ METRIS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRES, TIRELINE VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2, TIRE SIZE 225/55/R17, DOT # 5MKC1AH0316.. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE JUST ROTATED AND WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM INSIDE OUTWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ALONG THE LEFT SIDE MEDIAN LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT THEN HAD TO PULL OVER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HER TOWING SERVICE. THE DAMAGED TIRE WAS REPLACED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO THE VEHICLE DEALER RBM OF ATLANTA 7640 ROSWELL RD, ATLANTA, GA 30350 (770) 390-0700 WHO CONFIRMED IT WAS TIRE MALFUNCTION NOT FROM HITTING A FOREIGN OBJECT. THE CONTACT HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE TIRE DEALER MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED BY THE CONTACT AND HAD PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRE SENT TO THEM. THE CONTACT CURRENTLY HAD ALL FOUR HANKOOK TIRES IN HER POSSESSION. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *DT*JB*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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