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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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WDBUF56X17B••••••2007 Mercedes-benz E350
This build draws 3.8× more complaints than the average 2007 Mercedes-benz E350 build (20 vs 5).
20on this build
318on the model
61builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 11Fuel System 4Gasoline 4Wheels 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemfireMay 2012
I was driving home from work on a freeway traveling at about 65mph. All of sudden, my car starting to slow and decelerated which I pulled my ehicle over to the emergency lane where it stalled. The car wouldn't start after that and I can smell the burning from the under the hood.…
Fuel/propulsion SystemSep 2016
The contact owns a 2007 mercedes-benz e350. The contact smelled a fuel odor inside and outside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 160,000
EngineFeb 2016
My car has been having a high smell of gasoline for quiet a while after I fill up my tank, until eventually one morning I went out started my car before going to work a couple my weeks ago and it started but died after a few minutes and has not started since. It crank but does…
Fuel SystemApr 2014
After filling up my gas tank, for the first time after buying my used car, I smelled gas in the interior of the car. Once home, I could smell gas outside of the car on the driver's side. I researched this online and came to find out either the sending unit or gas tank was faulty…
Power TrainApr 2012
The contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e350. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk violently when shifting gears. Also, while driving 20 mph the vehicle would not shift into second gear and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WDBUF56X17B077250 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.