Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has 12 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
12
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | The contact owned a 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while attempting to shift to dr... |
| May 27, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550. The contact stated that while occupying the vehicle whil... |
| May 1, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Steering wheel lock module steering wheel was locked in place and vehicle wouldn’t do anything. |
| Feb 8, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The Electronic Steering Lock (ESL) will fail and cause the vehicle to become disabled. The failure o... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My car will not start and I get a message stating "Remove key from ignition" every time I insert the... |
| Feb 21, 2022 | STEERING | A few months ago, start up my car to go to work, I had a warning "power steering malfunction". After... |
| Aug 8, 2020 | STEERING | THE COLLAR AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAS MELTED. HAPPENED WHILE CAR PARKED IN MY DRI... |
| Jul 13, 2020 | STEERING | I WAS BACKING THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING BECAME STIFF AND A MESSAGE STATING 'POWER STEERING MALFUNCTI... |
| Mar 5, 2019 | STEERING | I HAVE A 2012 MERCEDES BENZ E 350 THAT I PURCHASED IN BUFFALO, NY. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | STEERING | TOTAL STEERING FAILURE. THE STEERING LOCKED UP SOLID, AND TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MET ... |
| Jul 3, 2012 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING ... |
| May 11, 2012 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I CALLED MERCEDES SERVICE AND THEY SENT SERVICE... |