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Balance shaft and timing chain wear (M272/M273 engine)ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING31 complaints2010-10 → 2022-06r-class-2006-engine-balance-shaft
10420817 MY 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350 WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT/GEAR PROBLEM. IT HAS 85000 MILES... WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT FOR A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD AND SUPPOSED TO LAST FOREVER
10376334 MERCEDES-BENZ BALANCE SHAFT ISSUES THAT EFFECT 2006 PLUS YEARS, R350 AND OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, GIVING A FAULT CODE, BALANCE SHAFT ISSUE. THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE, RANGING FROM $4,000 TO $7,500
10649085 ENGINE BALANCE SHAFT WEARS EXCESSIVELY TO THE POINT WHERE SOME TEETH ARE ALMOST GONE. CAUSES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND EXCESSIVE KNOCKING AS AFFECTS IGNITION TIMING
Airmatic air suspension leak causing vehicle to leanSUSPENSION31 complaints2010-07 → 2023-02r-class-2006-airmatic-suspension-leak
10870100 THE 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350 WITH THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO NEVER END. MY CAR HAS ONLY 70K MILES ON IT
10875523 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LEANED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BECOME ELEVATED. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER
10409338 SEVERAL TIMES HAS THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION EXPLODED ON MY MERCEDES R 320 CDI. ONE TIME IN HIGH SPEED. THE CAR WAS UNSTABLE UNDER BRAKING AND THE NOISE OF THE EXPLOSION WAS DANGEROUS
Transmission limp mode and shift failurePOWER TRAIN12 complaints2006-05 → 2017-12r-class-2006-transmission-limp-mode
10949628 CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE CANT DRIVE FASTER THAN 20MPH ON FREEWAY VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF ENGINE AND RESTART CAR TO RESET
10638713 TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ON RAMP ROUTE 295 NJ EXIT 21 SOUTH. CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER ENTERING TRAFFIC LANES. NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY LARGE TRUCK
10554050 TRANSMISSION GOES INTO LIMP MODE AFTER SLOWING DOWN ON TO NEAR ZERO ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE RESULT IS THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT DOWN INTO LOWER GEAR AND THUS WILL NOT ACCELERATE
Power steering pump or rack failure causing loss of assistSTEERING10 complaints2006-06 → 2023-10r-class-2006-power-steering-pump-loss
11549204 The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz R500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she became aware that the power steering was not functioning, after which the vehicle lost all power
10730167 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
10716162 WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND SAW THAT MY ENGINE BELT WAS OFF MY ENGINE AND A PULLEY CAME OFF MY ENGINE
Heated seat overheating and catching fireSEATS12 complaints2010-04 → 2019-05r-class-2006-heated-seat-fire
10995346 THE HEATED SEATS WERE TURNED ON THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE WAITING IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU ON JUNE 15, 2017 AROUND 1:00AM. I PULLED OF AFTER GETTING MY FOOD. THEN WHILE I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT I STARTED TO FEEL REALLY WARM ON MY BACK AND SIDE, HOTTER THAN NORMAL
10510274 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT FAILED AND OVERHEATED, BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT FABRIC
10586424 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM CHURCH, WHILE PULLING UP AT WALGREENS I SAW SMOKE AND FELT A BURN ON MY SKIN...LOOK DOWN AND THERE WE'RE SMOKE COMING OUT MY SEAT THROUGH THE LEATHER
10366845 OUR 2006 R350 HAD ALL THE TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR WITH A WIRE HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS
10370541 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TAILLIGHTS FAILED. THE EXTERIOR LIGHT WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NONFUNCTIONAL
11327036 VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDRIVEABLE ON AND OFF FOR 6 MONTHS WITH DEFECTIVE STARTER WIRING HARNESS WHICH THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED, AND STARTING INTERMITTENTLY
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/mercedes-benz/r-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_mercedes_benz_r_class_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/mercedes-benz/r-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
