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Power steering rack and pump failureSTEERING10 complaints2013-01 → 2019-11r-class-2008-power-steering-failure
10492541 I HAVE AN MERCEDES R350 MODEL YEAR 2008. IT HAS 60,050 MILES NOW BUT I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK - $4000 QUOTED FROM MERCEDES-BENZ VALENCIA IN CALIFORNIA. IT HAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING RACK
10894939 MY MERCEDES R350 SPORADICALLY BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENS AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF CITY STREET DRIVING
10659663 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE
11468335 Every time I braked, car not stop until very close to the car in front of me. Couples time I hit the car in front of me
11480317 Hi I received a letter from Mercedes for a stop drive recall (NHTSA #22V315, MBUSA ID: 2022050014 & 2022050015), so I bought my Mercedes R350 to the shop for repair on July 15, 2022
11672152 The brake fluid lines are corroding much faster than in other models, and without actual corrosion under the car. It happened to my car, and I have been reading forums of MB owners of this same R model, as well as C, E, GLK, and ML models all reporting the same issues
Air suspension self-leveling failureSUSPENSION12 complaints2012-09 → 2022-05r-class-2008-air-suspension-failure
10779358 THE RIGHT AIR BAG SUSPENSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME UNDRIVEABLE BECAUSE IT SAT ON THE BACK RIGHT WHEEL
10557401 REAR SUSPENSION HAS FAILED. AFTER VIEWING NUMEROUS OF SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM.MERCEDES HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD.CAR LOWERS TO THE GROUND AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS
10616717 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LEANED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, WHO LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR SUSPENSIONS
Balance shaft and intake manifold engine failureENGINE4 complaints2015-05 → 2019-01r-class-2008-balance-shaft-engine-failure
11166265 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY BALANCE SHAFT
10714698 I THANKFULLY TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE (SERVICE B) COMPLETED AND UNFORTUNATELY DURING THAT INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THAT THE RUBBER CYLINDER ON THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS HANGING OUT
11119827 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURES AFTER THE DEALER (SILVER STAR MOTORS, 36-11 NORTHERN BLVD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101, (855) 216-2452)
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 Mercedes-Benz R-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/mercedes-benz/r-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_mercedes_benz_r_class_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 Mercedes-Benz R-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/mercedes-benz/r-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
