It sounds like your 2005 Mercedes - Benz E500 may have a faulty starter or a faulty powertrain control module rather than
a bad crankshaft position sensor.
The fault ended up being
a bad crankshaft position sensor.
Not exact matches
A
bad sensor such as the
crankshaft position sensor can also cause the issues you're seeing.
As you may know know, a misfire can be caused by many different things ranging from a faulty ignition coil, to
bad spark plug wires,
bad spark plugs, a faulty
crankshaft position sensor, a lean fuel condition which could be...
If the
crankshaft position sensor is going
bad, then the engine will typically run like this.
Check engine light says the
crankshaft position sensor is
bad but I replaced it as well and code remains after resetting.
Nissan Maxima problems: Common problems include a faulty alternator, noisy timing chain, oil and coolant leaks and the «service engine soon» (emission control related) issues like
bad camshaft
position sensor (CMP) or
crankshaft position sensor (CKP), dirty air flow sensor, faulty ignition coils, catalytic converter, EVAP system issues.