Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Mercedes Benz 420.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STOPPED SHIFTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ASR LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING. TOOK CAR INTO AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOL… |
| 2008-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS RUNNING ERRATICALLY. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IN MODEL YEARS INCLUDING MY… |
| 2006-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CHECKED AND FOUND THAT INSULATION ON ALL OF THE FUEL INJECTION WIRING, TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND FAN THERMAL SWITC… |
| 2006-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 5/18/2006. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MBZ REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS'S WIRE IN… |
| 2004-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I GOT 94 E420 BENZ WITH DEFECT ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THEY ARE CRACKING. THE IDLE IS ROUGH AND I GOT ENGINE CODE ERROR… |
| 2003-02-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES ASR LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE POWER DRIVE WOULD SHUT OFF. *NLM *TS |
| 2001-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | THE PROBLEM STARTED LAST AUGUST. IT OCCURRS ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND HAS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED WHEN AT A DEALERSHIP OR REP… |
| 2001-08-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL TRY TO SURGE FORWARD WHILE CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTE… |
| 1999-10-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVING IN LOCAL TRAFFIC 40 MPH THE SEATS STARTED TO RECLINE ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER BACK SEAT. TRIED TO USE THE … |
| 1995-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES, VEHICLE IS ABS SYSTEM. TT |
| 1995-09-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 30 MPH. TT |
| 1994-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE PADS SQUEAK, CAUSING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. *SKD |
| 1994-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1994 S 420 MERCEDES-BENZ I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY CHILD'S SAFETY AND MY OWN SAFETY AS WELL. THE WIRING HARN… |
| — | CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER | No | 0 | THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY INSTALL A CHILD SEAT ON THIS YEAR MODEL WITH THE SUPPLIED SEAT BELTS |
| — | CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER | No | 0 | REFER ODI:479198 THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY SECURE A CHILD SEAT IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *AK |
| — | CHILD SEAT:SHELL:BOOSTER | No | 0 | REFER TO NHTSA OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVEST. ODI ID: 479198 CAR SEAT PROBLEM STILL EXIST |