Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Mercedes Benz 420.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT MERCEDES IS WELL AWARE OF WITH THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE INSULATION WAS POORLY DO… |
| 2012-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS ON MY 1995 MERCEDES BENZ S420 HAS DISINTEGRATED. THE WIRING INSULATION IS CRACKED AND BROKEN … |
| 2008-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1995 420S MERCEDES IS HAVING PROBLEMS FIRING. CONCERNED ABOUT WIRING HARNESS. WAS CHECK AND MAY BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM.… |
| 2007-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 1995 E420 MERCEDES BENZ: WIRE HARNESS HAS PREMATURELY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING UNSAFE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS TO APPEA… |
| 2005-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF A 1995 MERCEDEZ-BENZ E420, I WAS TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OF THE NEED TO REPLACE WIRIN… |
| 2004-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | TWO MAJOR FAILURES OF WIRING ON MY 1995 S420. (1) MAIN WIRING HARNESS SHORTED, BURNED INSULATION AND FAILURE TO OPERATE… |
| 2003-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, FIR… |
| 2002-08-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEE INFORMATION RECORDED IN ATTACHED LETTER. COMPLAINT REGISTERED WITH CUSTOMER SERVICES CENTER, MERCEDES-BENZ, USA VI… |
| 1998-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ASR SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. |
| 1995-12-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY IN ACCIDENT. *SD |
| 1995-10-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | AFTER TURNING RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL RESISTS TURNING BACK TO LEFT POSITION. |
| 1995-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM PLASTIC COATING IS BREAKING DOWN AND THE BARE WIRES ARE SHORTING OUT MAKING THE CAR UNABL… |
| 1995-07-20 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUN ROOF FAILED. *SKD |
| 1995-05-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY VIBRATES WHEN IN ANY GEAR OTHER THAN NEUTRAL, DUE TO POSSIBLE DRIVE TRAIN COMPLICATIONS. *SKD |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES VIBRATE, CAUSING ROARING SOUNDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FIRMLY AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES. |