Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz S430.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2001 WAS WHEN THE AIRMATICS FIRST CAME OUT MERCEDES PERFECTED IN 2002 THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I DID NOT GET THE LETTER T… |
| 2019-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING MY 2001 S430 FROM LOCAL DEALER (CRITZ BENZ OF SAVANNAH) FOR SERVICE THAT WAS DONE INCORRECTLY.I … |
| 2018-08-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR, THE L… |
| 2018-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL CLUSTER THE PIXELS SLOWLY FADE IN AND OUT CANT READ ANY THING THAT GOING ON WITH CAR MILES OR PR… |
| 2018-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE… |
| 2018-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON JUNE 1,2018 @5:10PM MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HEAVY SMOKE I HAD TO PULL INTO THE COLDEST OUTLET FOR… |
| 2018-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DROVE MY WORK TO WORK WHICH IS ONE KILOMETER AWAY. AFTER DROPPING, I PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED TO START, IT … |
| 2017-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S430V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRIC… |
| 2016-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVI… |
| 2016-08-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ALL OF SUDDEN THE CLUSTER SHUT OFF AND I CAN'T SEE GAUGES OR ANY LIGHTS ON THE CLUSTER OR SPEED … |
| 2016-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND GAUGES STOPPED… |
| 2015-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL ON I-95 AT 70MPH. HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 1 HOUR WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING. I DISEN… |
| 2015-09-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | CANNOT GIVE THE VEHICLE MILEAGE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE THE MILES DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS NOT BEING ON, CAN… |
| 2015-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTE… |
| 2015-06-15 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WATER ENTERED … |
| 2015-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT … |
| 2015-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERA… |
| 2015-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE… |
| 2015-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE GAUGES AND LIGHTING ON THE INST… |
| 2015-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS… |
| 2015-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGES, ETC) LIGHT WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I'M G… |
| 2015-01-30 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 4 | JANUARY 30, 2015, I NOTICED MY CAR SITTING ON THE GROUND. I STARTED THE CAR, RAISED THE AIRMATICS UP, PULLED OUT MY DRI… |
| 2014-11-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE HVAC BLOWER FUSE REGULATOR STOPPED DEFROSTING, HEATING MY CAR, AND COOLING THE CAR! THIS SAME DEFAULT WAS RECALLED … |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HVAC HEATER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVAT… |
| 2014-08-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | AS I TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY OVERSEAS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 31000 MILES AND HAS BEEN RELIGIOUSLY SERVICED AND GARAGED. NOW I AM I… |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TWO YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUST QUIT WHILE IN HEVEY TRAFFIC. NO SPEED NO TAC NO GAS NO NOTHING AND IT COULD … |
| 2013-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY CAR REGISTRATION WAS (IS) DUE AND I WENT TO A SMOG STATION HERE IN SAN JOSE, CA. HOWEVER, THE CAR FAILED THE TEST A… |
| 2013-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT "SHIFT" OUT OF PARK. AS I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WI… |
| 2013-07-10 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES AND… |
| 2013-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IS DRIVING FROM WORK, ON THE WAY BACK HOME, WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S430 SUDDENLY TURNED B… |
| 2013-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUSTER FLICKERED A FEW TIMES AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT DARK. NO GAS GAUGE, THE SPEEDOMETER OR O… |
| 2012-03-15 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL … |
| 2011-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FUSE KEEPS BLOWING LEAVING MY SPEEDOMETER, FUEL, ETC. COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL … |
| 2011-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE INSTRUM… |
| 2010-12-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED… |
| 2010-09-09 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER OCTOBER 9, 2006 FOR REPAIRS UNDER N… |
| 2010-09-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | AIRMATIC SUSPENSION FAILURE IN MERCEDES BENZ S430. *TR |
| 2008-12-28 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | VEHICLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL HAS FAILED. NO LIGHTS OR INSTRUMENT INDICATORS FUNCTION. ALL LIGHTS WITH IN THE PANEL … |
| 2008-06-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS. VEHICLE STUCK IN PARK. DISCONNECT BATTERY, LEAVE OFF FOR 24HRS, RECONNECT WORKS FINE. STUCK… |
| 2007-12-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR MERCEDES 2001 S430 AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION DROPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON A BACK ROAD IN THE MIDDL… |
| 2006-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHEN DARK COULD NOT SEE GAUGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. FIND THIS FAILURE VERY … |
| 2006-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE, NO INTERIOR LIGHTS IN DASH INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES. SERIOUS AND VERY DANGERO… |
| 2006-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL GAUGES AND INDICATORS FAILED TO ILLU… |
| 2006-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A… |
| 2006-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THUS LEAVING ME WITH NO INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTOM… |
| 2006-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG'S WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THEY… |
| 2006-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALE… |
| 2006-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2006-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | IP STARTED TO SMOKE, FILLING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FORCING THE DRIVER TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *NM |
| 2006-06-28 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY MB S430 (MODEL YEAR 2001) HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. NONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS ARE OPERABLE, INC… |