Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz S500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MY CAR MAKES NOISES LIKE I'M PULLING A TRAILER AND I'M NOT.. IN JULY MY RIGHT SHOCK WENT OUT SO I REPAIRED… |
| 2020-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED OUR 2001 MERCEDES S-500 USED. EVERYTHING RAN FINE. AFTER RUNNING IT THROUGH AN AUTO CARWASH WITH A UNDER … |
| 2019-06-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER LIGHT NOT WORKING |
| 2018-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS RIDING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT HAYWIRE. I THOUGHT IT WAS BATTE… |
| 2018-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MBUSA PARTIALLY COVERED ($2400) COST FOR $5800 TOTAL REPAIR TO REMOVE RUST IN 2011 BUT RUST HAS RETURNED TO BOTH REAR Q… |
| 2016-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2010 IN JUNE AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL BEARING AND JOINTS A… |
| 2016-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON 225 AND CHAMBERS AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AS SOON AS A HIT THE GAS MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD … |
| 2015-03-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE BACK LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT ILLUMINATE THE SPEED MARKINGS STARTED TO F… |
| 2015-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN BACKING UP IN REVERSE THE CAR BEGINS TO SMOKE FROM TAIL PIPE. ONCE IN DRIVE IT BEGINS TO SHAKE AND MOVES SLOWLY IN… |
| 2014-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT END CONTINUOUSLY LOWERING FOR MONTHS. TRIED FILTERING ABC FLUID AND CHANGING FILTERS SEVERAL TIMES, FINALL… |
| 2014-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A 400 MILE TRIP HOME IN THE DARK, THE ENTIRE CLUSTER LIGHTING TURNED OFF AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO FLUC… |
| 2014-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S500. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING BECAME VERY … |
| 2014-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT UP-SHIFT GEARS AND GOT STUCK IN THIRD … |
| 2014-06-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED T… |
| 2014-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR THE SECOND TIME THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING HAD TO BE REPLACE BY THE DEALER. IT DID THE SAME THING IT DID UND… |
| 2013-07-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND DASH BOARD AND GAUGES WENT OUT CAN NOT SEE TACHOMETER SPEEDOMETER OR ANY VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES. *TR |
| 2012-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENTIRE DASH GAUGE CLUSTER FLICKERED AND WENT TOTALLY … |
| 2011-11-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL HAS BEEN SHUTDOWN, I AM UNABLE TO SEE MY SPEED OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION, WHILE DR… |
| 2011-10-14 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES 500S. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTING ON… |
| 2011-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS (DASH BOARD) WENT OUT ON MY 2001 S500 MERCEDES BENZ CAR. THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON OCCASI… |
| 2010-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 S500 CLASS MERCEDES. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER HIGH PRESSURED HOSES ARE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID FR… |
| 2010-01-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MERCEDES W200 OR S500 MODEL AIRMATIC SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, LEAKING SEALS, STRUTS AND AIR COMPRESSOR. DEALER REPAIRS CAN … |
| 2009-12-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIR SUSPENSION PARTS FAIL (DISBALANCING HEIGHT OF VEHICLE AT FRONT AND REAR ALSO AT EACH SIDE). AS WELL BODY OF THE… |
| 2009-10-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE TO AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHERS, ENDED IN A CORNFIELD. SHE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND … |
| 2009-03-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I RECENTLY AM HEARING KNOCKING SOUNDS IN THE REAR END OF MY 2001 S500 MB. I AM AFRAID TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING BUT IT … |
| 2007-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2001 S500 DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER FAILED, PAID $2364.83 FOR REPLACEMENT. WAS NOT EVEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN… |
| 2006-08-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST MERCEDES BENZ USA. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED IN AN EMAIL TO MR. GARY BOWNE,… |
| 2006-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | 2001 BENZ S-500. SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. CLUSTER FLICKERS ON AND OFF. *JB |
| 2006-06-25 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS DEAD MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ALL THE GAUGES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER. THERE IS A RECALL BUT … |
| 2006-06-23 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING BEGAN FLICKERING, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES WENT COMPLET… |
| 2006-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | RECALL ID#06V02800 - I REPLACED MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFTER THE RECALL DATE BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE NUMBER DOES NOT FALL… |
| 2006-01-04 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 S500 THAT HAD INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER FAILURE. MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MERCEDES BENZ HAS AN INSTRUMENTAL… |
| 2001-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THROTTLE INTERRUPT CAUSED BY BRAKE LIGHT ACTIVATION CAUSES CAR TO HAVE DEAD SPOT WHILE ACCELERATING. |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNALS ARE IN USE THEY WOULD MALFUNCTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC REPAIR THE PRO… |