Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-13 | 04V228000 |
SUSPENSION | 6,238 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING OIL LEAK. UPON FURTHER … |
| 2016-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL COOLER SEALS FAIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 50 TO 60,000 MILES & IN ORDER TO CHANGE THEM YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE HEADS OFF… |
| 2015-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL COOLER LEAKS. THIS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL WITH V12 ENGINE.THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECAL… |
| 2015-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOL… |
| 2015-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THESE S600 WITH V12 ENGINES FROM 2000-2005 HAVE SEVERE ENGINE OIL COOLER LEAKS. SOME WITH AS LITTLE AS 30,000 MILES. TH… |
| 2015-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS MY CAR SEEMS TO BE LEAKING OIL. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY OIL COOLER, I WAS TOLD THIS… |
| 2015-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE INSTR… |
| 2012-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHT SYSTEM FAILED. THE… |
| 2012-03-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL LOWERED TH… |
| 2011-06-28 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN VEHICLE DISPLAYING SPEED, OIL PRESSURE, FUEL LEVEL, AND OTHER ENGINE FUNCTIONS NOT WORKING. REFE… |
| 2009-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY OIL COOLER HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE 41,000 MILES AND I HAVE READ OTHER MERCEDES BENZ S600 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM… |
| 2009-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 76,000 MILES. THE ENGINE OIL COOLER IS LEAKING, AND THIS CAN CA… |
| 2009-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600 OIL… |
| 2009-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABC HIGH PRESSURE HOSE LEAKING BADLY. *TR |
| 2009-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION FA… |
| 2009-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600 OIL COOLER LEAKING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 500 MILES. THE CAR IS DRIVEN NORMALLY TO WORK AND VACAT… |
| 2009-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THERE IS A LEAK IN THE OIL COOLER (ENGINE COOLING) OF MY 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE CAR HAS 79K MILES ON IT. IT START… |
| 2009-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL COOLER UNDER INTAKE LEAKING OIL DEALERS WANT ALMOST 6000.00 TO REPAIR. |
| 2008-12-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. ENGINE OIL COOLER LEAKING SINCE 40K MILES, NOW IT IS LEAKING PROFUSELY… |
| 2008-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE MERCEDES S600 MY2001 HAS A TERRIBLE OIL LEAK CAUSED BY THE OIL COOLER. IF NOT WATCHED CAREFULLY THE OIL WILL LEAK … |
| 2008-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLER COLLECTOR AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. THE OIL RUNS DOWN THE EXHAUST PIPE. *TR |
| 2008-10-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE AN OIL LEAK WHICH MY MECHANICS TELLS ME IS THE OIL COOLER AND TO REPAIR IS ESTIMATE TO COST $5000.00. I HEAR FRO… |
| 2008-09-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING SUSPENSION FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE IS LEAK… |
| 2008-08-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I HAD AN OIL COOLER AND ABC HOSE LEAK ON MY 2001 S600. THE COST TO REPAIR IS… |
| 2008-07-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR ONLY HAS 64K MILES AND HAS A BAD OIL LEAK. MY GUESS IS THE OIL COOLER. FOR THE PRICE OF THIS CAR I SHOULD NOT HAVE … |
| 2008-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MERCEDES 2001 S600, MANUFACTURE 02/01. OIL COOLER LEAKS, ABC CONTROL FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM IS IN RECALL BUT MERCEDES SA… |
| 2008-02-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 2001 S600 ABC HOSE LEAK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SO MY A… |
| 2008-01-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS, THE SUSPENSION SHIFTED TO THE BOTTOM… |
| 2008-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S600 OIL COOLER LEAK. *TR |
| 2008-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ, 40,000 MILES, PROFUSE OIL LEAK FROM OIL COOLER. *TR |
| 2007-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON THE WAY … |
| 2006-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | MERCEDES 2001 S 600. ACTIVE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM HAS A HYDRAULIC LEAK. DEALER (BARRIER MERCEDES OF BELLEVUE, WA) CLAIM… |
| 2006-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED … |
| 2006-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DASH LIGHTS BLINKED AND WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEAL… |
| 2006-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TA… |
| 2006-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTED SMELLING OF BURNING OIL. IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE TO WHERE ONE COULD SEE THE BURNING OIL AT STOP LIGHTS. … |
| 2006-08-11 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V028000, REGARDING THE INTERIOR L… |
| 2005-09-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | SOMETHING IN THE FRONT PART OF THE AUTO MAKES A THROBBING NOISE. IT CAUSES EITHER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OR THE RIGHT FR… |