Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
47
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-02 | 06V028000 |
INTERIOR LIGHTING | 36,911 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. ALL LIGHTING FOR INSTRUMENT DARK/UNREADABLE (SPEEDOMETER,TACH,ODOMETER,FUEL,TEMP,TURN SI… |
| 2012-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING BEGAN APPROXIMATELY JULY, 2012. INITIALLY, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD F… |
| 2012-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLACK WITHOUT ILLUMINATION OR READING. AS A RESULT, GAUGES TO SPEEDOM… |
| 2012-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT … |
| 2011-09-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | MY 2002 MERCEDES S430 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BACK LIGHTING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD NOT SEE MY RATE OF SPEE… |
| 2011-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S55 AMG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PA… |
| 2011-04-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ HAS LISTED A RECALL ON ALL W220 MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES. THE RECALL WAS ABOUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILI… |
| 2011-02-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM WARN… |
| 2011-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S55. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE ACTIVE BODY CO… |
| 2010-12-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR SUSPENSION M… |
| 2010-09-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE WAS NO WARNING IT JUST GAVE A ALERT THAT THE CAR WAS RIDING LOW AND TO STOP. AIRMATIC SUSPENSION FOR A 2002 S430… |
| 2010-02-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430 AND FEB. 2010 THE "AIRMATIC SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THERE ARE ONLY 43,000 MILES … |
| 2009-11-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I'M THE OWNER OF A 2002 MERCEDES S430 AND HAVING TROUBLE REPAIRING THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED MERCEDES… |
| 2009-10-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AIRMATIC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE CAR WAS TOO LOW TO DRIVE. HENCE, HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO GET SAID… |
| 2009-09-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ABC SUSPENSION FAILED AS A RESU… |
| 2009-07-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | REGULAR DRIVING THEN FRONT RIGHT OF CAR FALLS TO THE GROUND. *TR |
| 2009-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IDLE PULLEY (PLASTIC) FAILED/BROKE ON I-68 AT TOP OF SIDELING HILL GAP CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER POWER R… |
| 2009-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR IS AN 2002 MERCEDES S430 AIRMATIC SYSTEM FAILURE STRUTS AND PUMP FIRST THE STRUTS FAILED IN NOV 2008 WHICH LOW… |
| 2008-11-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. WHEN THIS UNIT FAILS, T… |
| 2008-09-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 430S MERCEDES BENZ WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE REPLACED THE AIRMATIC PUMP AND PAID $641.89 ON SE… |
| 2008-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BEGAN B… |
| 2008-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS STOP… |
| 2008-03-12 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | AIR BAG BLEW UP WITH OUT CRASH ABOUT MARCH 2008, MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY HOUSE DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT NEXT DAY I WAS GETT… |
| 2008-01-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | THE SEALS ON THE FRONT AIR SHOCKS CRACKED CAUSING THE CAR TO DROP ALMOST DOWN ON THE TIRES. I SEE THE 12 CYL.CAR HAS AL… |
| 2007-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 MERCEDES S430. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DEFECTIVE PART ON THIS VEHICLE. THE "ELECTRONIC SHIFTER MECHANISM… |
| 2007-11-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S500 SPORT. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF A VERY LOAD GROWL CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE RIGHT SIDE… |
| 2007-07-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL FROM MERCEDES BENZ #2007-060002. HAD JUST HAD THIS CONDITION FIXED BY DEALERSHIP AT MY COST. DEALERSHIP… |
| 2007-05-16 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. ON DECEMBER 8, 2006, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SHOCK FAILED. T… |
| 2007-04-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IN APRIL 2007 I NOTICED THE CAR DROPPING AND THE HISSING SOUND OF AIR WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. ON APRIL… |
| 2007-02-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S-430 WITH 69,000 MILES THAT I PURCHASED NEW. ON FEBRUARY 7TH & 8TH I HAD THE DEALER PERFORM… |
| 2007-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS. *NM |
| 2006-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* - THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE BECAME LOWER TO THE GROUND AS HE WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WER… |
| 2006-10-23 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND WAS D… |
| 2006-10-10 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTANT FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CLUSTER UNDER RECALL #06V028000. WAS CHARGED BY DEALERSHIP. SAID MAKE AND MODEL … |
| 2006-10-05 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED, NO ILLUMINATION. I CAN NOT SEE MY GAUGES. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VIN … |
| 2006-07-19 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS DEVELOPING SPOTS. I FOUND THE MANY OWNER OF THIS W220 S-CLASS MERCEDES BENZ HAVE… |
| 2006-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS PERTAINING TO THE ALTERNATOR, SPEEDOMETER, … |
| 2006-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB |
| 2006-04-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIRMATIC SYSTEM FAILS AND THE BODY OF VEHICLE CAME DOWN TO TOUCH ALL 4 WHEELS WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEED ON AN INTERS… |
| 2006-03-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STOPS AND THEN COLLAPSES TO THE … |
| 2006-01-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING, INSTRUMENT BACK LIGHTING WAS LOST. *NM |
| 2005-12-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AND PLACING GEAR OF 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430 IN PARK, MY CAR COLLAPSED SO LOW THAT CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN… |
| 2004-07-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY MERCEDES. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, LIGHTS, DISPLAY, POWER WINDO… |
| 2003-07-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ S500 EXPERIENCING TIRE BLOW OUTS. *MR THERE WAS A RIGHT REAR GASH IN THE SIDEWALL AND A BULGE H… |
| 2003-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 2002 MERCEDES S430 HAS A DESIGN FLAW, NON INJURY TYPE BUT IT IS VERY ANNOYING, WINDSHIELD WASHER TANK IS MOUNTED IN A L… |
| 2002-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HESITATES ON ACCELLERATION(DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS AND PASSING) HAVE COMPLAINED 4 TIMES TO SELLER AND THEY CAN NOT C… |
| 2001-11-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. *YH |