Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mercedes Benz S430.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-12 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ILLUMINATION OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS INAD… |
| 2018-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 104,000 MILES, I CANNOT SEE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT FROM THE AIRPORT ON THE… |
| 2018-05-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT, CAN'T SEE SPEED OR OTHER DASH INFORMATION SUCH AS FUEL. REAR SUSPENSION LOOSES AIR, CAR SI… |
| 2017-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BATTERY LOCATED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE IS SITUATED NEXT TO THE GAS TANK. THERE ARE NO COVERS ON THE METAL PART… |
| 2016-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON 12/10/2016, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WENT VERY DARK. AT NIGHT THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION EITHER. … |
| 2016-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE … |
| 2016-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY, 6/17/2016, I NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS VERY DARK. THE CAR… |
| 2016-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT… |
| 2016-04-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW IN 2002. IT HAS ABOUT 48500 MILES. I WORK CLOSE TO HOME. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE SUSPENS… |
| 2015-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND O… |
| 2015-09-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DARK WHILE DRIVING. SUBSEQUENTLY, FLICKERED ON MOMETARILY A FEW TIMES, NOW IS DARK ALL THE TIM… |
| 2015-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY DARK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN, PARK IT FOR… |
| 2015-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL F… |
| 2015-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILS TO FUNCTION OR LIGHT UP WHEN STARTED OR DRIVING. |
| 2014-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO FLICKER. INITIALLY IT JUST DIMMED BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF FLICKERI… |
| 2014-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HIGH AND LOW BEAMS… |
| 2014-02-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AIR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND FRONT END OF MY CAR DROPS AND WHEELS START TO TOUCH CAR BODY, CANT T… |
| 2013-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER OWNING MY USED CAR INSURANCE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER. FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS ON A RECALL LIST. |
| 2013-10-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST INCIDENT IN OCTOBER 2013 INSTRUMENT PANEL SUGGESTED THAT REAR LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. TOOK IN TO MECHANIC AND… |
| 2013-10-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIR PUMP IS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A SEVERELY LOW FRONTEND. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE M… |
| 2013-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL BLANKED OUT WHILE DRIVING, CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SCENARIO. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPETITIVE COM… |
| 2013-05-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE INTERIOR, THE INTERI… |
| 2013-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL LIGHTING ON INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN FLICKERING ON AND OFF ,PANEL REMAINED TOTALLY DARK, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING WORKED ON… |
| 2012-11-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SAFETY LIGHT WENT RED INDICATING THE AIRMATIC FAILED AND TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 2012-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DARK WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. YOU CANNOT READ THE VEHICLE'S GAUGES, SPEE… |
| 2012-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON … |
| 2012-07-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S-CLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LI… |
| 2012-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SECOND AIRMATIC BREAKDOWN. FIRST WAS FRONT SIDE LAST JULY 2012. SECOND BREAKDOWN AUGUST 28, 2013 REAR PUMP LEFT SIDE. T… |
| 2012-05-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFTER HAD LOCKED INITIALLY OUT OF THE BLUE, I COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE. I TURNED IT OFF TO STOP IT … |
| 2012-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CLUSTER IN DASH BLEW OUT. *TR |
| 2011-12-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE HAD TO HAVE OUR CAR TOWED FROM INSIDE THE CAR WASH BAY BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE NEUTRAL SAF… |