Safety Score
91
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-09 | 04V285000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 16,690 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SRS SYSTEM (AIRBAGS) HAVE BEEN DEEMED INOPERABLE BY THE DEALER AND MAY EITHER DEPLOY AT ANY TIME OR NOT DEPLOY AT A… |
| 2011-01-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW 17 DEGREES F, THE VEHICLE DROP TO UNSAFE LEVEL, AND MESSAGE SAYS AIRMATIC STOP CAR VEHICLE… |
| 2010-12-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE GETS COLD( OUTSIDE TEMP BELOW 17 F), THE CAR WILL LOWER, AND AIROMATIC WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON SAYING AIR… |
| 2010-04-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG-DRIVERS SIDE, STEERING WHEEL. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF YOUR SITE AND THOUGHT IT APPROPRIATE TO INFORM YOU OF… |
| 2010-04-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK DUE TO THE ONLY PLASTIC PART ( SHIFTER MODULE) IN THE SHIFTER BOX. MERCEDES HEADQUARTERS TAKE NO … |
| 2009-10-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE!! WITHOUT WARNING MY S430 AIRMATIC LIGHT DISPLAYED "VISIT WORKSHOP", I PULLED OVER AND NOTIC… |
| 2009-07-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY DURING HOT WEATHER. MORE PARTICULARLY, THE BELT WILL NOT EXTEND. I… |
| 2009-06-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | INCIDENT ONE: 1. WHILE DRIVING IN ATLANTA, GA IN FEBRUARY OF 2007. THE FRONT AIRMATIC SUSPENSION FAILED WHILE CROS… |
| 2009-06-09 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTINUES TO CUT OFF RANDOMLY ON MY 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S430 . WHILE I THOUGHT THIS WAS A MB RECA… |
| 2009-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS INSIDE MY CAR ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBO… |
| 2009-02-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT OR WILL NOT BE A RECALL ON THE "SUSPENSION" ISSUE. I TOO HAD THE FATE OF MY CAR COLL… |
| 2009-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING IN MY CAR AND I CAN'T READ MY GAUGES ON THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAY OR AT NIG… |
| 2008-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE AIRMATIC WARNING CAME ON MY VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY LAST WEEK, I SUDDENLY NOTICED T… |
| 2008-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | BAD GAS FROM SUNOCO GAS STATIONS. NEW GAS BLEND. 6 MERCEDES BENZ SERVICED FOR ALL 4 OXYGEN SENSOR BURNED OUT IN BOSTON… |
| 2007-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. DURING HOT WEATHER, THE BELT WILL NOT EXTEND. PASSENGER IS UNABLE … |
| 2007-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT PROPERLY WHENEVE… |
| 2006-06-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 2 | MY 2003 MERCEDES S500 HAS TWICE ELECTRONICALLY SELF-CLOSED IT'S TRUNK ON TWO SEPARATE USERS, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.… |
| 2005-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN CAR JUST STOPPED. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH IT FOR IT TO START AGAIN. AFTER … |
| 2004-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYING. SO FAR NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED ON TWO SERVICE TECHS. AND ONE TOW TRUCK DR… |
| 2004-01-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED WHILE PARKED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE … |
| 2003-12-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | THE TRUNK LID ON MY NEW 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S-430 OPENS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND KNOCKED A PACKAGE FROM MY WIFE'S HAN… |
| 2003-11-07 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | 2003 S5004MATIC BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER. AT 9000 MILES HAD REAR ROTORS WARPED BY PARKING BRAKE. AT 11000 MILES HAD FRONT… |
| 2003-09-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK. THERE ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY EVEN THOUSANDS OF MERCEDES OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED T… |
| 2003-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | RE: 2003 S600 [XXX] MY RELATIVELY NEW (3000 MILES) S600 HAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE NEW V12 ENGINE THAT HAS NO… |
| 2003-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLED 3 TIMES. MODEL S430. *JB ON ONE OCCASION THE SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM 47-15MPH. SCC |
| 2003-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | I WAS RECENTLY LOOKING AT THE PURCHASE OF A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS SEDAN AND WAS REVIEWING THE FEATURES TO ORDER. … |
| 2002-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS AUTO'S COMMAND (COMMUNICATIONS) SYSTEM (RADIO/CASS/CELL PHONE/NAVIGATION SYSTEM) HAS FAILED, INTERMITTANTLY ELEVEN… |