2008 Mercedes Benz S550
Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Mercedes Benz S550.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I’m reporting a serious safety issue with the balance shaft sprocket in my Mercedes-Benz S550 (M273 engine, 273.968). T… |
| 2023-09-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | We were traveling home and our TPMS indicated a tire failure. The PSI starting dropping rapidly. We took the tire off… |
| 2023-07-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH, the message "SAFETY" was tempor… |
| 2018-09-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT AIR SHOCKS AROUND 90,000 MILES. NO OFF ROAD DRIVING. BOTH AIR STRUTS LEAKED WITHIN 4 MONTH… |
| 2018-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS A STRONG GAS ODOR WHILE DRIVING BUT PARTICULARLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIC OR PARKED. THIS SMELL IS SO … |
| 2018-03-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WAS SUDDENLY REAR-EN… |
| 2018-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVEN CHANGE TO NEW TIRES, THE AIR PRESSURE UP TO 37 AND ALWAYS AFTER 1 WEEK OR SO, DOWN TO 33, COMPLAIN AND CHANGE TIRE… |
| 2016-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ S550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL FUEL O… |
| 2015-04-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED 4 NEW 255/45/ZR18 EXTREMECONTACT DWS ABOUT 13 MONTHS AGO AND NOW ALL 4 TIRES HAVE A BULGING BUBBLE ON THE S… |
| 2014-06-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ S550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED, INDICATIN… |
| 2014-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550. The contact stated while driving 40-50 MPH, the vehicle was shuddering inte… |
| 2014-03-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS 255/45ZR18 99Y AS+ INSTALLED ON 2008 MERCEDES S550. TIRES TREAD IS "CHUNKING" WITH 18,000… |
| 2013-08-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE TREAD ON THE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S PLUS SHREDS OR CRUMBLES. MICHELIN CALLS IT "CHUNKING" AND SAID IT WAS D… |
| 2013-08-10 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | I WAS IN UNFAMILIAR AREA. REMOTE KEY WOULD NOT OPERATE. WHEN USING SMALL KEY TO ENTER VEHICLE CAR SIREN WOULD NOT QUIT … |
| 2013-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ, S550, 4MATIC, 2008. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I WAS MOVING FORWAR… |
| 2012-02-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | P-RC-200808004 BODY CONTROL ACCELERATION SENSORS...MODELS 2001-2008 … |
| 2009-07-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | I GOT A BLOW OUT IN THE REAR LEFT SIDE TIRE. I WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND DID NOT GO OVER ANYTHING THAT I WAS AWARE OF… |
| 2008-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON 10 FWY GOING FROM AZ TO CALIF. WOULD NOT RESTART & WAS TOWED TO PALM SPRINGS MBZ. NOT OPEN… |