| Engine And Engine Cooling | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 923.7%ODI 10189989 · 57,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAULTY SEAL WAS ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE WIRING OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND AN OIL LEAK ON TOP OF THE ENGINE CAUSED BY THE OIL COOLER. THIS FAILURE CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,000. Look up ODI 10189989 at NHTSA ↗ | 545.5%ODI 10229469 · 118,500 miTHE MERCEDES S600 HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES A MAJOR OIL LEAK FROM THE OIL COOLER THAT IS EMBEDDED INSIDE THE ENGINE. THIS REQUIRES THE INTAKE AND HEADS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE OIL COOLER AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $5K. SPECIAL CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO CLEAN THE OIL FROM THE WIRING HARNESS, TRANSMISSION AND AREAS THAT HAS BEEN SOAKED BY THE OIL LEAK. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO RE-OCCUR EVERY 50-100K MILES. AS A KNOWN PROBLEM, MERCEDES HAS NOT ASSUMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10229469 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 10427156 · 729,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL FAILED AND CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V263000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. Look up ODI 10427156 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 10713599 · 60,000 mi2005 HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2004 RECALL BUT MERCEDES BENZ DOSE NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL'S (ABC) HIGH PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION HOSE DUE TO EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE TO HUMIDITY CAUSING DETERIORATION OF THE HOSE. CONSEQUENCE: THIS MAY RESULT IN ABC HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. LEAKING FLUID MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS AND LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MODEL YEAR(S): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: JULY 2, 2007 NHTSA … Look up ODI 10713599 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Suspension | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 10940156 · 74,000 miENGINE WIRE HARNESS LOSE OF POWER. Look up ODI 10940156 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 615.8%ODI 10214790 · 84,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TWO WEEKS, THE SUSPENSION SHIFTED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS HIS RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V228000 (SUSPENSION). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,420 AND FAILURE M… Look up ODI 10214790 at NHTSA ↗ | 327.3%ODI 10393645THE CAR WAS LEAKING OIL AND HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE CAR WOULD NOT RAISE UP AND WAS LEAKING OIL AS FAST AS IT WAS PUT IN. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. COULD NOT FIX IT I HAD TO PARK IT. Look up ODI 10393645 at NHTSA ↗ | 466.7%ODI 10258517ACTIVE BODY CONTROL FLUID LEAK. *TR Look up ODI 10258517 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 150.0%ODI 10713599 · 60,000 mi2005 HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2004 RECALL BUT MERCEDES BENZ DOSE NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES. THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL'S (ABC) HIGH PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION HOSE DUE TO EXTENSIVE EXPOSURE TO HUMIDITY CAUSING DETERIORATION OF THE HOSE. CONSEQUENCE: THIS MAY RESULT IN ABC HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. LEAKING FLUID MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS AND LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE. ORIGINAL RECALL FROM THE NHTSA MODEL YEAR(S): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE: JULY 2, 2007 NHTSA … Look up ODI 10713599 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10660404 · 151,000 miAS I WAS LEAVING WORK I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY TO GET HOME AND 20 MINUTES LATER I PULLED INTO MY DEVELOPMENT WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL OF ITS POWER AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. FIRST I PANICKED THEN I EXITED THE CAR AND POPPED OPEN THE HOOD. ALL THE WIRING CONNECTING TO THE INJECTION HARNESS WERE SMOKING AND THE WIRES COMING OUT OF THE COMPUTER BOX HAD DISINTEGRATED SHOWING BARE COPPER WIRE. I FURTHER INSPECTED AND THE COATING HAD COME OFF THE WIRING INTO THE COMPUTER BOX. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE WIRING THAT MERCEDES BEN… Look up ODI 10660404 at NHTSA ↗ | 4100.0%ODI 10670442 · 160,000 miVEHICLE HAD SOME TYPE OF SHORT EFFECTING ITS RUNNING SMOOTHLY, WHEN TAKEN FOR REPAIR, (MERCEDES/EXOCTIC CAR REPAIR SHOP), I WAS TOLD AND SHOWN THE CRACKED WIRING HARNESS, IT DIDN'T SEEM AS IF THERE WAS ANY WIRE OR PART OF THE WIRING THAT RAN LONGER THEN A INCH BEOFRE RUNNING INTO A MAJOR CRACK TO AND EXPOSING THE WIRE, (BROKEN PLASTIC COVER WHICH SURROUNDS AND PROTECTS THE WIRE). IT WAS REPLACED (A DISCONTINUE ITEM), AND OTHER ELECTRICAL UNITS DAMAGED BY THIS DEFFECTIVE PART. I WAS INFORMED BY THE OWNER OF THE REPAIR SHOP I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS … Look up ODI 10670442 at NHTSA ↗ | 1100.0%ODI 11085180 · 93,000 miMY 97 MERCEDES HAS SUFFERED FROM THIS SAME DISINTEGRATING ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DEFECT --AND IF IT HASN'T, IT WILL- MERCEDES-BENZ USA IS WILLFULLY PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN JEOPARDY, AND THEY HAVE THEIR HAND IN MY WALLET Look up ODI 11085180 at NHTSA ↗ | 37.9%ODI 10167216 · 45,015 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND FAILED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER ORDERED A NEW CLUSTER FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 06V028000 PERTAINING TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE TURNS SIGNAL VISUAL AND AUDIBLE INDICATORS FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONSUMER TO KNOW IF/WHEN TH… Look up ODI 10167216 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10604565 · 115,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE NEITHER THE FUEL GAUGE NOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. Look up ODI 10604565 at NHTSA ↗ | 125.0%ODI 11098436 · 84,500 miELECTRIC CONSUMERS ONLINE CONSTANTLY COMES IN DASHBOARD AND MALFUNCTION MEMORY NOMALFUNCTION AND BATTERY LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON Look up ODI 11098436 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10660404 · 151,000 miAS I WAS LEAVING WORK I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY TO GET HOME AND 20 MINUTES LATER I PULLED INTO MY DEVELOPMENT WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL OF ITS POWER AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. FIRST I PANICKED THEN I EXITED THE CAR AND POPPED OPEN THE HOOD. ALL THE WIRING CONNECTING TO THE INJECTION HARNESS WERE SMOKING AND THE WIRES COMING OUT OF THE COMPUTER BOX HAD DISINTEGRATED SHOWING BARE COPPER WIRE. I FURTHER INSPECTED AND THE COATING HAD COME OFF THE WIRING INTO THE COMPUTER BOX. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE WIRING THAT MERCEDES BEN… Look up ODI 10660404 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 615.8%ODI 10824246 · 54,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. Look up ODI 10824246 at NHTSA ↗ | 19.1%ODI 11004677 · 130,000 miMASSIVE OIL LEAK. OIL COOLER. BACK OF ENGINE. Look up ODI 11004677 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 2100.0%ODI 10458779 · 86,000 miENGINE ALMOST STARTED ON FIRE AFTER OIL STARTED POURING OUT OF OIL COOLER. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE LEAKING OIL COOLER. ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10458779 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 120.0%ODI 10547440 · 35,000 miIN REPEATED INCIDENTS, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IN MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ S600 HAD NO EFFECT. I WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, LEFT ADRIFT IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC, WITH SEMI-TRAILERS WHIZZING BY AND NO WAY TO ACCELERATE--PURE INERTIA WAS CARRYING THE CAR FORWARD. MERCEDES BENZ'S LARGEST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DEALER, AUTOBAHN, WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, EVEN AFTER ADVISING ME THAT THEY WERE "CONFIDENT" THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE, AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THEIR CAUSE … Look up ODI 10547440 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 615.8%ODI 10239112 · 63,700 miCAR 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 A PUDDLE OF OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. *TR Look up ODI 10239112 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 116.7%ODI 10380101 · 63,988 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DISTRIBUTION HOSE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V263000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT HIS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,988. Look up ODI 10380101 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 25.3%ODI 10172749 · 55,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. Look up ODI 10172749 at NHTSA ↗ | 218.2%ODI 10166829 · 63,022 mi1. DRIVING VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE TRIP 2.. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ALL GAUGES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED FUSE TO RESTORE GAUGES, BUT FUSED FAILED WITHIN 5 MINUTES, REPEATED ATTEMPTS RESULTED IN THE SAME OUTAGE. 3. APPOINT WITH DEALER ON 9/11/06 TO REPAIR ESTIMATED $1400 COST. *NM Look up ODI 10166829 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 10604565 · 115,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ S-600. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE NEITHER THE FUEL GAUGE NOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. Look up ODI 10604565 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Interior Lighting | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 37.9%ODI 10165246 · 38,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V028000, REGARDING THE INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK UPDATED 10/4/2006 - *NM Look up ODI 10165246 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 125.0%ODI 10668754 · 10,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ S600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V028000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. Look up ODI 10668754 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Power Train | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 360.0%ODI 10326442 · 47,000 miIN REPEATED INCIDENTS, DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR IN MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ S600 HAD NO APPRECIABLE EFFECT. I WAS, FOR EXAMPLE, LEFT ADRIFT IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC. MERCEDES BENZ'S LARGEST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, EVEN AFTER ADVISING ME THAT THEY WERE "CONFIDENT" THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE, AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THEIR CAUSE GIVES RISE TO SUBSTANTIAL CONCERN THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTS IN OTHER S CLASS VEHICLES. THESE PROB… Look up ODI 10326442 at NHTSA ↗ |
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