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1995 Mercedes-Benz 600 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 10, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz 600. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Aug 10, 2012

WELL THE OIL PRESSURE WAS HIGH WHEN START DRIVING AND DROP TO 1 ON THE GAUGE AND WOULD SMOKE LOSE POWER THEN IT WOULD JUST START GETTING AROUND THREE MILES A GALLON SO I WOULD LEAVE IT PARKED FOR DAYS WOULD GO OUT TO MOVE IT AND IT WOULD RUN GREAT FOR ABOUT 20 OR 30 MILES AND SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN HAD IT CHECKED AND WIRING WAS CRACKED ALL ALONG THE FIREWALL STILL LOOKING FOR A WIRING HARNESS THAT I CAN AFFORD THEN I RUN ACROSS THIS FORUM I AGREE WITH THE REST MERCEDES- BENZ SHOULD REPAIR OR LEAST MAKE IT AFFORDABLE SINCE IT A OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART P.S. I HAVE SO IN THE CAR THAT I TO KEEP IT CAUSE I CAN'T GET MY MONEY BACK ON IT OR THAT MATTER PASS IT ON KIDS AND/OR GRANDKIDS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10470202
Incident
May 23, 2011
Mileage
101,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 2009
Crash reported

CAR STALLED WHILE BACKING, DISINTEGRATED WIRE HARNESS, 95 MERCEDES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10265923
Incident
Mar 15, 2008
Mileage
142,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jun 6, 2008

BOTH THROTTLE BODY ACTUATORS HAVE SUFFERED CRUMBLING OF THE WIRE INSULATIONS, LEADING TO A PORTION OF THE CAR TO BE HEATED UP SO MUCH THAT THE HOOD PAD CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY I ALWAYS CARRY AN EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT BEFORE ANY INJURIES OR ANY MORE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10230111
Incident
Mar 23, 2007
Mileage
87,546 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 22, 2007

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1995 MERCEDES SL 600 TO A FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. AFTER DOING A COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS, THEY TOLD ME MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS WERE BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AT A COST OF OVER $1200. WHEN THEY RECHECKED THE COMPUTER, IT THREW MANY CODES AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK , THEY FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS SO BADLY BURNT THAT THE WIRES WERE TOUCHING, THROWING OFF THE COMPUTER, MY TIMING, YOU NAME IT. I SAW FOR MYSELF HOW BADLY THE WIRES HAD BEEN BURNED , DUE TO ENGINE HEAT AND POOR INSULATION. MY SL600 ONLY HAS 32000 ORIGINAL FACTORY MILES ON IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE WIRES IS AROUND $2000. FOR A CAR THAT COST $128,000, THIS IS A FRAUD AND A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *JB

NHTSA ID
10197154
Incident
May 19, 2007
Mileage
29,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 13, 2005

THE ASR LIGHT WAS ON . VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED ON THE FREEWAY. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND SHORTED OR DAMAGED OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONETS. *JB

NHTSA ID
10109530
Incident
Oct 8, 2004
Engine
Filed Dec 28, 2003

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MERCEDES V12 ENGINE WHICH CASES THE CYLINDERS TO OVERHEAT AND BECOME SCRACHED, USUALLY AROUND 100,000 WITH NO WARNING OR OVERHEATING INDICATIONS. MERCEDES KNOWS THE ENGINE IS BAD BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOLEDGE AND/OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID
10051193
Incident
Nov 9, 2003
Mileage
102,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 20, 1995

KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE DOES NOT WORK. *TT

NHTSA ID
601149
Incident
Aug 12, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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