Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Mercedes-Benz S 500, most frequently naming the electrical, airbags and interior & seats categories. 9 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE WIRING DEALERSHIP REPAIR ITS STATING ITS ALWAYS AN ISSUE DUE TO THE MAKE OF THE WIRING SYSTEM. HOW THEY MADE IT THAT YEAR WAS A BAD SYSTEM. IT COST $1500-2400 TO REPLACE IT DUE TO THEY HAVE TO ORDER THAT PART FROM GERMANY.
THE MAIN ELECTRICAL CABLE HARNESS FOR THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR AND VEHICLE BATTERY IS AFFECTED BY THE BAD WIRING.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Touch pad: Search lighting does not dim or does not turn on.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NTG5.5: Incorrect time shown on instrument cluster, COMAND display, and analog clock
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Vehicle cannot be opened via Keyless-Go and radio remote control
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
iPhone mobile phone: Various complaints after software update to iOS8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Shift quality complaints on TRANSMISSION 722.9 (7G-TRONIC and 7G-TRONIC PLUS)
POWER TRAIN
Possible minor leakage at described components or oil transfer from assembly plant.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.