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1995 Mercedes-Benz S 500 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 Sep 27, 2016
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 Jul 2, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz S 500. 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

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ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Sep 27, 2016

CHANGING THE MAF SENSOR I ENCOUNTERED BURNT ENGINE HARNESS THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . VEHICLE NOW DOES NOT RUN AND HARNESS WILL COST $700 + LABOR

NHTSA ID
10909980
Incident
Jul 15, 2015
Electrical
Filed Mar 21, 2015

THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE CAR HAS FAILED. IT HAS COST US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND IN CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS AND FAILURES IN OTHER AREAS . *TR

NHTSA ID
10700808
Incident
Apr 4, 2012
Mileage
120,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Nov 23, 2014

THE ENGINE LIGHT ON MY 1995 MERCEDES COUPE CAME ON CAR WITH MULTIPLE CODES AND MY MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUES. THIS MONTH WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY DAUGHTERS THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED AT 35 MILES PER HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AGAIN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THIS TIME ALMOST CAUSED A REAR END ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AGAIN AND AFTER FURTHER EVALUATING HE STATED THE WIRING HARNESS IS CRUMBLING AND FALLING APART. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH IN THIS ISSUE AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT MERCEDES FABRICATED BIODEGRADABLE WIRING HARNESS. THIS HARNESS DEGRADE OVERTIME FROM ACCESS HEAT COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I THINK THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD MAKE MERCEDES MAKE A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH GM AND THE SO CALL UNATTENDED ACCELERATION WITH TOYOTA. AT THIS POINT I AM HOPING A RESOLUTION WILL COME OUT OF THIS. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE A TIME BOMB OR EXPOSED THE PUBLIC TO THIS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING. I F NOT I AM WILLING TO GO TO THE MEDIA AND BRING ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. I WANT THE NHTSA TO STEP IN BRINGING MY COMPLAINT TO MERCEDES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10660374
Incident
Nov 20, 2014
Mileage
92,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 2, 2013

I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM MB THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2009 REGARDING EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE 1995 S SERIES MERCEDES WERE RECALLED FOR THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE HARNESS IS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT AND DETERIORATED .APPARENTLY MERCEDES BENZ KNOWINGLY INSTALLED BIODEGRADEABLE INFERIOR WIRE HARNESSES THAT DISINTEGRATE OVER TIME. THE FIRST EFFECT OF THIS FAULTY ELECTRICAL HARNESS CAUSED THE SPEEDOMETER TO STOP WORKING UPON INVESTIGATION BY A LOCAL MB DEALER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING WAS FRAYED AND WORN; THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE '95 MB VEHICLES, BUT DID NOT INDICATE E THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO NHTSA WEBSITE IT'S NOTED THAT OTHER MERCEDES OWNERS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE(S) AND OTHER MB OWNERS OF 1995 MODELS WERE ALSO NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL AND REPAIR. SUBSEQUENTLY, IN MARCH 2013 MY VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY; THE ESTIMATED AT COST FOR INSTALLATION AND LABOR FOR THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS IS $1000. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS DEFICIENCY AND MALFUNCTION AND THAT THE RECALL OF THE 1995 MB'S SHOULD STILL BE COVERED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10522780
Incident
Mar 14, 2013
Mileage
130,000 mi

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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