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1998 Mercedes-Benz S Class 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 11, 2004
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 Feb 1, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Mercedes-Benz S Class. 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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Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 11, 2004

I HAVE HAD THREE TIRE BOLOW OUTS ON MY MERCEDES-BENZ, IN IDENTICAL SITUATIONS, APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS APART. ALL THREE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS, AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATING 60 MPH, AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS OF DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2004, ON I-95 IN NEW HAVEN. THE SECOND OCCURRED IN JULY 2004 ON I-95 IN DELAWARE. THE THIRD OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 IN CANADA ON HIGHWAY 401 IN KINGSTON. THESE WERE THE ONLY OCCASIONS WHEN I HAD DRIVEN IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS. IE: FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 55 MPH, DURING THIS YEAR. ON ALL OTHER OCCASIONS THE TRIPS WERE SHORTER THAN 3 HOURS. THE WHEELS ARE DIFFERENT AT EACH OCCASION. THE FIRST WAS PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THE SECOND WAS DRIVER SIDE REAR, AND THE THIRED WAS DRIVER SIDE FRONT. ON EACH OCCASION, AFTER RETURNING HOME I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IN POUGHKEEPSIE, AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I THEN CONTACTED MICHELIN TIRES, AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THERE ARE NO REPORTED INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO MINE. THE FIRST TWO TIRES WERE DISCARED. THE THIRD WAS INSPECTED BY SEARS AUTO CENTER. THERE ARE NO HOLES FOUND. THE TIRES ACCORDING TO SEARS HAD COME OFF THE RIM. THE TIRES INVOLVED BELONG TO A SET OF 4 THAT I BOUGHT FROM TIRE-RACK, AND MOUNTED BY MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IN 2002. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I HAVE DILIGENTLY CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES WEEKLY, IN ADDITION TO VISUALLY INSPECTING THE TIRES BEFORE DRIVING. THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10090822
Incident
Sep 7, 2004
Mileage
48,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 1, 1999

THE ODOMETER SENSOR FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID
606361

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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