2000 Mercedes-Benz S Class Problems

MY 2000 MERCEDES S500 CLUSTER ,BACK LIGHTING , SPEEDOMETER FAILED (UNABLE TO SEE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) ON APRIL ,3 2011 MILEAGE AT TIME OF DEFECT 24,568 I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY CAR CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND , I WAS INFORM THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED (RECALL). SO I CALLED THE MERCEDES1-800-367-6372 NUMBER THEY INFORMED ME THE SAME I WAS COVERED BUT EXPIRED. SO I CALLED NHTSA 1800 NUMBER THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD STILL BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL TOOK PLACE IN 2006 AND IT IS 10 YEARS BEFORE IT EXPIRES SO UNTIL 2016. SO I WILL APPRECIATE SOME HELP CONCERNING MY PROBLEM. V.I,N [XXX] NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V028000 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2000 MERCEDES S500 CLUSTER BACK LIGHTING IS GOING IN AND OUT ALSO SPEEDOMETER I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY CAR CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WENT IN ON MAY 28 TO SEE THEM PENSKE MERCEDES(626) 859-1200 , I WAS INFORM THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED (RECALL). SO I CALLED THE MERCEDES1-800-367-6372 ([XXX], CASE MANAGER) NUMBER THEY INFORMED ME THE SAME I WAS COVERED BUT EXPIRED. SO I CALLED NHTSA 1800 NUMBER THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD STILL BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL TOOK PLACE IN 2006 AND IT IS 10 YEARS BEFORE IT EXPIRES SO UNTIL 2016. SO I WILL APPRECIATE SOME HELP CONCERNING MY PROBLEM. V.I,N [XXX] NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V028000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S-500. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SUSPENSION HAD DROPPED AND WAS NOT POSITIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A FRONT SUSPENSION KIT THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IF THE KIT DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V263000 ( SUSPENSION) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SCRAPING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOWER TO THE GROUND THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRMATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAD ALLOWED THE FRAME TO RUB THE TOP OF THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN FIVE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,038. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES S430. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST OR SLOW SHE WAS TRAVELING, HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE, OR HOW MUCH OIL WAS IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO INADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 06V028000 ( INTERIOR LIGHTING) AND ADVISED HER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 98,000.

MY 2000 MERCEDES S500 CLUSTER ,BACK LIGHTING , SPEEDOMETER FAILED (UNABLE TO SEE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER) ON APRIL ,3 2011 MILEAGE AT TIME OF DEFECT 24,568 I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY CAR CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND , I WAS INFORM THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED (RECALL). SO I CALLED THE MERCEDES1-800-367-6372 NUMBER THEY INFORMED ME THE SAME I WAS COVERED BUT EXPIRED. SO I CALLED NHTSA 1800 NUMBER THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD STILL BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL TOOK PLACE IN 2006 AND IT IS 10 YEARS BEFORE IT EXPIRES SO UNTIL 2016. SO I WILL APPRECIATE SOME HELP CONCERNING MY PROBLEM. V.I,N [XXX] NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V028000 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON FEBRUARY 7 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 S430 MB SEDAN AND HIT A CURB ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. ALL THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE DAMAGED ESTIMATED WAS OVER $6000.00. MY REPAIR SHOP, MASTERCRAFTERS INC. AT 7406-08 WESTMORE RD. IN ROCKVILLE, MD NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGES TO THE CAR. THERE WAS NO SUSPENSION,FRAME OR FRONT END DAMAGE. MR. KEN MORAN , THE OWNER SAID THAT FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY OTHER DAMAGE WAS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL AND FELT THAT THIS WAS AN INSTANCE OF A PROBABLE DEFECTIVE SENSOR OR OTHER AIRBAG COMPONENT FAILURE. I AM NOTIFYING MERCEDES BENZ OF THIS OCCURRENCE, SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS EVENT WILL SURELY CAUSE MY INSURANCE RATES TO GO UP AS WELL. A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE SENT TO USSA, MY INSURER, AND TO MERCEDES BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA. *TR

A SIMPLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHICH LED TO AIR BAG EXPLODED, AND INJURING MY DAUGHTER IN THE RIGHT EYE, AND LOSS OF VISION, BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG HAS SHARP EDGES WITH THE STITCH ON THE SURFACE OF THIS TO BEAT TOUCHING THE PASSENGER AND HIS FACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED WHEN IT STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BLOWER MOTOR REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V227000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS) YET THE BLOWER WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V141000 (EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL: AIR CONDITIONER) YET THE DEALER REFUSED THE REPAIR, STATING THAT THE BLOWER REGULATOR WAS NOT A COMPONENT COVERED BY THE RECALL REPAIR. THE BLOWER MOTOR REGULATOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,789.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME SO HOT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TOUCH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V141000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER) IN FEBRUARY OF 2005; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL SHOULD STILL BE VALID BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY OR DONE WITH FAULTY PARTS. UPDATED 04/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 00V141000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER) WAS THE EXACT AND PRECISE PROBLEM THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM HIS HEATER BLOWER FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME SO HOT THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TOUCH. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V141000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER) IN FEBRUARY OF 2005; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE RECALL SHOULD STILL BE VALID BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REPAIR WAS DONE INCORRECTLY OR DONE WITH FAULTY PARTS. UPDATED 04/28/09.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) SEPTEMBER 2009 AIR BLOWER TO HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING QUIT WORKING. MECHANIC REPLACED FUSE. AIR BLOWER WORKED FOR 2 DAYS. RETURNED NOVEMBER 2009 AND WAS TOLD AIR BLOWER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. FEBRUARY 2010 AUTOMATIC TRUNK LOCKS QUIT WORKING. NOW TRUNK LOCK ONLY WORKS WITH KEY, NO LONGER AUTOMATIC. MARCH 2010 AIR BLOWER REPLACED. WORKED ONE WEEK, THEN BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING UNTIL IT NO LONGER WORKS. MARCH 2010 DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER, THEN ENTIRE DASH WENT OUT. DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER AUTOMATIC, NO INDICATORS FOR SPEEDOMETER, TURN SIGNALS, TEMPERATURE CONTROLS ETC. MECHANIC CHECKED AND REPLACED FUSE. NO RESULTS. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. INTERNET RESEARCH RESULTED IN IDENTIFYING RECALL OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR 2000 "S" SERIES, BUT THAT MY VIN #[XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALS THAT ALL THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE COMMON AMONG THE 2000 "S" SERIES ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION AND DOES APPEAR TO BE CLOSELY RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ISSUE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE HAS REPLACED HUNDREDS OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FOR SPECIFICALLY THE "S" SERIES, PRIMARILY YEAR 2000 AND HAS SEEN MANY OF THE ISSUES WITH MY S430 CORRELATING TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE PEDAL AND REGULATES THE SPEED. IF THE SWITCH FAILS TO CONNECT, THE ENGINE DOES NOT REV. IF IT FALLS SHORT, THE VEHICLE GOES INTO FULL ACCELERATION WHETHER IT IS IN REVERSE OR PARK. WHEN THE SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT MAXIMUM SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $100 AND $350 TO REPAIR THE SWITCH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

200 MERCEDES S430 POWER STEERING FAILED. *TS THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING RACK LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND SINCE THE CHARGES RELATED TO A DEFECT. *SC

SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING. STREEING BECAME VERY VERY HEAVY.*AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S500 FAILED AND BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO REACH SPEED IN EXCESS OF 100M.P.H. BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE SHUT DOWN BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. UPON A MECHANICS INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MECHANICAL SAFETY DEVICE TO PREVENT THE PEDAL FROM BECOMING STUCK HAD FAILED CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AND BECOME STUCK IN THAT POSITION. *TR

"ACCELARATOR FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO FAILURE OF PEDAL VALVE SENSORS AND OR SENDER ALMOST RESULTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK

2000 MERCEDES BENZ S500 EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTACT TOURING 22560HR16 TIRES HAD STEEL BELTING PROTRUDING BETWEEN TREAD AND NEXT LAYER AT 18000 MI. REPLACED ALL 4 WITH NEW IDENTICAL TIRES. REPLACED AGAIN AFTER 20000 MI DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. IN JANUARY 2006, AFTER 10000 MI, A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY 101 "GRAPEVINE". WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR, USED SPARE TO GET HOME, AND HAD THE TIRE REPLACED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD 2 DEFECTIVE TIRES IN THE FRONT WHICH WERE REPLACED FEBRUARY 21ST 2006. ON FRIDAY MARCH 3RD, ON A DRY COOL STRAIGHT FREEWAY, A CATASTROPHIC BLOWOUT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS TIRE CAUSED THE CAR TO VEER LEFT INTO A BRIDGE CURB CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. THESE TIRES HAVE GOT TO BE DANGEROUS! TO MANY FAILURES FOR NEW TIRES. *NM

S430 SEDAN MERCEDES_BENZ 2000, WHEN STOPPING THE CAR THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK ,CAUSING THE DRIVER STUCK ON A FREEWAY 215 IN LAS VEGAS DUE TO AN ACCIDENT IN FRONT .THE TROOPERS TOLD EVERYONE TO TURN OFF THEIR CARS AS THERE WAS A 1 HOUR WAIT. STUCK AT A IN/OUT BURGER PLACE DRIVE UP WINDOW, CAUSING DISRRUPTION TO BUISNESS AND TRAFFIC BEHIND. *AK 3.STUCK AT HOME (LUCKILY) NEEDE TO BE DOLLIED TOWED TO DEALER. ADVISED BY TECHS AS WELL AS SERVICE ADVISORS THAT THIS WAS NOT UNCOMMON FOR 2000-2002 S CARS AND THAT MOST TECHS AND MANGEMENT KNOWS ABOUT IT. SO THEY NEED A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THESE CARS AND NOT STICK IT TO THE CUSTOMER AS THIS IS IN MY OPINION A SAFETY ISSUE.MY VEHICLE IS SERVICE BY AN AUTHORIZED MB DEALERSHIP FLETCHER-JONES IMPORTS IN LAS VEGAS WHERE THE VEHICLE SITS NOW.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ SL340. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR THE TAIL LIGHTS DUE TO RECALL # 2006-080005. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO FOLLOW-UP ON THE FAILURES, BUT NEITHER HAVE PROVIDED A RESPONSE. THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE'S MOST RECENT REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 72,500 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *AK