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1993 Mercedes-Benz S600 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 6, 2011
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 6, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1993 Mercedes-Benz S600. 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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Steering
Filed Sep 6, 2011

I WAS DRIVING ON SHAW IN FRESNO AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN JUST LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR STEER THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO PULL TO A PARKING WITH A FLAT TIRE (REAR PASSENGER) AND CALLED AAA WHICH SENT A SERVICE PERSON TO COME TAKE A LOOK. AAA SERVICE PERSONNEL COULD NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING, SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER. CALLED MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATE OFFICE AND SPOKE TO MARY. SHE CLAIMED THE REASON WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I SUGGESTED TO HER THAT IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE FOR A CAR STEERING COLUMN SHOULD NOT LOCK UP REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR. I INFORMED HER THAT I HAVE OWNED 4 MERCEDES BENZ SINCE 1984 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD SUCH INCIDENT WITH ANY CARE EVER! FURTHER SUGGESTED TO [XXX], THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT AND IT BEHOOVES MERCEDES TO WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER RATHER THAN GIVE EXCUSES FOR THE INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10423911
Incident
Aug 30, 2011
Mileage
165,200 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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