Mercedes Benz S500 problems and owner complaints

WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AT IDLE, THE ENGINE WILL MISS IN A RANDOM MANNER UNTIL THERE IS A LOUD POP FROM THE RADIO SPEAKER, THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE ENGINE STOPS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN, CONTINUE TO MISS, UNTIL THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY STOPS. WHEN RUNNING AT SPEED AND THE ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD THERE IS A LOUD POP FROM THE RADIO SPEAKER, THE ENGINE MISSES, BUT THE ENGINE WILL KEEP RUNNING. THE MB DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT SHOP BOTH INDICATED THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS DETERIORATED AND NEED…

Owner-reported narrative. 232,637 miles reported. Look up ODI 10763582 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE STALLED TO DEAD THREE TIME, ONE ON AN INTERSECTION. SYMPTONS STARTED WITH ROUGH IDLE, MISFIRING AND STALL. AFTER INSPECTION OF UPPER WIRING HARNESS (RECOMMENDED BY A FRIEND) THE CONCLUSION WAS BARE AND DESINTEGRATED WIRES CAUSING SHORT CIRCUITS EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR, PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL MBUSA GIVES A SOLUTION WHICH I'VE HEARD THEY LOOK LIKE UNAWARE. I OWNED OTHER MERCEDES MODELS AND WE ALWAYS HEAR THAT THIS W140 SERIESWERE THE BEST CAR IN THE WORLD. BUT THIS IS…

Owner-reported narrative. 163,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11175966 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE SMOKING BRAKING SYSTEM INEFFECTIVE STEERING IS A LITTLE RUFF VEHICLE JERKS. *JS

Owner-reported narrative. 158 miles reported. Look up ODI 11030244 at NHTSA ↗

1999 MERCEDES-BENZ 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY DEFECTS CONCERNING ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL, BRAKES, BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. UPDATED 10/23/2017*JS

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11035055 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2000 MERCEDES BENZ S-500 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED FLICKERING OFF AND ON ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, THEN WENT COMPLETELY OUT ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2009 WHILE RETURNING FROM A SUPER BOWL PARTY. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM MY INDICATION AND SAFETY SYSTEM ON A $80,000 VEHICLE. AFTER DAYS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I DECIDED TO DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO RESET TO CARS COMPUTER. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO APPROX TWICE A YEAR WHEN MY RADIO, CD,…

Owner-reported narrative. 87,878 miles reported. Look up ODI 10257529 at NHTSA ↗

WE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AROUND 65 MPH WHEN EITHER THE TRANSMISSION OR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT. WE'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED MECHANICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP YET. BUT WHATEVER IT WAS, IT WAS DEFINITELY CATASTROPHIC. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AT ALL. WE WERE ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER THE CAR BROKE. BUT FOR SOME REASON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE INSTANT THAT THE CAR BROKE DOWN! THE AIRBAGS IN TURN INJURED THE PASSENGERS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR.…

Owner-reported narrative. 135,626 miles reported. Look up ODI 10344761 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ 500S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO DRIVE. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED WHICH RESULTED TO TEN PERCENT BRAKING POWER AND A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION WITH CAUTION AND HE WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND IT WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE TECHN…

Owner-reported narrative. 84,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10352845 at NHTSA ↗