1995 Mercedes Benz S320

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Electrical system3
2. Engine1
3. Suspension1

Latest complaints

• Aug 9, 2019MD
  Suspension

  Letter to secretary from constituent expressing concerns re his S320 mercedes benz. *Ld the consumer stated the vehicle's steering wheel would shake while being driven. The consumer was informed the tie rod assembly, the driveshaft disc, bushing, control arms needed to be replaced. The consumer was informed the vehicle was no longer under warranty. *Js *js *js

• Jan 8, 2018NY105,000 miFire
  Electrical system

  Smoke coming through the vents while driving.on the highway 87 north december 23, 2017 at 8:45am. I was heading to canada for christmas holiday. Later discovered that alternator wiring and cables caught on fire.

• Mar 20, 2016TX199,000 mi
  Electrical system · Engine

  The wiring that controls the electronic throttle actuator has insulation that has disintegrated causing a short in the wiring resulting in an instantaneous loss of power. Vehicle was moving at the time on the highway.

• Feb 5, 2015FL165,000 mi
  Electrical system
  Engine wiring harness has become brittle and IS rotting off the copper wire causing shorts shorting out modules transmission has stop shifting from 4TH to 5TH unless you let up off the gas at high rpm's then let it fall down to about 7000 rpm's then it shifts I have came close to getting rear ended…

  Engine wiring harness has become brittle and IS rotting off the copper wire causing shorts shorting out modules transmission has stop shifting from 4TH to 5TH unless you let up off the gas at high rpm's then let it fall down to about 7000 rpm's then it shifts I have came close to getting rear ended by semi trucks too many times to count this thing could catch fire at any time I just wonder what its going to take to get this thing on the recall list IS mercedes waiting for it to kill someone first or what? *tr

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10202531Touch pad: Search lighting does not dim or does not turn on.
• 10186141NTG5.5: Incorrect time shown on instrument cluster, COMAND display, and analog clock
• 10166976Message in instrument cluster "DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently Unavailable - See Owner's Manual"
• 10136035Complaints about poor wiping effect of winshield wiper
• 10136029SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink
• 10135628iPhone mobile phone: Various complaints after software update to iOS8
• 10135604Vehicle cannot be opened via Keyless-Go and radio remote control

Every Mercedes Benz S320 model year

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