1995 Mercedes Benz S600

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Electrical system4
2. Electronic stability control (esc)1
3. Seat belts1
4. Suspension1

Latest complaints

• Jan 6, 2017NJ74,000 mi
  Electrical system · Electronic stability control (esc) · Suspension

  Engine wire harness lose of power.

• Jul 22, 2016WA
  Electrical system · Seat belts

  Passenger seat belt will not recoil and IS unsafe as a restraint system. Stays loose around passenger. insulation on wiring harness in engine compartment IS breaking down and shorting out causing multiple safety problems while operation the vehicle.

• Jan 10, 2015NJ138,604 miFire
  Electrical system
  When driving throttle was somewhat erratic while driving (dealer I purchased from said this would be rectified when I was ready to purchase) when idling , smoke emanated from the hood openings of car and asr light illuminated on dashboard. Electrical burning of wires/ occurred upon further…

  When driving throttle was somewhat erratic while driving (dealer I purchased from said this would be rectified when I was ready to purchase) when idling , smoke emanated from the hood openings of car and asr light illuminated on dashboard. Electrical burning of wires/ occurred upon further inspection after car was powered down. Burnt pieces of wiring harness insulation were strewn underneath the car, upon the smell of the remnants confirmed the burning of the insulation and wires. next time I have driven the car (138620 mi) asr light came on, and caused the vehicle to stall when idled. After well over several attempts to restart the car, it finally turns over, the asr light IS still lit, and vehicle only reacts to the throttle nearly planted all the way down to keep in motion, and vehicle accelerates very slowly. At 139930 mi, large oil leak occurred at rear of vehicle, possibly identifying differential leak. Purchased at 138356 miles -have not even own the car for a month. Contacted dealer as of yet, will contact in a day to address the problem. *tr

• Jan 6, 2015WA160,000 mi
  Electrical system
  Vehicle had some type of short effecting its running smoothly, when taken for repair, (mercedes/exoctic car repair shop), I was told and shown the cracked wiring harness, it didn't seem as if there was any wire or part of the wiring that ran longer then a inch beofre running into a major crack to…

  Vehicle had some type of short effecting its running smoothly, when taken for repair, (mercedes/exoctic car repair shop), I was told and shown the cracked wiring harness, it didn't seem as if there was any wire or part of the wiring that ran longer then a inch beofre running into a major crack to and exposing the wire, (broken plastic cover which surrounds and protects the wire). It was replaced (a discontinue item), and other electrical units damaged by this deffective part. I was informed by the owner of the repair shop I was lucky that this did not cause a fire, repaired at a cost of thousands of dollars. Can and will have a recipe for this repair.

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
• 10166991Creaking noises from the area of the air suspension strut on the front axle when driving over bumps with the steering turned. Topic only reported from outer wheel until now.
• 10166976Message in instrument cluster "DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently Unavailable - See Owner's Manual"
• 10165854The trunk lid sometimes does not open completely and does not close (completely). This complaint is accompanied by the following symptoms: - Illumination of the trunk lid control button (S62/26) fails. - The ACTUAL value* of the trunk lid lock main catch switch (A85/5s1) indicates "closed" although the trunk lid is open. - Knocking against the trunk lid lock (A85/5) causes the light of the trunk lid control button (S62/26) to flicker and the ACTUAL value* of the trunk lid lock main catch switch (A85/5s1) to jump back and forth between the values "open" and closed". * The ACTUAL value of the trunk lid lock main catch switch (A85/5s1) can be found under the following path in Xentry Diagnostics: Xentry Diagnostics => Control unit => SAM-H (N10/8) => ACTUAL values => Trunk lid => Trunk lid lock main catch switch
• 10165853When on rough roads and with side loads applied to the center console (leg support) cracking noise may occur in the transition between the instrument panel and the center console.
• 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

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