Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||||
| PB 82-10-630 | 07/28/2008 | 10025845 | Mercedes benz: water in tail lamp housing on either right side or left side. *pe | 09/10/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 206400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 mercedes benz s430. while driving approximately 70 mph, the gauges on the instrument panel failed and the speedometer became stuck on 70 mph. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 06v028000 (interior lighting) that could possibly have been related to the failure however, the contact was advised by the manufacturer that the vin was not included in the recall campaign. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 206,400. kmj | |||
| 03/15/2012 | 206400 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 mercedes benz s430. while driving at approximately 70 mph the gauges on the instrument panel stopped functioning. the speedometer was stuck on the speed the contact was driving at the time. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 06v028000 (interior lighting) that may be related to the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 206,400. ds | |||
| 01/08/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer of a 2001 s430 v faulty sunroof, led side mirrors, and turn signals. customer states the vehicle has cost him a lot of money to repair and would like it to be fixed and be repaid in someway. **nar**kb the consumer stated the vehicle has had numerous problems such as persistent tail light and head light assembly failures, engine, fuel, accelerator pedal assembly, alternator, battery, instrument cluster, vacuum door pump, electrical, front suspension failures such as the airmatic shocks, the thrust arms, ball joints and the airmatic pump/relay. the transmission seals leaked, the washer fluid hose had to be replaced, the blower motor harness, fan belt, dimmer switch, trunk springs were all replaced. the plastic trim on the front seat was replaced due to cracking. the front door sill strip cover was replaced. the threshold bellows were coming apart, the side marker light was replaced. *jb | |||
| 3 | |||
| Consumer states while driving the head light and the parking light willgo out without any warning. had bulbs replaced 3 time, .problem reoccured.*jb | |||