Major Problems with 2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class LOCK Victims: 2

2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 127 miles

2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class SUSPENSION

Browse 2003 Mercedes-Benz S-Class complaints by category

Problems with FRONT, SUSPENSION and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Mercedes-Benz S-Class owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FRONT > SUSPENSION incident one: 1. while driving in atlanta ga in february of 2007. the front airmatic suspension failed while crossing an...	4 ~ 84500 miles
SUSPENSION the airmatic warning came on my vehicle without prior incident. while driving normally last week i suddenly noticed the panel...	4 ~ 77167 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM re: 2003 s600 [xxx] my relatively new (3000 miles) s600 has a persistent problem with the new v12 engine that...	4 ~ 19376 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION incident one: 1. while driving in atlanta ga in february of 2007. the front airmatic suspension failed while crossing an...	2 ~ 84500 miles
AIR BAGS the air bags are deploying. so far no injuries. the air bags have deployed on two service techs. and one	2 ~ 74000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the engine stalled 3 times. model s430. *jb on one occasion the speed suddenly dropped from 47-15mph. scc ...	2 ~ 4215 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING the interior lights are malfunctioning in my car and i can't read my gauges on the speedometer during the day	1 ~ 75000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the interior lights are malfunctioning in my car and i can't read my gauges on the speedometer during the day	1 ~ 75000 miles
LOCK > TRUNK LID > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES my 2003 mercedes s500 has twice electronically self-closed it's trunk on two separate users on two separate occasions. this vehicle...	1
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i was driving on a highway when car just stopped. i had to get out of the car and push	1 ~ 55000 miles
TIRES l/f wheel bent l/r wheel cracked. *ak...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES l/f wheel bent l/r wheel cracked. *ak...	1
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT this auto's command (communications) system (radio/cass/cell phone/navigation system) has failed intermittantly eleven times over the past 2 years. since i...	1 ~ 127 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT this auto's command (communications) system (radio/cass/cell phone/navigation system) has failed intermittantly eleven times over the past 2 years. since i...	1 ~ 127 miles

Torque wrench

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Mechanic tool set

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Tool box

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