Model year record
2001 MERCEDES BENZ S430
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 101 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 23 | 111,705 mi |
| Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 13 | 60,029 mi |
| Interior lighting | 11 | 92,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 6 | 100,000 mi |
| Suspension | 4 | 118,400 mi |
| Unknown or other | 4 | 65,000 mi |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2 | — |
| Structure | 2 | 23,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 2 | 100,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | 89,000 mi |
| Air bags | 1 | 188,622 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 1 | 99,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Equipment | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | 53,000 mi |
| Power train | 1 | 82,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: power adjust | 1 | — |
| Service brakes | 1 | 20 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | 23,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist | 1 | 23,000 mi |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | 31,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: macpherson strut | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: air suspension system | 1 | — |
| Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor | 1 | 87,000 mi |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior | 1 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | 26,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
| Wheels | 1 | 60,000 mi |
The 2000 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ S430 model years
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