Mercedes Benz 500 owners have reported 7 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (2 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine shut off without warning (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Was driving and instrument cluster went blank Read details...
When it rains the car shakes and then eventually the engine would just shut down, due to a harness problem. Due to the same problem the speed of the car it starts to slows down before the engine dies out and when I try to close or open the window it would do it slowly, not at normal speed. Read details...
Repeated time engine won't start no power fourth time @ dealership same problem. Read details...
I own a beautiful black 1995 s500 Mercedes Benz with 142,000 miles. As you know, the Mercedes Benz corporation knowingly installed a bio-degradable engine wire harness in models '91-'96. These engine wire harnesses, were purposely installed and designed to breakdown and disintegrate. Read details...
The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz 500s. While driving approximately between 60-65, the contact engaged the accelerator pedal and there was no power response. The gear was shifted into neutral and then into drive. Read details...