general problems of the 2006 Mercedes Benz S430

Two problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2006 Mercedes Benz S430. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 07/13/2016

Do not buy these spec-d headlamp for 2006 s-430 after 6 months it went defective I bought them from carid in November 2015 June/July 2016 they went completely dead see picture below.

2 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 01/16/2014

Engine compartment fire in 2006 S430 mercedes-benz ? January 16, 2014 as I accelerated to get on the road, I smelled a strange odor. I thought it was coming from a truck we passed. I opened the window & turned off the heater to clear the air in the car. In a few seconds, I closed the window and re-started the heater, which immediately filled the cabin with heavy smoke. I again stopped the heater and opened the window. The smoke cleared and smelled something burning. A few seconds later, I saw flames coming right out of the air duct grill in the hood. I pulled off I-275 between exits 63 and 65, on the right shoulder. I then hit the mercedes sos button. My passenger dialed 911. When the mbrace operator came on the line, I said that I had an engine fire, but the cabin was filling with smoke. I opened the hood, I grabbed my phone and exited the car. At this point, started taking photos. I took a windshield cleaner spray from the trunk, tried to extinguish the fire with it. It failed to have any effect. About at that time a good samaritan stopped his pickup truck. He had a fire extinguisher, which he used to put out the fire. A few minutes later the union township fire engine arrived, but the fire was out. They did a report. Then the union township police arrived. The officer said the report will be filed by the fire dept.


Other Electrical System related problems of the 2006 Mercedes Benz S430



S430 Service Bulletins
S430 Defect Investigations