Six problems related to equipment have been reported for the 2007 Mercedes Benz S550. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My panorama roof.
Takata recall-I took my vehicle into park place mercedes of arlington in dallas, TX to get a diagnostic on why my panoramic sunroof would not open. I thought it could be repaired but service tech told me that the whole roof would have to be replaced. I feel like these cars are too expensive for parts not to be able to be repaired and have to be replaced. The shade goes back and forth, just the glass won't open, I don't understand why the whole roof has to be replaced. It sounds like an internal defect and I don't feel like I should have to pay for a whole new roof because of one part of it won't open up. Mercedes needs to look into a recall for this situation on panoramic roofs.
Was driving and car just makes a jolt while shifting gear than I can't accelerate and it gets stuck in first gear rpm starts going up if I try to accelerate than I'll have to turn engine off which is inconvenient when your in traffic than restart it and it'll be normal but it happens every other day. Now the car is stuck on a gear and won't change gears completely parked it over night and still doesn't change gears when I start car and try to put it in drive it makes a hard jolt and doesn't accelerate past 30 mph. Been happening for 2 years now. . .
While driving on a very populated interstate may car lost power and was stuck in one gear and I nearly got hit from behind by another vehicle. Mercedes told me that my conductor plate failed and this was the cause of my transmission slipping from one gear to a very low gear. In my opinion this is very dangerous for our roads and I think that they should be responsible and make this problem go away before someone or multiple people get hurt.
Worn timing sprocket and balance shaft was defective when I purchase the vehicle in 2011. Mercedes benz knew about this defective part and did not inform me. The vehicle had 46000 miles on it at the time. If I was inform about this problem I wouldn't have bought it. I believe this is a violation of the consumer protection act.
2007 S550, 7-speed automatic transmission, 57,000 miles. Started about 6-8 months ago. Experiencing very rough jolting type shifting, most commonly occurs after being parked on an incline or decline. Occurs when driving up or down an incline. Also, occurs on the freeway or after using cruise control. Transmission shifts from first to second gear and stays there until it's restarted. Requires turning off the car waiting a few seconds and restarting to reset the gears. Check engine light now starting to come on. Very dangerous when driving in heavy traffic or on the freeway. After researching this issue I cannot believe it simply hasn't been recalled. This is a very dangerous issue. . . I will not allow my wife to even drive the car unless I am with her. ----many forums are suggesting a valve body replacement. Appears to be a very common issue with these vehicle. Located a class action lawsuit that unfortunately was dismissed due to the complaint citing fraud. I don't believe mercedes sold these vehicles knowing the transmission was faulty. I would just expect them after receiving numerous complaints to offer their clients a repair option via recall. To date I am not aware of one. I have owned 4 mercedes in my lifetime, 38 years old and had a few minor issue here and there but never anything like this. Service has always been great but now that I am out of warranty I am left out in the cold. Not good for business in my opinion and very unsafe for anyone on the road while a mercedes owner is experiencing this issue.
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