Suspension Problems of Mercedes Benz S Class

Went to my car in the a. M. To go to work. Turned car on, a red light came on that said vehicle too low. Sensor came on and said airmatic system was not operating properly. In April 2010 I paid about $2500 to fix this issue. The dealership says part are only under warranty for one year and this happens. As my car is very well maintained, and this is the second occurrence, and most likely another $2500, I have given up. I would mercedes would stand behind their product.

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The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz s430. While driving approximately 60 mph, the airmatic suspension system warning indicator illuminated and immediately, the vehicle dropped towards the ground. The contact was able to continue driving with extreme caution. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz s55. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph the active body control light illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle began to decelerate. The suspension system on the passenger side of the vehicle also failed, causing the vehicle to collapse. After coasting to a stop, the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the suspension pump was leaking. The vehicle was repaired. Approximately six months later the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 101,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz s430 (na). The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the rear suspension malfunction causing the vehicle to drop to the ground. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who replaced the air shock system. The contact stated that the air pump compressor malfunctioned three months prior to the rear suspension failure. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The airmatic system on my Mercedes Benz s-500 has failed for a second time. The car-body dropped and is resting on the tires, making it impossible to operate the vehicle.

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I'm the owner of a 2002 mercedes s430 and having trouble repairing the recalls on my vehicle. I have contacted mercedes directly and the local dealer and they stated that their are no recalls on my vehicle when in fact there is. Please help me resolve this issue.

Airmatic system warning light indicated that the car was too low to drive. Hence, had to call a tow truck to get said car s430 mercedes repaired.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz s430. While driving approximately 65 mph, the abc suspension failed as a result the vehicle automatically lowered in a downward motion towards the road. The contact was able to maneuver to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the fuse link, airmatic pump relay and airmatic compressor were replaced. There was a recall related to the failure under NHTSA campaign id number 07v263000 (suspension). The VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 71,268.

Incident one: 1. While driving in atlanta, GA in February of 2007. The front airmatic suspension failed while crossing an "inactive" railroad track. Just imagine if it was active. Mercedes-benz towed the car and replaced the defect. 2. A few days ago, I'm driving on a 40 mph speed limit road and my car starts to lower. Again. I was lucky that no one was behind me, otherwise it could have had a different outcome. How many times will someone need to report this "safety hazard" to the national highway and traffic safety administration. Does someone need to die, in order to be heard? please help me. I cannot afford to have the car I purchased, as the salesman said, "the safest car on the road," become the reason for serious injury or even death to me and others. Thank you, I hope you'll contact me within a reasonable amount of time. We need to be heard. We want you to do something, because it will make us feel that you genuinely car about listening and creating action on these complaints. What does it cost you to recall something? I know what it'll cost me or the public if you don't.

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I cannot believe that there is not or will not be a recall on the "suspension" issue. I too had the fate of my car collapsing on my way home from work-which is 35 miles away-it happened. On the dash it stated in bid bold letters "airmatic car too low". I pulled over and stepped out-my heart felt like it was going to come through my chest. Everyone in that situation understands just how I felt at that time. The front of the car was completely covering half of the front tires-if I turned the wheel it would have scraped the fenders. I left the car there overnite. The next day {Sunday} my partner's brother -who is a mechanic-went to retrieve my car not being familiarized with the mercedes brand he started the car and pushed every button on the dash-he called me telling me the car was fine it was "fine". He drove my car to my home-much to my puzzlement. The car looked normal. The next day on Monday I started the car and on the dash in big red letters airmatic . Though the car looked fine I saw on closer inspection that one side in front was sagging lower, to sum this up-got the car to the dealer and was told the " air was leaking out of the bags in the front suspension". That cost $1,000 to repair-I think its cheaper to pay that than the alternative. As I write I am furious yes- I have another appointment this coming Monday for my srs system. This is the second time. This time it has to do with the front passenger seat and the etr-they state there is a fault. I have to pay $540. 00 to have a safe car? this is the second time the srs light has come on-sounds kind of like the first time it happened too-only that was covered under warranty. I have 74,000 miles on this car. Whats going to happen next? mercedes submitted a video showing an S Class with a collapsed suspension showing that it was fit to be on the road along with other cars-people what are you thinking?this is supposed to be one of the safest cars on the road! that's why we bought it . And about the srs light?.

In 12-06 I bought a 2004 Mercedes Benz s500. Since than I took the car back the dealer more ten times the latest was 1-09 for the same reason the air matic defected orcompressure leak,pressure sensor malfunction,air matic valve block defective. Some time they found the air matic compressors w/ external leak cause the suspension to be low. In may 2008 for leak in the compressor they told me it was fixed. Again in July 2008 air matic compressor again leak. Aug 2008 they told me it relay defective the airmatic pump was stuck and the airmatic pump did not pass pnumatic test again they told me the dealer charged $821. 03. Jan2009 airmatic valve block defective again charged $765. 89. I think some completely wrong with this car, but the dealer and the head of the Mercedes Benz do not want to hear me the car cost me alot of moneys and every other month I must find money to fixed the same thing over and over again that not fair.

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As I was driving my 2001 Mercedes Benz s500. My airmatic suspension fail and my car front went down as I was driving on the freeway. My tires start rubbing into my wheel well and started smoking. The problem left the front end damage. I had the problem fix by a mercedes dealership. Six month later the problem arise again. I don't drive the car for fear that I might get into an accident.

I have a 2002 430s Mercedes Benz with only 69,000 miles on it. I have replaced the airmatic pump and paid $641. 89 on sept 25, 2008 at rick hill imports in kingsport TN and my car is again lowering to the ground while driving speeds of 40 to 50 mph. I have to pull off the road to air my car up which is dangerous. I took it back to rick hill imports they tell me the shocks are leaking air and that is a common problem with these cars. I have started doing research online I have found that their are several issues with this car yr make and model. I am told that I will have to spend another 3000-4000 to get my car in the running condition it needs to be in. My car has not been driven hard or that much. The yr of my car should have about 100000 mile on it, and it does not. I also found where there is an investigation already in place for the airmatic system. I have made mercedes aware of my problem they refuse to do anything about it. I feel that I have defaulty system and I want them to replace it after all they are known for expense luxury dependable cars and that is why you pay 70,000 dollars for their cars. This lemon airmatic system is going to cause me or one of my family member to get killed lowering to the ground at speed of 40-50mph and pulling off the side of the road to let it air up.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes Benz s 500. When the vehicle is parked, the airmatic remains lowered when it should not. The contact stated that corrosion occurred in the inner steel portions of the active body control's (abc) high pressure distribution hose due to extensive exposure to humidity, which caused deterioration of the hose. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v263000 (suspension), although the failures were identical. The failure mileage was 129,000 and current mileage was 129,500. Updated 10/03/08 the left front strut was blown and leaking oil. Updated 10/06/08.

The airmatic warning came on my vehicle without prior incident. While driving normally last week, I suddenly noticed the panel flashing this warning. The car did not completely fail, but the car is much lower than it needs to be. When I searched this on-line I came across a forum called benzworld. Org or com. There are hundreds of complaints about this problem and many people are calling for mbusa to recall this item. I called the corporate hq and was told to take the car in to the dealer, I was to ask the service manager for a" after warranty assistance". I am not sure what this means, but this is a very expensive item to repair and there may be many things contributing to this problem. Mbusa should stand behind this faulty feature and recall this item. I will take the car in on 07/28/08 and see what the outcome is. I suspect this will cost me close to 1k on a car that has 73k miles. I will ask for the old parts and hold them in reserve for your further instructions.

Failure of "airmatic" suspension allows front of car to drop down to the point that the tires rub on the fenders. Apparently there is no failsafe to prevent a dangerous highway situation.

The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz s500. The contact stated that the vehicle would ride very low on a constant basis. The air suspension indicator was illuminated on the instrument panel. He noticed that the indicator would illuminate and remain lit immediately after the vehicle was started. The vehicle would lift up and the contact noticed a leak in the air suspension system, which caused the vehicle to decrease in height. The dealer and manufacturer stated that there were no recalls for the issue and offered no assistance. The current mileage was approximately 60,000 and failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

- the driver noticed that vehicle became lower to the ground as he was driving at 20 mph. The road conditions were dry. The contact was parked for approximately 2-3 hours, when he returned and noticed that the vehicle was even lower than before. Took the vehicle to a dealer, who diagnosed the problem as an airmatic system failure. The airmatic system was replaced. The contact did not remember any warning signs prior to the incident. Updated 1/31/2007 -.

Mercedes s-class w220 airmatic problems,do something about it ! they are sucking uss outttttt!.

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The airmatic system fails and the body of vehicle came down to touch all 4 wheels while driving high speed on an interstate I-66 highway. -the dashboard indication showed "airmatic-------stop, car too low" making scraping noise in the front wheel wells both sides.

: the contact stated, intermittently, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stops and then collapses to the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealership each time. The strut assembly was replaced, the axle calibrated, and the wheels aligned. These efforts have not repaired the vehicle. While the vehicle was in park, there was a loud bang, then smoke coming from the engine compartment. The dealership determined the suspension exploded, but are not aware how to repair the vehicle.

After driving and placing gear of 2002 Mercedes Benz s430 in park, my car collapsed so low that car could not be driven, leaving all occupants stranded. Airmatic compressor system, which is car's suspension system totally failed. Car towed on flat bed to dealership. Several parts replaced, including airmatic compessor, sensor, fuse, pump, and more. Car repair cost me $1000.

My major concern is the failure of my accelerator to respond. This could have easily been a fatal accident. I was beginning to enter the interstate and the accelarator simply failed to respond. Immediately got it to the shop and they replaced the pedal valve sender, pedal housing assembly,and input new codes for the pedal valve sensor. I was charged $361. 03. Apparently many of the S Class cars have computer problems and I believe this model should be recalled to check pedal valve sensors and to install a saftey back up of some type. Many people could have already been killed because of this potentially serious problem. The suspension problem centered around the airmatic system. 1st in the shop on sept. 6,2002 mileage 46,521. Second malfunction March 21st. Mileage 53,846. This is when they charged me. Next occurrence April 3, 2003. Mileage 54,150. The dealership eventually refunded $585. 89 of those charges with no explanation how they arrived at that number. Accelerator failed on January 6, 2003 mileage 51,934. I had to take my car to daytona beach, 30 miles away, 10 times in just over 10,000 miles. Daytona beach has been very helpful but my attempts to deal with their corporate office have been meet with a condescending and uncooperative attitude. It is clear that their once terrific image of quality and customer satisfaction is a thing of the past. As information I have shared this information with the USA president of mercedes paul halata. I wrote him on April 3 and again on may 14 since I received no reply. He had a customer service rep. Who answers the phone write me a terrible letter that had the wrong car and wrong VIN. He was the same guy I called when the problems first began who did not return my calls. Nevertheless, the accelerator issue is a serious issue, everything else is just the new way of doing business in America.