SAFETY: THE WIRING HARNESS ON MY MERCEDES BENZ S350 (140 CHASSIS SERIES) HAS DETERIOATED BADLY THAT IT CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS. THE SRS SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE SRS SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE IN THE 8-10 SECONDS REQUIRED. IT TAKES AS MUCH AS 5-10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SRS LIGHT GOES OUT TO SIGNAL THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING. HOWEVER, WITH THIS MALFUNCTION THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE SRS IS WORKING AT ALL LEAVING ONE TO WONDER IF THE SYSTEM WILL ACTUALLY WORK, IF NECESSARY. THE WIRES INSIDE THE HARNESS ARE SO DETERIOATED THAT EACH WIRE HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLETE FRACTURES AND SEPARATIONS. THE ELECTRONICS ARE HAYWIRE AND NONE OF THE ELECTRIC POWERED INSTRUMENTS AND GAUGES CAN BE RELIED UPON FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION. THIS PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD RISK AS WELL. THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM BLINKS. AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. LIGHTS BLOW FOR NO DISCERNABLE REASON. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ONE WEEK AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL OF THIS. M *LA
1994 Mercedes Benz 350
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVEHICLE WAS IN PARK IN IDLE POSITION, PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1991| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.