ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE WIRING DEALERSHIP REPAIR ITS STATING ITS ALWAYS AN ISSUE DUE TO THE MAKE OF THE WIRING SYSTEM. HOW THEY MADE IT THAT YEAR WAS A BAD SYSTEM. IT COST $1500-2400 TO REPLACE IT DUE TO THEY HAVE TO ORDER THAT PART FROM GERMANY.
1994 Mercedes-Benz S 500
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTHE MAIN ELECTRICAL CABLE HARNESS FOR THE STARTER, ALTERNATOR AND VEHICLE BATTERY IS AFFECTED BY THE BAD WIRING.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2000| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Do not drive |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 2 | 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.