I WAS DRIVING ON SHAW IN FRESNO AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN JUST LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK OR STEER THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO PULL TO A PARKING WITH A FLAT TIRE (REAR PASSENGER) AND CALLED AAA WHICH SENT A SERVICE PERSON TO COME TAKE A LOOK. AAA SERVICE PERSONNEL COULD NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING, SO THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER. CALLED MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATE OFFICE AND SPOKE TO MARY. SHE CLAIMED THE REASON WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I SUGGESTED TO HER THAT IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE FOR A CAR STEERING COLUMN SHOULD NOT LOCK UP REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR. I INFORMED HER THAT I HAVE OWNED 4 MERCEDES BENZ SINCE 1984 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD SUCH INCIDENT WITH ANY CARE EVER! FURTHER SUGGESTED TO [XXX], THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT AND IT BEHOOVES MERCEDES TO WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER RATHER THAN GIVE EXCUSES FOR THE INCIDENT. *TR
1993 Mercedes-Benz S600
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSteering
Filed Sep 6, 2011165,200 milesCA
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2001Reading 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.