TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ S63. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A BYSTANDER INFORMED HER UNDER THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO EXIT HER PREGNANT SELF AND HER 4 DOGS THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES OR SEEK ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED 5 BY STANDERS WHERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH 5 FIRE HOSES THEY ALL HAD IN HAND. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. *LN*JB
2009 Mercedes-Benz S63
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ S63. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SENDING UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,828. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AS WELL. UPDATED 07/24/14
I WAS DRIVING CAR AND A WARNING LIGHT SHOWED ABS, STEERING, SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION, REFER TO OPERATORS MANUAL. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AFTER THE LIGHT SHOWED, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CARS BRAKES LOCKED UP, THE STEERING WOULD NOT WORK AND THE CAR SWERVED ACROSS THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND I ENDED UP IN A CRASH THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AFTER HITTING SEVERAL OBJECTS INCLUDING A TREE, WE ALL WALKED OUT WITHOUT A SCRATCH, HOWEVER HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A SPEED HIGHER THAN 30 MPH I BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE ALL DIED. THE CAR LOST ALL FUNCTIONALITY OF BRAKES AND STEERING, THE BRAKES APPEARED TO STAY ON AND LOCKED EVEN WHEN MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THEM. I HAVE DRIVEN MERCEDES FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM EVER. ON THE GOOD SIDE ALL SAFETY FEATURES WORKED, THE AIR BAGS, THE BODY ALTHOUGH ENDING UP AT THE WINDSCREEN FROM THE FRONTAL CRASH DID NOT SMASH OR POP WINDSCREEN OUT, THE ENGINE DID NOT END UP CRUSHING OUR LEGS, IN FACT NO ONE GOT A SCRATCH ON THEM. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED OUT OF DITCH IT WAS ALSO NOTED BY OTHERS THAT THE STEERING WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT ANYONE WITH THIS CAR GETS IT CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY. *TR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
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.