2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 problems
The 2000 Mercedes-Benz S500 has 85 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (38%) concerns electrical system. After that come lighting (21%) and suspension (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 65 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 65 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 84,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 89,000 miles (26 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We were driving at highway speed around 65 MPH when either the transmission or differential went out. We're not sure exactly what happened mechanically because we haven't taken the car to the shop yet. But whatever it was, it was definitely catastrophic. There was no accident at all. We were able to maneuver the car safely to the side of the highway after the car broke. But for some reason the passenger side airbags deployed the instant that the car broke down!
While in trunk of vehicle battery exploded withour warning. Vehicle was not running at the time. Consumer states when changing CD?s in the compact disc changer which is located in the trunk and while bending over to pick up the CD?s the battery which is also in the trunk exploded, causing severe damage to consumers spine.
The vehicle experienced multiple mechanical failures. Seat belt sticks, while driving dash lights go out, power steering dropped, ateanna fell off, power windows malfunction. *nlm
While driving 65 MPH the air suspension system malfunctioned without warning. As a result the front end collapsed. The cause had not been determined. Please provide additional information.