Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / S500 / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004305809 Incident Date: Sep, 14 2004
Consumer's City: BEVERLY HILLS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: S500 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBSK75F93F Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 03 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While approaching a stop light, the consumer applied the brakes and they failed, which caused the vehicle to slowly continue into the center of the intersection. the owner later took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that this occurred with all brands of cars not just mercedes and that a certain percentage of brake failures is acceptable in the auto industry so long as that percentage does not get too high. *jb consumer stated that the info was hard to accept when he could have been killed by cross traffic at the intersection where he coasted through a redlight. *tc