Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / S CLASS / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007104000 Incident Date: Apr, 19 2007
Consumer's City: GREENVILLE Consumer's State: MS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: S CLASS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:springs:air suspension system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBNG75J4YA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 29 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 09 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Had 2000 mercedes s500, car in garage for a week, noticed the car is very low, tires almost rubbing the inside of the fenders, turned car on and warning massage said " car is too low, stop aeronautic system" raised the car with a panel button, car raised. called the dealer, said you can drive it. i drove it and it very noisy, the second day did the same, very low almost on the ground. same problem happened before about six month ago,while out of the state, told by the dealer it need reselling the aromatic system. fixed that time (october 2006) cost me about $650. problem keep going with the same aromatic system. looked up online, www.benzworld.org and found hundreds of similar complains about the same airmatic system. it is very expensive to repaired, and if repaired, it keep failing over and over. there must be a recall to correct it. it is very dangerous if it happened while driving, the whole suspension might collapse which may cause serious injuries. pleaase help, thanks. *ak