2007 Mercedes Benz S550

TAKATA RECALL- I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO PARK PLACE MERCEDES ARLINGTON IN DALLAS, TX TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY COMAND UNIT RADIO. THE CD/DVD PLAYER WOULD READ THE NAME OF THE DISC BUT WOULD NOT PLAY IT. AN ERROR MESSAGE COMES ON THAT SAYS DISC ERROR. I FIGURED SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE MAY BE DIRTY AND JUST NEEDS TO BE CLEAN AS THE DISCS WERE READABLE BY THE COMAND UNIT. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THE WHOLE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT. $1800 FOR THE REPAIR ON THE SAME EXACT UNIT. AN OUTDATED UNIT THAT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY. I FEEL LIKE MERCEDES VEHICLES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE NOT TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR THEIR PARTS AND HAVING TO REPLACE EVERYTHING. MERCEDES NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THEIR COMAND UNITS AND CONSIDER A RECALL ON THESE RADIOS.

TAKATA RECALL-I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO PARK PLACE MERCEDES OF ARLINGTON IN DALLAS, TX TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC ON WHY MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF WOULD NOT OPEN. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT THE WHOLE ROOF WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I FEEL LIKE THESE CARS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR PARTS NOT TO BE ABLE TO BE REPAIRED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SHADE GOES BACK AND FORTH, JUST THE GLASS WON'T OPEN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE WHOLE ROOF HAS TO BE REPLACED. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN INTERNAL DEFECT AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A WHOLE NEW ROOF BECAUSE OF ONE PART OF IT WON'T OPEN UP. MERCEDES NEEDS TO LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION ON PANORAMIC ROOFS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 6 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS MADE A THUMPING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE ISSUE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

WAS DRIVING AND CAR JUST MAKES A JOLT WHILE SHIFTING GEAR THAN I CAN'T ACCELERATE AND IT GETS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR RPM STARTS GOING UP IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE THAN I'LL HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF WHICH IS INCONVENIENT WHEN YOUR IN TRAFFIC THAN RESTART IT AND IT'LL BE NORMAL BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. NOW THE CAR IS STUCK ON A GEAR AND WON'T CHANGE GEARS COMPLETELY PARKED IT OVER NIGHT AND STILL DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS WHEN I START CAR AND TRY TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT MAKES A HARD JOLT AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE PAST 30 MPH. BEEN HAPPENING FOR 2 YEARS NOW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ S550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDUCTOR PLATE AND VALVE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 100,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY POPULATED INTERSTATE MAY CAR LOST POWER AND WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR AND I NEARLY GOT HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MERCEDES TOLD ME THAT MY CONDUCTOR PLATE FAILED AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM ONE GEAR TO A VERY LOW GEAR. IN MY OPINION THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR OUR ROADS AND I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND MAKE THIS PROBLEM GO AWAY BEFORE SOMEONE OR MULTIPLE PEOPLE GET HURT.

VEHICLE BECOMES STUCK IN GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WILL NOT SHIFT, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE QUICKLY. FOR EXAMPLE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN 6TH GEAR AFTER LEAVING THE HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO MOVE THE CAR. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF TO RESET THE COMPUTER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF 6TH GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTH PERIOD. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR LOSE POWER WHEN IT IS STUCK IN A GEAR. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ S550. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE STRUT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V608000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAD A 2007 S550 AS I AM GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY 405 FREEWAY. AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION FULL HARD TO THE RIGHT ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE ON MY RIGHT LANE. BUT THANK TO THE QUICK ACTION OF THE DRIVER ON MY RIGHT LANE (HE QUICKLY CHANGE TO THE NEXT LANE WHEN HE SAW MY VEHICLE TOO CLOSE TO HIS VEHICLE). IF HE NOT QUICKLY CHANGED TO THE NEXT LANE I AM SURE THERE IS A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAPPEN SO QUICKLY BY THE TIME I AM REACTED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE ALREADY IN HIS LANE. I AM USED THE EMERGENCY LANE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AT 5 MILE PER BUT MY FRONT SUSPENSION IS MOVING UP AND DOWN UNEVEN LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOW TO THE DEALER. AND THEY ARE DIAGNOSIS WITH: CODE 5200 B24/3 (LEFT FRONT BODY ACCELERATION SENSOR): SIGNAL IMPLAUSIBLE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MY FRIEND S550 HAD BEFORE BUT MERCEDES DEALER RECALL CAMPAIGN NO.2008080004. I HAD BEEN SHOW THE RECALL LETTER TO THE SERVICE WRITER. AFTER SHE CHECK MY VIN NUMBER AND SHE SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIX UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN ? THE PART NUMBER NEED TO BE REPLACE IS : 004 542 35 18 IF YOU ARE NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION, I WILL TRY MY BEST TO PROVIDE IT. THANK