1994 Mercedes-Benz 420 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 25%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 1994 Mercedes-Benz 420, 25% of the 16 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The problem started last august. It occurrs only occasionally and has never been duplicated when at a dealership or repair shop. After applying the brakes and coming to a stop, the car starts to roll forward. When I take my foot of the brake pedal and reapply it, the car then stops. However, on april 7th when this occurred reapplying the brake did not stop the car and I rolled into the rear end of a trator trailer truck who was stopped at a red light. In november 2001 I took the car to the mercedes dealership in haverhill, ma smith motors. They put in a new master cyclinder. …”
NHTSA complaint #761678, filed 2002-05“After coming to a complete stop vehicle will try to surge forward while consumer applies brakes. This has been an intermittent problem. Contacted dealer, and dealer cannot find cause. Has replaced several brake parts but found nothing. . Consumer stated incident happens when the vehicle has been driven for an hour or more, there is usually a sound, consumer also stated all 4 rotors have been replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #8012437, filed 2002-06Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Mercedes-Benz 420
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Mercedes-Benz 420
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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