2001 Mercedes-Benz S430 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 73 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 99,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S430, 4% of the 73 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 99,500 miles.
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.
“I was in cruise control on I-95 at 70mph. Had been driving for 1 hour when car suddenly started accelerating. I disengaged cruise and took foot off accelerator with no effect. Rpm/speed continued to accelerate and I slammed on brakes with trivial deceleration. I started to downshift on transmission to bleed speed. In order to avoid colliding with vehicle in front of me at 90mph, I shifted into neutral, slammed on brakes, and swerved off road. The engine redlined (RPM) and I turned off car. Mercedes of ft. …”
NHTSA complaint #10780692, filed 2015-10, 89,000 miles“Consumer of a 2001 S430 v faulty sunroof, LED side mirrors, and turn signals. Customer states the vehicle has cost him a lot of money to repair and would like it to be fixed and be repaid in someway. **nar**kb the consumer stated the vehicle has had numerous problems such as persistent tail light and head light assembly failures, engine, fuel, accelerator pedal assembly, alternator, battery, instrument cluster, vacuum door pump, electrical, front suspension failures such as the airmatic shocks, the thrust arms, ball joints and the airmatic pump/relay. …”
NHTSA complaint #10202668, filed 2007-09Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S430
37 complaintsInterior lighting
11 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S430
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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