2002 Mercedes-Benz S500 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 8%of 25 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,570miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500, 8% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,570 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.
“Right side catalyst broke apart and failed. It caused the car to run really horrible and stall out many times. Manufacturer doesn't want to be responsible for the repair, even if the vehicle only has 65000 miles. It won't pass the california emission testing. Updated 12/17/14.”
NHTSA complaint #10555977, filed 2013-12, 56,000 miles“The contact owns a 2002 mercedes S500. The contact stated that they had to take the vehicle to the dealer twice for the check engine light and for an alignment in the past two years. The contact had to replace the aromatic struts on the vehicle twice because of a failure, the exhaust pipe and general ring for the check engine failure. The contact was concerned about the safety issue because the vehicle stalled which made it difficult to maneuver when the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 53,140 and the current mileage was 117,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10398540, filed 2011-05, 53,140 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10037917Jan 20, 2011Mercedes-benze: there is a leakage at the press-fit sleeve of a pulsation damper. This is caused by high heat entering the system or tension in the line.
- 10028627Dec 15, 2008Mercedes: display in instrument cluster "air suspension" or "abc service required" is displayed in the instrument cluster, the engine wiring harness may have been damaged by the…
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500
14 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsInterior lighting
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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