2002 Mercedes-Benz S500 Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 25 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the equipment of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500, 4% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,500 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.
“The contact owns a 2002 mercedes benz S500. On october 1, 2007, the mileage gauge displayed 26,700. The following day, the gauge displayed 43,000. Ever since the vehicle was purchased in 2005, the windows and sunroof have opened without warning while driving at speeds ranging from 20 to 45mph. The failure occurred while driving through a car wash and while parked with the engine shut off. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failures. The contact stated that the cd player failed a few weeks ago and the dealer informed her that it needed replacing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10204988, filed 2007-10, 8,500 milesRelated service bulletins
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- 10136029Jun 20, 2014SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink
- 10166975Feb 11, 2014This Customer 1 Action has been initiated because certain mbrace subscribers were recently contacted by mbrace informing them that they need to have an i-button call performed to…
- 10166976Feb 3, 2014Message in instrument cluster "DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently Unavailable - See Owner's Manual"
- 10037986Dec 8, 2010Mercedes benz- when doing a software update the update fails and the tuner goes to boot mode.
Equipment: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500
14 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsInterior lighting
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
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 Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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