https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mercedes-Benz S550 4matic. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:39:15 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1993201 Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT I got this certified car from Mercedes Benz dealer. I have driven it sparingly for less than 10K miles without really any hitting any bumps or potholes . After a recent service [XXX] 2024 at a MB dealer, I was told that 2 wheels were cracked 1 front & 1 back . I took it to another MB dealer (MB Morristown, NJ) to change the wheels & they advised that all 4 wheels were cracked, & one wheel had https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1708597 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED CRACKS ON THREE SEPARATE TIRE RIMS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 41,000 MILES.THE TIRES ARE LOW PROFILE, RUN FLAT TIRES AND THE RIMS APPEAR TO BE ALUMINUM AND FAULTY. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1706198 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT I AM REPLACING THE REAR RIMS FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 1 YEAR. THE 2 AMG REAR RIMS KEEP CRACKING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD TO KEEP REPLACING CRACKED RIMS LIKE THIS. THESE RIMS ARE NEARLY 1500 EACH. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1705547 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT FAULT DOOR HINGE DRIVER DOOR - HINGE MAKES CREAKING NOISES AND HAS STICKING POINTS https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1701927 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT 2016 MERCEDES CLS550... I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I'VE ALREADY HAD A SEIZURE IN THE CAR AND WAS FOUND SLUMPED OVER BY FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL AT A DEAD STOP WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND THE AIR ON AND I WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IS THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN PUT TOGETHER. THE HOSPITAL OBVIOUSLY https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1684849 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT HEARD A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL RETURNING HOME AND LOOKED UP AND SAW THE RIGID CRACK FROM FRONT TO THE BACK ON THE PANORAMIC GLASS. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF DEBRIS HITTING THE GLASS AS THERE ARE NO CHIPS. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1684673 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT ON JULY 15, 2020, I WAS INVOLVED IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT. THE CAR LEFT THE ROADWAY ON A CURVE WHEN I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO A MEDICAL ISSUE, AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A TREE. THE TREE PREVENTED A TOTAL ROLLOVER AND THE CAR WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. I WAS THROWN AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NEITHER DID THE FRONT AIRBAGS. THE CA https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1671286 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN CHARLOTTE NC IN WINTER OF 2018. IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO CARS IN SITE, WE HEARD A LOUD POP. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NOISE WAS BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD BUT WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE A ROCK COULD HAVE COME FROM AS THEIR WERE NO CARS ON THE ROAD. THAT AFTERNOON WE PULLED BACK THE ROOF https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1671287 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN CHARLOTTE NC IN WINTER OF 2018. IN NOVEMBER OF 2019, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO CARS IN SITE, WE HEARD A LOUD POP. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NOISE WAS BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD BUT WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE A ROCK COULD HAVE COME FROM AS THEIR WERE NO CARS ON THE ROAD. THAT AFTERNOON WE PULLED BACK THE ROOF https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1670257 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE'S FRONT WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE VEHICLE AS PARKED IN A LOCKED PRIVATE GARAGE. CRACK ORIGINATES AT TOP OF WINDSHIELD FRAME WHERE BODY TORQUES THE GLASS AND CONTINUES THROUGH ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, ENDING UP IN DRIVER'S LINE-OF-SIGHT. NO VISIBLE POINT OF IMPACT ON DAMAGED AREA OF GLASS. DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED BY THE STRESS C https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1669004 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT PANORAMIC SUNROOF CRACKED WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1669005 Sat, 13 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT PANORAMIC SUNROOF CRACKED WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1636881 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES BENZ S550 4MATIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V01000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (UNKNOWN), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1631964 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT WHEN PARKING THE CAR. TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKE. WHEN THE IGNITION BUTTON IS PUSHED TO TURN CAR OFF, THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL NOT PARK. THE CAR WILL GO INTO PARK WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED. THE CAR HAS ROLLED AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CAREFUL. WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION WITH THIS MODEL. THINK IT IS UNSAFE. EVERY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN INCLUDING MERCEDES GO INTO PARK WHEN https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#recall-19V787000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-s550-4matic-2016 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2017 vehicles due to a software fault that may cause the date and time for the emergency call system (eCall) to differ from the actual date and time, potentially relaying an inaccurate vehicle location. For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#recall-19V787000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-s550-4matic-2015 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2017 vehicles due to a software fault that may cause the date and time for the emergency call system (eCall) to differ from the actual date and time, potentially relaying an inaccurate vehicle location. For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#recall-17V816000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-s550-4matic-2017 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLE550e 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLS450, GLE63S 4Matic, GLS63 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65 AMG, S550, Mercedes-Maybach S600, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLE63S 4Matic Coupe, 2017-2018 GLS550 4Matic, S550 4Matic, 2018 S450, and S63 AMG 4Matic vehicl https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1402056 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN OCTOBER 2016. REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD MADE BY PPG IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS A COLOR REFLECTIVE STRIP THAT IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. THIS CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THEY HAVE PUT 4 PPG WINDSHIELDS IN THE CAR AND ALL ARE BAD. MERCEDES BENZ HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE GLASS MADE BY PPG FOR REPLACEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT IS COMING OUT OF THE FACTORY IN GERMA https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#recall-17V251000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-s550-4matic-2017 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 C300, C300 4Matic, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4Matic, C43 AMG, C43 AMG Coupe, C43 AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG, C63S AMG Coupe, C63S Cabrio, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, GLC43 AMG, S550, S550 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, and Mercedes-Maybach S600 vehicles. The affected vehicles have front sea https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1311392 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 10 MONTHS THAT THE SEAT BELTS WILL BE REPLACED BY MB IN THIS CAR. MB DEALERS STATES THAT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS KNOWN AND MB IS WORKING ON A FIX. IN THE MEANTIME THEY ARE REPLACING THE SEAT BELTS WITH A NEW PART, BUT THEY SAID IT MAY GO BAD AGAIN AND MB IS WORKING ON A PERMENANT FIX AND WE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN A NEW SEAT BELT IS https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1307313 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED FIRMLY, WHEN THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WOULD RELEASE THE PEDAL SLIGHTLY TO ALLOW THE CAR TO DRIFT FORWARD. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES THERE WERE NO BREAKS AND THE CAR DRIFTED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF US. HAD CAR BACK TO DEALER 2 TIMES THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1272509 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT FROM 2014 THROUGH 2016 THE INTELLIGENT DRIVE AND THE DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE DOES NOT WORK. I KEEP SAYING THE S550 THINKS 200 FEET IS 90 FEET AND 100 FEET IS 30 FEET. WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS THE SYSTEMS THINK 90 FEET DISTANCE IS 200 FEET AWAY AND 30 FEET IS 100 FEET AWAY. IT DOES NOT MEASURE THE DISTANCE PROPERLY. IT COULD BE, AND MOST LIKELY, A PROGRAMING ISSUE. IT IS THE SAME ON ALL THE 2014 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1272510 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT FROM 2014 THROUGH 2016 THE INTELLIGENT DRIVE AND THE DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE DOES NOT WORK. I KEEP SAYING THE S550 THINKS 200 FEET IS 90 FEET AND 100 FEET IS 30 FEET. WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS THE SYSTEMS THINK 90 FEET DISTANCE IS 200 FEET AWAY AND 30 FEET IS 100 FEET AWAY. IT DOES NOT MEASURE THE DISTANCE PROPERLY. IT COULD BE, AND MOST LIKELY, A PROGRAMING ISSUE. IT IS THE SAME ON ALL THE 2014 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1272511 Sun, 03 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT FROM 2014 THROUGH 2016 THE INTELLIGENT DRIVE AND THE DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE DOES NOT WORK. I KEEP SAYING THE S550 THINKS 200 FEET IS 90 FEET AND 100 FEET IS 30 FEET. WHAT I MEAN TO SAY IS THE SYSTEMS THINK 90 FEET DISTANCE IS 200 FEET AWAY AND 30 FEET IS 100 FEET AWAY. IT DOES NOT MEASURE THE DISTANCE PROPERLY. IT COULD BE, AND MOST LIKELY, A PROGRAMING ISSUE. IT IS THE SAME ON ALL THE 2014 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1252961 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT ALL THE SAFETY COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST TWO FORMS HAPPEN IN ALL THE 2014,2015. AND 2016 MERCEDES S550. THE CARS ARE SUPPOSE TO PRACTICALLY DRIVE THEMSELVES. IT EVEN HAS STEERING ASSIST THAT KEEPS THE CAR CENTERED IN THE LANE AND WILL EVEN STEER AROUND CURVES. IT IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP PRE SET DISTANCES FROM THE CAR IN FRONT THAT YOU CAN SET BETWEEN 100 AND 200 FEET. IT IS SUPPOSE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1252966 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST PLUS DOES NOT WORK. IT'S SUPPOSE TO WORK FROM 4 MPH TO 65 MPH.IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE STOPPED CARS OR OBJECTS IN IT'S PATH.IT'S SUPPOSE TO AUTONOMOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO HELP PREVENT COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. IT NEVER INTERVENES.WHEN A CAR CUTS ME OFF OR PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF ME OR STOPS IN FRONT OF ME,THE SAFETY FEATURES DO NOT INTERVENE.I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TO A https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1251621 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT IN 2015 MERCEDES BOUGHT BACK MY 2014 S550 DUE TO THE REASONS STATED HERE.THEY ALSO HELPED ME BUY A 2016 S,WHICH CAME IN AROUND 12/18/2015 FIGURED THE PROBLEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THEN.MERCEDES HAD ENOUGH TIME TO FIX THEM IF THEY WANTED TO SINCE I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I FIRST GOT MY 2014.I IMMEDIATELY COMPLAINED, WHEN MY 2016 CAME IN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AS MY 2014 HEAD.THE DISTRONIC P https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#complaint-1251622 Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT IN 2015 MERCEDES BOUGHT BACK MY 2014 S550 DUE TO THE REASONS STATED HERE.THEY ALSO HELPED ME BUY A 2016 S,WHICH CAME IN AROUND 12/18/2015 FIGURED THE PROBLEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THEN.MERCEDES HAD ENOUGH TIME TO FIX THEM IF THEY WANTED TO SINCE I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I FIRST GOT MY 2014.I IMMEDIATELY COMPLAINED, WHEN MY 2016 CAME IN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AS MY 2014 HEAD.THE DISTRONIC P https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-s550-4matic#recall-15V657000-mercedes-benz-mercedes-benz-s550-4matic-2015 Wed, 14 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 S550 4Matic Coupe, AMG S63 4Matic Coupe, and AMG S65 vehicles manufactured January 27, 2014, to April 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, left-side front seat belts may have been installed on the right-side and vice versa. As a result, the installation angle may be incorrect, affecting the seat belt locking behavior. Additionall