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2004 Mercedes benz S500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1198705
Internal NHTSA #	10733487
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	S500
Model Year	2004
File date	14/04/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	During rain storm, water seepeed ino air cowl into cabin-passenger side- flooded floor eventually sam electronic module under floor was damaged and shut off electronics in automobile while driving at high speed on freeway- with out power controls operating it made driving and stopping the car a very dangerous feat eventually went off road into guardrail and stopped. Mercedes benz has been aware (a lawsuit was filed in ca) of design defect of air cowl drain clogging and flooding cabin but has kept this dangerous flaw from owners even though we learned they have for sale an update kit to prevent this at owners expense. Our case fortunately did not cause a fatality but it could have easily had if the vehicle was not being driven by an expert driver- loosing power controls on a rain storm/ wet road with no power accesories / brakes is not a safe condition which needs to be addressed asap following this mishap we contacted local merceds dealership in plano,tx autohaus who responded being unaware and had no history of such problem- apparently mercedes is being wrongfully secretive of this serious flaw not only to consumers but their own people 9
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	98000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GARLAND, TX
VIN pattern	WDBNG75J14AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Mercedes benz S500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercedes benz S500 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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