2001 Mercedes Benz 600 recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Brakes (2), Hydraulic (2), Lights (2), Visibility (wipers / glass) (2), Electrical system (2).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
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12/01/2009 · Brakes · crash
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45AM ON JULY 4, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR MARSHALL, ARKANSAS I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION (IN THE INSURED VEHICLE A 2001 S600 MERCEDES-BENZ) WITH A COW THAT RAN ONTO TO THE HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND STATE FARM. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR STATE FARM APPRO…
12/08/2008 · Lights
OIL LEAK ON 2001 MB S600 MODELS. THEY ALL HAVE BAD OIL COOLERS. *TR
08/27/2008 · Suspension
1. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE AUTO. SOMETHING IN THE FRONT PART OF THE AUTO MAKES A THROBBING NOISE. IT CAUSES EITHER THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OR THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO LOSE ITS BALANCE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IN A ONE HOUR TRIP, IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE AND FOR A PERIOD OF FROM 5 MINUTES TO 20 MINUTES. 2. ONE OF…
04/13/2007 · Brakes
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ 600. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE ANTI-SKID INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.*AK
11/08/2006 · Electrical system
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION BLINKED ON AND OFF, THEN FAILED COMPLETELY, MAKING THE GAUGES DIFFICULT TO READ IN THE DAYTIME AND IMPOSSIBLE AT NIGHT. THE SERVICE DEALER'S MOBILE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE…
06/10/2005 · Electronic Stability Control
THE FRONT WHEELS LOSE THEIR ALIGNMENT EASILY AND FREQUENTLY. THE FRONT TIRES START WOBBLING AND CONTINUE WOBBLING FOR MINUTES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT TIRES FREQUENTLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY LEFT WHEEL. THE AUTHORIZED MERCEDES DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
11/05/2003 · Electrical system
WHILE DRIVING, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SUDDENLY DISENGAGE AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE WINDOW HAD BLOWN OUT DURING BAD WEATHER, THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL DID NOT FUNCTION MOST OF THE TIME, THE ABC WARNING HAD COME ON, THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, THE BRAKE-LINING HAD GONE THIN…
03/13/2003 · Latches / locks
FAILURE OF TRUNK TO CLOSE EVENLY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS PROBLEM IS WITH ALL THE MERCEDES S600 VEHICLES AND THAT IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT THE INSTALLATION OF A SECOND MOTOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRUNK. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO ENTER IN THE TRUNK, AND CAUSE RUST TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.*JB