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2001 Mercedes-Benz S600 engine problems

The 2001 Mercedes-Benz S600 has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 52% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

23

Engine complaints

52%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

S600 engine complaints by model year23 complaints1994: 1 complaints2001: 23 complaints2002: 6 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 3 complaints2007: 1 complaints
S600 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

MY OIL COOLER HAS BEEN LEAKING SINCE 41,000 MILES AND I HAVE READ OTHER MERCEDES BENZ S600 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A SHOP 4K DOLLARS. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR I THINK MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND FIX THE PROBLEM.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 11, 2009

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S600 have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S600 engine — 52% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.