Didn't own any of them. I worked for a Benz dealer in Jersey from 2000 to 2004. People always say: "You work at a dealer so you only see the problem cars." Well we had 50 techs and an average of 350 appointments a week and we could not keep up.
00-05 S430/500/600 - recalls for blower motor resistors & washer heaters catching fire, batteries exploding in the trunk, MAF sensors,O2 sensors,ECMs, Brake light switches, air suspension, Command Centers..
01-01 C230/240/320 - tilt wheel motor strips out, HVAC flap motors, brake light switches, O2 sensors, MAF, bulbs blow every other day, ground harness updates for front signal sockets melting
97-02 E320/430-CLK 320-430 - brake light switches, A/c leaks from the same spots, dash will split on the passenger side air bag perforation, vanity mirror doors snap the first time used, door sill covers break/crack all too easily, Trans Control Modules in all the models mentioned.
03- E320/350/500/550 - Keyless GO doesn't GO, Sound system issues, some of the same issues as the ones above.
To be fair, there were at least 2 dozen of those weekly appointments were only for routine maintenance.
