6.7

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,000 miles

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problem #1

Nov 072003

S430 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,000 miles
2003 S5004matic by daimler Chrysler. At 9000 miles had rear rotors warped by parking brake. At 11000 miles had front rotors warped by unknown reasons. At 11500 miles shimmy in steering wheel cannot be fixed. Dealer has tried to fix it on 4 occasions. Unable to do so.

- Chester, NJ, USA