HI, I HAVE A 2000 S430 AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM . IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON AND THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND WOULD NOT CUT BACK ON. I WAITED FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AND THE CAR CUT BACK ON. I DROVE AROUND ALL DAY AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I TURNED IT ON AND IT WAS FINE BUT THEN I DROVE ABOUT A MILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START. I WAITED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THIS TIME AND THE CAR CUT ON AND WAS FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO BUY DRY GAS BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE HAD WATER IN IT . I BOUGHT THE DRY GAS AND THE CAR WORKED FINE BUT THE NEXT DAY IT DID IT AGAIN IT WOULD CUT OFF AFTER 2 MIN AFTER I TURNED IT ON. I HAVE IT DOWN TO A SCIENCE NOW, TO KEEP THE CAR ON ALL DAY I MUST KEEP MY FOOT GENTLY ON THE GAS WHEN I TURN IT ON FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES (IDILING AT ABOUT 2) THEN I CAN GO ALL DAY. I JUST GOT A TUNE UP LAST WEEK AND THE CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT BUT I KEEP HER PAMPERED. AND THE CLUSTER SCREEN SHOWS NO MALFUNCTIONS . I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON SATURDAY WITH BENZ HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR READING MY LONG STORY GUYS.

 

your best bet would be to take it in to the MB dealership again i hope you have warranty and tell them that the problem is still there

 

Thanks lex, i just got the problem fixed. i had to get my spark plugs changed.

 

thats nice to hear now i would know what to do when that happens to me...