I have 76k mile 07 S550 4matic same colors and multi function, massage front seats. It doesn’t have radar cruise. My first 08 W221 black got totaled by careless suv driver. I had that almost 5 years. No mechanical problems. Upgraded black one with ceramic brake pads and aftermarket “18 wheels.
Hi Brother! Thats great to hear your car has the same colors as well, its a beautiful color combination. Love these W221's. Wow thats amazing, 76K on the car is very low miles👍. How long have you had this car for? I am sorry to hear about your 08 S550 getting totalled. Thank you for sharing here.
Hi, I apologize for the late response. That’s a great thing you pointed out about replacing the tire pressure monitor. I have definitely had prior s550’s which have given the “(!)” on the dash for tires even though all tires were good and no leaks in tires. So definitely like you mentioned, it’s a great idea to switch out the tire pressure monitor sensors. Thanks for sharing that, this comment will definitely be helpful for other viewers as well. Thank you for taking the time out to watch this video and sharing here😊.
Hi, I definitely agree with you, the 09,10 and 11 were great years of the W221. Those are very solid years. Most of the early generation problems of w221 were resolved by those years. What does "cylinder wall scoring" mean? Thank you for sharing your comment here.
@@meetbhuller6324 Cylinder wall scoring is where the piston scrapes against the cylinder and eventually "carves" grooves resulting in a low compression and causing blowby and miss-fires. You'll see a lot of earlier M278's missfiring at cylinders 4 and 5 due to this issue. There seem to be a fair amount of W221 and W222 cars that have made it to very high mileage. My opinion (take it with a grain of salt) the cars built in Germany seem to fair a lot better(S class, SL class, CLS class ) than the SUV's (built in one of those southern states). If you search the GLS's and ML550's, a ton of them have cylinder scoring and oil/coolant mixture failure. If you look on the MB forums, there was a bulletin put out by Mercedes that on 2016 and newer models where they talked about switching to cast-iron and using nano-slide coating which supposedly rectified the issue.
@@kylegaddie9139 Wow, all the information you shared, I feel like I learned so much. Thanks for filling me in with all that information. I also think that Mercedes that are actually built in Germany, will be much better vs the ones we buy here in the states. Thanks again for sharing this knowledge brother.
Your 2010 should easily do 300K as long as it's maintained. Sure you're going to have suspension issues along the way, maybe a leaky waterpump, the alternators can go bad if you let any valve cover gasket leaks go unchecked. But overall, a 2010 S550 is a solid car @@meetbhuller6324
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your father. It's wonderful that you inherited such a beautiful car like the S550. Those are fantastic packages and features - the 4MATIC sport package and panoramic roof are really special. Not many S550s come with the panoramic roof! What color is your S550? Wow, 24k miles is incredible. You've got a gem. Thank you for sharing here🙂.
What would you say about interior quality? I have a 2007 model with about 120k miles, so pre facelift, and the plastics from the dash and front seats make annoying sounds when getting in and out or going over some rougher roads.
Hi, I apologize for the late response here. Personally, I think the newer the cars are getting, the more the quality is degrading and becoming more plastic. On the 2007 model the interior quality is good quality. I have owned a few 07’s and 08’ and a few 10’. I have definitely noticed those sounds you mentioned on some of the cars I have owned. I think those sounds come with wear and tear and just the age of the car. I have owned some S550's with high mileage but no sounds and owned some S550's that have had those annoying sounds you mention. Personally I think the S class that was before the W221 model had a bit better interior quality, since less plastic*w220. W221 the S class that you and I have do have good decent interior quality. I have seen some new Mercedes and they are all just putting plastic, so compared to that I think the W221 still has good interior quality but could have been done better. Great question btw. Happy to hear from you.
A pair of speed sensors for the W221 costs around 25 usd for the pair and takes all of three minutes to replace. Not sure why a mechanic would charge you 400 for it.
My 2008 s550 problems at 50,000 miles in 2023. Driver air strut blew, vcm broke caused radio to glitch, starter battery died, oil cooler leak into coolant, cam magnets failure, starter failure, smoking tailpipes (pcv), oil leaks from cam caps.
Hi, sorry to hear you had to deal with all those problems with such low miles on the car. I would honestly think a car with that low miles, you wouldn't run into that many issues. Alot of those repairs can get expensive. Is your s550 early production of 2008 or later production? Also, I appreciate you for sharing your experience with the 08 S550, this comment will be helpful for other viewers that may be looking to purchase a S550 w221. This gives other people a heads up and makes them aware of the repairs that can come with the car. It seems that the later s550 09, 10, 11 tend to have lesser problems. Each car has its issues. I had a 07 that had transmission valve body failure and an 08 with 98k on it that didn't have transmission issues but had some electronic stuff that went out like the moon roof, front drive assist, but other then that car was solid.
Mine is an 08 late production. Flawless transmission with bigger pan. Forgot to mention sway bar clunk on driver side. Your maintenance needs to include cleaning water drains in windshield cowl and sunroof(do not used compressed air) checking coolant for oil(internal oil cooler leak), checking heated windshield washer fluid for coolant, oil on spark plug threads(internal valve cover leak), top pcv breather(change if still original), heater valve under cowl has a revised part(change if original), cam magnets were revised compare your part # to new part #. The ds front air strut and mini auxiliary battery are parts that should be changed if original. These cars are very good for large people but a bit overkill for normal size individuals. I should have got an E class.
@@ToJoseGarcia That's good to hear your car is the later 08 production. I agree 100% with you, all the things that you mentioned should be a part of the maintenance needs. All those things should be checked and kept an eye on, since it will prevent bigger things from going wrong in the future. This information will definitely be helpful to other viewers as well. Thank you again for sharing that knowledge brother. Mercedes E class are great cars and have just the right amount of space if you are not looking for something very big.
Hey bro, sorry for the late response., Thats good to hear. Sounds like you have a healthy S550. Some times one car can have a lot of issues and another same car may not even run into those issues during its lifespan. Sometimes it just comes down to how you take care of the care and maintain it. Happy to hear from you. Thanks for sharing here 🙂.
@@mizterblicky5569 You’re welcome brother. The updated features on the s550 are very cool and were futuristic for its time. These S classes are amazing. I feel you on the love for the S550👍.
Hi, I definitely agree with you 100%. The W221 is much more reliable than the later turbo versions. I have heard similar information from my mechanics as well, so have stayed away from turbos. Thank you for sharing here, it was nice to hear from you 🙂.
Yo do you know how to play music through your phone? I’ve connected it through Bluetooth and it’s authorized but it says not available. But I can still call from it and it goes to my phone. Do I just need to use a cord ?
Hi bro, inside your glove box, you should have a wire coming out of it. The end of the wire will have an adapter which will look like an iPod cable from 1st generation iPods. From online you can buy “Bovee Bluetooth” and plug that into the wire that is in your glove box it will allow you to play music from your phone via Bluetooth. You can google search “boove Bluetooth and it should come up. I know “boove Bluetooth “ is good, their may be other companies out there or similar products but I know “ boove Bluetooth”. What year is your car? Do you see any wire in your glove box?
My first S550 was a iridium silver metallic 2007 with black interior and it had the abc suspension i kept it for like 2 years and upgraded to a black on black S550 with the AMG sport appearance package my advice to anyone buying any W221 is get one from a person who took really really good care of it and it won't let you down although I had a preface lift 2007-09 S Class first before i got my 2011 facelift S Class i would recommend getting a 2010-2011 they seem to be the sweet spot S Class because they have the Naturally Aspirated M273 5.5 V8 which is not as problematic like the M278 4.7 Twiin Turbo V8 which came in the 2012-2013 W221 S Class i want another 2010-2011 S Class hopefully with the designo package and AMG sport appearance package in either black grey or diamond white metallic
Hi brother, I apologize for the late response here. It was nice to hear your experience and journey with your S550's. Also, I liked the recommendation that you gave in regards to which S550 would be best to have( 2010 to 2011) for S550's. Thank you for sharing this here, this information will definitely be helpful for other viewers as well that may be looking to purchase a S550. I am 100% on the same page with you, the 2010-2011 is surely the sweet spot for the S550. 2010-2011 are more reliable, since some previous issues have been fixed already. I am in the same boat as you, I am also wanting a 2010-2011 S class as well. Best of luck on your search as well brother! Designo package and AMG sport appearance package both are great options! Love them. I used to have a 2008 S550 (black exterior and pearl white interior Designo edition), and it was stunning, but don't have it anymore. It was great hearing from you, thanks again for sharing🙂🙏
I have 76k mile 07 S550 4matic same colors and multi function, massage front seats. It doesn’t have radar cruise. My first 08 W221 black got totaled by careless suv driver. I had that almost 5 years. No mechanical problems. Upgraded black one with ceramic brake pads and aftermarket “18 wheels.
Hi Brother!
Thats great to hear your car has the same colors as well, its a beautiful color combination. Love these W221's. Wow thats amazing, 76K on the car is very low miles👍. How long have you had this car for? I am sorry to hear about your 08 S550 getting totalled. Thank you for sharing here.
Just upgraded from 07 to 2012 love it so much
Congrats brother, thats whats up! Thats a great upgrade. What color is your 2012 S550?
@@meetbhuller6324 it’s black my bro
@@mizterblicky5569 nice bro, these S550’s look amazing in black👌. You got a gem 💎.
Very nice! Small thing to get done are the tire pressure monitoring system. Get those changed if you haven't already.
Hi, I apologize for the late response. That’s a great thing you pointed out about replacing the tire pressure monitor. I have definitely had prior s550’s which have given the “(!)” on the dash for tires even though all tires were good and no leaks in tires. So definitely like you mentioned, it’s a great idea to switch out the tire pressure monitor sensors. Thanks for sharing that, this comment will definitely be helpful for other viewers as well. Thank you for taking the time out to watch this video and sharing here😊.
09,10, 11 were the best W221s with the best of the M273 engine. The M278 has cylinder wall scoring on the first few years.
Hi, I definitely agree with you, the 09,10 and 11 were great years of the W221. Those are very solid years. Most of the early generation problems of w221 were resolved by those years. What does "cylinder wall scoring" mean? Thank you for sharing your comment here.
@@meetbhuller6324 Cylinder wall scoring is where the piston scrapes against the cylinder and eventually "carves" grooves resulting in a low compression and causing blowby and miss-fires. You'll see a lot of earlier M278's missfiring at cylinders 4 and 5 due to this issue. There seem to be a fair amount of W221 and W222 cars that have made it to very high mileage. My opinion (take it with a grain of salt) the cars built in Germany seem to fair a lot better(S class, SL class, CLS class ) than the SUV's (built in one of those southern states). If you search the GLS's and ML550's, a ton of them have cylinder scoring and oil/coolant mixture failure. If you look on the MB forums, there was a bulletin put out by Mercedes that on 2016 and newer models where they talked about switching to cast-iron and using nano-slide coating which supposedly rectified the issue.
@@kylegaddie9139 Wow, all the information you shared, I feel like I learned so much. Thanks for filling me in with all that information. I also think that Mercedes that are actually built in Germany, will be much better vs the ones we buy here in the states. Thanks again for sharing this knowledge brother.
Your 2010 should easily do 300K as long as it's maintained. Sure you're going to have suspension issues along the way, maybe a leaky waterpump, the alternators can go bad if you let any valve cover gasket leaks go unchecked. But overall, a 2010 S550 is a solid car
@@meetbhuller6324
400$ for a wheel speed sensor is expensive… I installed mine for 50$ and got it working perfectly it’s been 6months
Facts 400 is crazy for something that you can do yourself in 15mins or less
I inherited a 2010 from my late father, S550 4matic sport pkg, pano roof. Bought new only 24k miles!
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your father. It's wonderful that you inherited such a beautiful car like the S550. Those are fantastic packages and features - the 4MATIC sport package and panoramic roof are really special. Not many S550s come with the panoramic roof! What color is your S550? Wow, 24k miles is incredible. You've got a gem. Thank you for sharing here🙂.
What would you say about interior quality?
I have a 2007 model with about 120k miles, so pre facelift, and the plastics from the dash and front seats make annoying sounds when getting in and out or going over some rougher roads.
Hi, I apologize for the late response here. Personally, I think the newer the cars are getting, the more the quality is degrading and becoming more plastic.
On the 2007 model the interior quality is good quality. I have owned a few 07’s and 08’ and a few 10’. I have definitely noticed those sounds you mentioned on some of the cars I have owned. I think those sounds come with wear and tear and just the age of the car. I have owned some S550's with high mileage but no sounds and owned some S550's that have had those annoying sounds you mention.
Personally I think the S class that was before the W221 model had a bit better interior quality, since less plastic*w220. W221 the S class that you and I have do have good decent interior quality. I have seen some new Mercedes and they are all just putting plastic, so compared to that I think the W221 still has good interior quality but could have been done better.
Great question btw. Happy to hear from you.
A pair of speed sensors for the W221 costs around 25 usd for the pair and takes all of three minutes to replace. Not sure why a mechanic would charge you 400 for it.
My 2008 s550 problems at 50,000 miles in 2023.
Driver air strut blew, vcm broke caused radio to glitch, starter battery died, oil cooler leak into coolant, cam magnets failure, starter failure, smoking tailpipes (pcv), oil leaks from cam caps.
Hi, sorry to hear you had to deal with all those problems with such low miles on the car. I would honestly think a car with that low miles, you wouldn't run into that many issues. Alot of those repairs can get expensive. Is your s550 early production of 2008 or later production? Also, I appreciate you for sharing your experience with the 08 S550, this comment will be helpful for other viewers that may be looking to purchase a S550 w221. This gives other people a heads up and makes them aware of the repairs that can come with the car. It seems that the later s550 09, 10, 11 tend to have lesser problems. Each car has its issues. I had a 07 that had transmission valve body failure and an 08 with 98k on it that didn't have transmission issues but had some electronic stuff that went out like the moon roof, front drive assist, but other then that car was solid.
Mine is an 08 late production. Flawless transmission with bigger pan. Forgot to mention sway bar clunk on driver side. Your maintenance needs to include cleaning water drains in windshield cowl and sunroof(do not used compressed air) checking coolant for oil(internal oil cooler leak), checking heated windshield washer fluid for coolant, oil on spark plug threads(internal valve cover leak), top pcv breather(change if still original), heater valve under cowl has a revised part(change if original), cam magnets were revised compare your part # to new part #. The ds front air strut and mini auxiliary battery are parts that should be changed if original. These cars are very good for large people but a bit overkill for normal size individuals. I should have got an E class.
@@ToJoseGarcia That's good to hear your car is the later 08 production. I agree 100% with you, all the things that you mentioned should be a part of the maintenance needs. All those things should be checked and kept an eye on, since it will prevent bigger things from going wrong in the future. This information will definitely be helpful to other viewers as well. Thank you again for sharing that knowledge brother. Mercedes E class are great cars and have just the right amount of space if you are not looking for something very big.
Pre facelife models was the worst 2010 and up
That probably has over 200K miles on it, they probably rolled it back and you got screwed.
Great information.
Thank you, glad to hear the information was helpful🙂.
No regrets with my 07 S550. Juat turned 100k.
Hey bro, sorry for the late response., Thats good to hear. Sounds like you have a healthy S550. Some times one car can have a lot of issues and another same car may not even run into those issues during its lifespan. Sometimes it just comes down to how you take care of the care and maintain it. Happy to hear from you. Thanks for sharing here 🙂.
I just had to sell my 07 for 2012
@@mizterblicky5569 That's definitely a great upgrade. I had did the same, sold my 07 to get a 2010. Congrats again bro, very happy for you🙂.
@@meetbhuller6324 thank you brother with all the updated features I never thought I could love my S550 even more
@@mizterblicky5569 You’re welcome brother. The updated features on the s550 are very cool and were futuristic for its time. These S classes are amazing. I feel you on the love for the S550👍.
NA W221 definitely more reliable than the later turbo versions.
Hi, I definitely agree with you 100%. The W221 is much more reliable than the later turbo versions. I have heard similar information from my mechanics as well, so have stayed away from turbos. Thank you for sharing here, it was nice to hear from you 🙂.
@@meetbhuller6324actually man look into the 2012 W221 it has twin turbo and still really reliable probably more reliable than the 2010 engine
Yo do you know how to play music through your phone? I’ve connected it through Bluetooth and it’s authorized but it says not available. But I can still call from it and it goes to my phone. Do I just need to use a cord ?
If u have 06-09 theres no bt audio
Hi bro, inside your glove box, you should have a wire coming out of it. The end of the wire will have an adapter which will look like an iPod cable from 1st generation iPods. From online you can buy “Bovee Bluetooth” and plug that into the wire that is in your glove box it will allow you to play music from your phone via Bluetooth. You can google search “boove Bluetooth and it should come up. I know “boove Bluetooth “ is good, their may be other companies out there or similar products but I know “ boove Bluetooth”. What year is your car? Do you see any wire in your glove box?
My first S550 was a iridium silver metallic 2007 with black interior and it had the abc suspension i kept it for like 2 years and upgraded to a black on black S550 with the AMG sport appearance package my advice to anyone buying any W221 is get one from a person who took really really good care of it and it won't let you down although I had a preface lift 2007-09 S Class first before i got my 2011 facelift S Class i would recommend getting a 2010-2011 they seem to be the sweet spot S Class because they have the Naturally Aspirated M273 5.5 V8 which is not as problematic like the M278 4.7 Twiin Turbo V8 which came in the 2012-2013 W221 S Class i want another 2010-2011 S Class hopefully with the designo package and AMG sport appearance package in either black grey or diamond white metallic
Hi brother, I apologize for the late response here. It was nice to hear your experience and journey with your S550's. Also, I liked the recommendation that you gave in regards to which S550 would be best to have( 2010 to 2011) for S550's. Thank you for sharing this here, this information will definitely be helpful for other viewers as well that may be looking to purchase a S550. I am 100% on the same page with you, the 2010-2011 is surely the sweet spot for the S550. 2010-2011 are more reliable, since some previous issues have been fixed already. I am in the same boat as you, I am also wanting a 2010-2011 S class as well. Best of luck on your search as well brother! Designo package and AMG sport appearance package both are great options! Love them. I used to have a 2008 S550 (black exterior and pearl white interior Designo edition), and it was stunning, but don't have it anymore. It was great hearing from you, thanks again for sharing🙂🙏