The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes Benz S430. The contact stated whenever the vehicle was driven through a car wash or during rainy weather, the radio volume would sporadically increase and decrease without warrant. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer and there were nor repairs made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 158,000. Remailed 07/14/2010.

- Atlantic City, NJ, USA

This auto's command (communications) system (radio/cass/cell phone/navigation system) has failed, intermittantly eleven times over the past 2 years. Since I purchased this auto for monthly trips between Maine and Georgia, I really need safe and consistent communications and navigation systems to operate properly. I've now lost faith in the safe operation of this vehicle; purchased expressly for safe, long distance, all-weather, & dependable trips of 2,600 miles each month. While the factory has attempted to repair/replace the command system ten times, it has now failed for the eleventh time! this problem has been additionally documented in the past three issues of the star: Mercedes Benz owners club magazine.

- Hulls Cove, ME, USA