Two problems related to dash wiring have been reported for the 2000 Mercedes Benz 500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Main instrument panel cluster intermittently shuts off while driving and remains inoperable. Driver loses all techincal information and operating status of vehicle. During driving at freeway speeds, an accidental movement of the gearshift lever from "drive" to "neutral" and back to "drive" results in transmission not engaging in "drive" until the car slows to 20mph. Driver has no control over car until it reaches the 20mph range and the transmission then engages in gear. When stopped on a hill, with engine running, in "drive" when brakes are released to proceed forward, the car rolls backward quickly, with tranmission acting as if in "neutral" and engine stalls after moving backward about ten feet. Driver loses all control and power over car.
Main instrument cluster shuts down during stalling causing all technical information to shut down. Mjs.