general problems of the 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500

Three problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500 based on all problems reported for the 2002 CL500.

1 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 04/05/2022

The main information center they notifies you of 99% of what is going on with the car stopped working completely. Can’t tell how fast the car is moving or the rpm this also included the entire instrument cluster, in addition to that the battery and electric system just quits even though the connections are tight. The battery also drains quickly as a result even though the alternator works and the battery is new. I had the entire car shut off for no obvious cause. While I was driving. But because the entire dash is dead I can’t see if there is something else happening. Looked at fuses and they all ring okay with a meter. I have read about recalls from mercedes for this seemingly exact cause for other year mercedes but nothing about my car based off the VIN # and year specifically. Recently I also had the sun roof glass shatter from heat. That now needs to be replaced. Nothing touched the glass it just popped one day when it was hot in CA, don’t know of the cold air from the ac caused it to do that. My car has low miles. The car does run and it drives good when it does run except for the issues mentioned thank you rusty a.

2 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 07/28/2015

I was driving down the highway at night and it was raining had the wipers and the high beams on. Then all of sudden the high beans went out and the dash went black black causing limited visibility. This is the reason I'm filing a complaint because it almost caused a accident with the light dimming and the cluster going blank.

3 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 01/12/2015

I have a mercedes Cl500 while driving the car the lights in the speedometer everything went out I had to check it when I got home I was able to get speedometer working again gas gauge by replacing fuse the lights in the background are still not working also I have an issue with the vehicle active body control I have a leak suspension goes all the way down I would like to know if there is a recall to get this fixed and how I go about this.


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