Instrument Panel problems of the 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500

Three problems related to instrument panel have been reported for the 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Instrument Panel problem

Failure Date: 02/20/2016

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz Cl500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the instrument panel failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000. The VIN was not available.

2 Instrument Panel problem

Failure Date: 07/21/2015

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz Cl500. While driving highway speeds, the instrument panel lights dimmed until they completely failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 06v028000 (interior lighting). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and notified the contact that the VIN was not included on the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.

3 Instrument Panel problem

Failure Date: 10/09/2014

The contact owns 2002 mercedes Cl500. The contact stated the instrument cluster failed and the gauges were unable to be read. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the instrument clusters needed to be replaced. The failure had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.


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