Dashboard Failed problems of the 2000 Mercedes Benz S500

The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz S500. The contact stated that the instrument cluster failed to function. The contact mentioned that the light failed to illuminate and the gauges failed to indicate any reading levels. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA action number: pe05062 (interior lighting). The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 188,000.

Instrument cluster failure. . . As like the numerous other complaints of the very same device-failure; I've come to now know that this' a widely known mbusa vehicle recall issue that was quickly & extremely discrimanatory & non-exhaustive recall (half)effort. . . At best! I took it upon myself to attempt contacting the previous owner(s) and inquired as to their knowledge of this recall &/or whether or not they were notified by mbusa of this recall. . . All of which the answer(s) were no. This vehicle has excellent maintenance records and has been kept pristine. . . To date! as like the many other complaints; mbusa's well aware of this yet the recall has been closed knowing that there are potentially thousands of vehicles that have these faulty devices and know that they have not exhaustively attempted to notify vehicle owners; hence knowing that there's millions to be made at owners' expense once we start rolling in after the recall closure date ($$$$)!!! never was there adequate, exhaustive nor extensive efforts put forth with this recall; as well as a small window to totally & effectively recall the vast number of vehicles associated with it. . . Please note the numerous & identical complaints you've received regarding this issue! at least force/mandate mbusa to cover parts/device to this ridiculously expensive repair. . . Owners should not be made to cover this well documented recall! I've owned many vehicles in my life and have gone through several major recalls; this' a first of such conditions & limitations put forth onto the owner. . . Please remember this' something mbusa knew was defective/faulty and half-heartedly attempted a joke-of-a-recall; if deaths become an issue what would you do knowing that owners have sought assistance to no avail of mbusa nor this agency's decisions? please help!!! I was on my way home from a minor surgical procedure when it went out!.

The back lights on the instrument cluster have failed to illuminate.

My 2000 Mercedes Benz S500's instrument cluster went out on a family trip on 3/10/13. I changed the 5a fuse that controls the trunk and instrument cluster, just to have it blow out again. The trunk will not open, the parktronics will not function, and the instrument cluster is completely out. I have read on the benzworld. Org site that this is a known issue to mbusa though only a select number of VIN's are included in the recall of the instrument cluster. Of course, my VIN looks to not be included in the original recall. We would like our vehicle to be included in the recall. I have the same problem with the same part for the same model and year that other cars are being repaired for free, but my car is excluded because its VIN range is statistically not in the same narrow VIN range corresponding to the original complaint? this seems very exclusionary given my car is the same model and year and the part is the same and there is no basis to exclude it. I am requesting NHTSA to widen the recall range to be fair to all owners of the same model and year where some are being recalled and some not. If the failed clusters were from different manufacturers that would be one thing, but to exclude cars due to VIN range corresponding to the original 7 cars as part of the complaint is very lop sided. I request you to please widen the recall.