One problem related to dashboard failed has been reported for the 2001 Mercedes Benz S500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I have had the car since 2010 in June and I have already had to replace the front driver side ball bearing and joints and they have stopped working once again I was driving last week in traffic at around 5 pm when my entire dashboard went out none of the gauges are working I couldnt see anything.