Trunk Wiring Problems of Mercedes Benz S500

Mercedes Benz S500 owners have reported 3 problems related to trunk wiring (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Trunk Wiring problem of the 2000 Mercedes Benz S500

Failure Date: 09/05/2020

I was getting stuff from the trunk. When I went back to the car it was full of smoke. When I inspected the sorce of the fire it waa the blower resistor. The wiring to the blower was burnt at the connector. The plastic around the evaporator box was damaged.

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2 Trunk Wiring problem of the 2004 Mercedes Benz S500

Failure Date: 04/22/2015

The trunk wiring harness have wires that the protective covering has shred and all come apart. Causing writers to touch. Locks not to lock. Truck won't open and license plates lights are out.

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3 Trunk Wiring problem of the 1993 Mercedes Benz S500

Failure Date: 11/11/2014

When the engine is running at idle, the engine will miss in a random manner until there is a loud pop from the radio speaker, the battery light comes on, and the engine stops. Sometimes the engine will continue to run, continue to miss, until the engine eventually stops. When running at speed and the engine is under load there is a loud pop from the radio speaker, the engine misses, but the engine will keep running. The mb dealer and an independent shop both indicated the wiring harness in the engine compartment was deteriorated and needed to be replaced. After the harness was replaced the car operated normally for roughly six months and then started failing in the same manner. All connectors were opened, cleaned, and reconnected. The car again operated normally for about three month and have started failing in the same manner. As of writing this complaint, the car is not functioning normally.




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