Electrical System Related Problems of the 2002 Mercedes Benz S600

Table 1 shows three common electrical system related problems of the 2002 Mercedes Benz S600.

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Mercedes Benz S600

Problem Category Number of Problems
O2 Sensor problems
1
Dashboard Failed problems
1
Instrument Panel problems
1

O2 Sensor problem #1

While driving vehicle suddenly car began to lose all power, check engine light came on, car began running rough. Took to dealership and they reported that the oxygen sensor was faulty and both right and left coil packs and that they need to replace the spark plugs again, at a total cost of $3875. 00 this seems very disturbing considering they already replaced the spark plugs and wires because they were defective parts from the factory under warranty but now refuse to take resposibility for the coil packs even though they admit there is an issue with these high ignition systems. Only 14275 miles on vehicle.

Dashboard Failed problem #2

1. Driving vehicle on long distance trip 2. . Instrument cluster and all gauges failed while driving. Replaced fuse to restore gauges, but fused failed within 5 minutes, repeated attempts resulted in the same outage. 3. Appoint with dealer on 9/11/06 to repair estimated $1400 cost.

Instrument Panel problem #3

The contact owns a 2002 mercedes-benz S600. While driving various speeds, the lights, gauges, and meters on the instrument cluster failed to function. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the instrument cluster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.


Electrical System related problems in other Mercedes Benz S600 model year vehicles:



S600 Service Bulletins
S600 Safety Recalls
S600 Defect Investigations