Four problems related to dashboard failed have been reported for the 2001 Mercedes Benz S Class. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2001 mercedes s500 instrument panel goes dark while on interstate at highway speed. No turn signal indicator ,speed, lights, temp or gas gauge. Discover recall notice in 2006 but VIN numbers not included. . Also found out that mercedes would replace cluster if failed within 10 years of in service date. Cluster failed 10 year 2 months. No help from mercedes dealer.
I was driving and my whole dash board went out. . Couldn't see anything, called mercedes and was told this wasn't on recall and wasn't under warranty. . I think this is very dangerous and someone going to get hurt when this happen. .
I own a 2001 Mercedes Benz s500. I was driving home from work on Friday and all of a sudden, the lights in the dashboard went out. It frightened me because I couldn't tell how fast I was going and it hampered me from being as alert as I needed to be by trying to find out what the problem was. These lights need to be functional whenever you are operating the vehicle. Because of the time, the dealerships had closed and I couldn't drive it to them when it happened. This could have resulted in my having an accident and hurting and/or possibly killing myself and/or someone else. This is a serious problem that seems to be happening to others. Please investigate.
Instrument cluster failure 2001 Mercedes Benz s500. Once the instrument cluster fails, the gas gauge, check engine, odometer, inside indicators for turn signals, parking assist lights do not work. Everything is linked to the instrument cluster. One day this is going to cause a real serious problem. Mercedes charges around $1800 to replace the instrument cluster. Phone interview update (September 23, 05): no warnings prior to instrument cluster blackout. The consumer said that he couldn't see the gauges and was told by m-b roadside assistance responder that the gauges were not working.