Instrument Panel Problems of Mercedes Benz S Class

On starting the vehicle, the instrument panel was black without illumination or reading. As a result, gauges to speedometer, odometer, fuel, warnings to malfunctions, tachometer, oil pressure, & engine temperature are not present.

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The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes Benz s500. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and the instrument panel gauges would not illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic. The mechanic stated that the instrument panel cluster would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz s-500. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the instrument panel gauges became inoperable. The manufacturer was contacted and stated there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 06v028000 (interior lighting) but the contacts VIN was not included. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

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This complaint is related to campaign no 2006080004, septemeber 2006 for mercedes s500 (model 220), model year 2000. The instrument cluster has completely failed with complete loss of illumination, speedometer, and fuel gauge. My chassis end number is a123394 and this does not fall within the narrow serial number range within the original recal campaign. I understand all parts are the same as those recalled and and requesting that the serial number range be widened.

Instrument cluster went dark while driving my 2000 mercedes s500.

The interior lights are malfunctioning in my car and I can't read my gauges on the speedometer during the day or at night. This is a safety issue.

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The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz s430. The contact stated that the instrument panel was too bright. While driving, the brightness of the fuel gauge adjusted on its own. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The current mileage was approximately 95,000. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz s430. While driving approximately 40 mph, the instrument panel lights began blinking and then suddenly dimmed. The contact purchased the vehicle in July of 2007 and was unaware of any recalls. He researched his defect and came across a recall. He called the manufacturer and they stated that his VIN was not included. The contact feels that his vehicle should be included in the recall since he is experiencing the same failure. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 78,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz S Class. While driving approximately 55 mph, the instrument panel lights stopped illuminating. The contact could not read the speedometer and other gauges. The dealer stated that his VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 06v028000 (interior lighting); therefore, the contact would be responsible for the repair costs, which would exceed $2,000. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 22,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz s430. While driving 55 mph, the instrument panel lights suddenly began flashing on and off. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealer. The contact discovered a recall for the defect; however, the VIN was not included. The contact believes that his vehicle should be included in the recall and repaired. The recall number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 54,200.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes Benz s500. The instrument panel lights constantly dimmed and none of the gauges could be read. A mechanic stated that the cluster lights were not working. The failure mileage was 105,000. Updated 05/21/08 updated 05/20/08.

On the 11th of Aug, 2007. I was driving my family oringal owned 2001 meceds benz s 500, on the freeway here in California. Without any of warning the lighting (instrument cluster) on the dashboard went off completely. I had no idea how fast that I was traveling, therefore I took the first exit off of the freeway, even the speedomter is sitting @ 75 miles per hour even I had my s500 completly stop, on top of that nothing is working in my insturment at all!!!(fuel, temperture, and rpm). I personal truely believe this, this is a very serious issue, what if it happens during at nite? because you ain't going to see anything!!! I called the local m. B. Dealer as soon as I got home, and a sales assoicate told me that, you need to bring your car in on Monday, because no one works at service dept during the weekend. . .

The instrument cluster containing the speedometer, gauges for gas, etc. Went off and the steering column moved down almost touching my legs because of an electrical malfunction on my mercedes S Class 2000 model. I had it checked out and have a printout dated 4/22-07 that shows that the failure occurred. I had received a recall number 06v028000 from mercedes and alerted to the problem and an extended warranty to cover the cost of repair of the problem. The local dealer would not honor that printout and said that it had to happen again and show up on their computer in order to fix the problem. This is dangerous and I could be 500 miles more or less from this dealership when it happens again. You cannot see anything on the instrument panel. I could not tell how fast I was going, how much fuel I had in the vehicle, etc. When a recall is issued, I thought it was mandatory that the problem be fixed.

: the contact stated the instrument panel lights went out and came back on unexpectedly without warning. Eventually the lights stopped working at all. There was a NHTSA recall, # 06v028000, regarding the interior lighting. The dealership informed the contact they were not sure which VIN numbers would be included in the recall.

: the contact stated the interior lights stopped working suddenly without warning. There was a NHTSA recall, # 06v028000, regarding the interior lighting. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 10/17/2006 - intermittently the instrument panel lights dimmed then surged to full strength.

: the contact stated without warning the dashboard panel lights darkened completely. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and the instrument panel needed to be replaced. There was a recall, 06v028000 regarding interior lighting. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

: the contact stated the vehicle's instrument panel illuminated intermittently. There was a NHTSA recall# 06v028000, regarding the interior lighting. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

Defect in Mercedes Benz 2001 s500 with the instrument cluster you loose all your in dash lights, gauges the whole panel goes dead you can't tell how fast your going, how much gas you have ,or if your car is overheated, nothing works, no miles,nothing this is very dangerous and mercedes is doing nothing to correct this problem,there dropping the ball I went in to have it checked and was told it cost 2300. 00 to repair this is not acceptable ,this is a safety hazard a recall is very much needed there are thousands of others out there with this problem. I hope mercedes do the right thing and protect it customer from a dealer malfunction, we spend too much money on mercedes cars to have things like this happen. Please, please do something for it's to late and someone gets hurt.

: the contact stated while starting the engine, the instrument panel darkened. After this incident other electrical problems occurred; fuses became blown, the high beams, radio and interior lights failed. The manufacturer declared there is a recall for s models and provided the campaign number 06v08000. The vehicle's VIN# was not included in the recall. Updated 8/17/2006 - the instrument cluster had an internal short which caused the fuses to blow. The dealer replaced the instrument cluster.

Instrument cluster not working, blacked out.

: the contact stated the instrument panel began dimming intermittently until it was completely dark. As a result, none of the gauges are illuminated. There is an NHTSA recall, # 06v028000, regarding the interior lighting. The VIN was not included in the recall.

Failure of instrument cluster, had to be replaced.

: the contact stated that the instrument panel on the vehicle turned off, resulting in the inability to read any of the gauges. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic shop, where it was determined that there is an electrical malfunction in the instrument cluster. There is a NHTSA recall # 10160766 pertaining to the the interior lighting. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

The instrument cluster on my car went blank making it impossible to read any of the gauges at night. It is very unsafe.

Attn: ali motamedamin, safety defect investigator/inspector NHTSA campaign#: 06v-028. On approximately October 14, 2005 while driving my Mercedes Benz 2000 s430 on interstate 285 in atlanta, GA. , the dashboard digital instruments totally failed and I was unable to read any gauges and indicators while vehicle was in motion at approx. 65 mph. I immediately contacted and scheduled an appointment with Mercedes Benz of south atlanta who determined it to be instrument cluster being inoperable and I was charged for replacement on October 19, 2005. Recently I was made aware of the recall, nhsta campaign#:06v-028 and when I contacted Mercedes Benz customer relations on November 27, 2006, I was told that my VIN#/vmi was out of the scope of the recall. At which time I expressed that recall part 573 and circumstances of failure applied to my make and model vehicle and I had documented Mercedes Benz service repair invoice supporting that fact. I was informed that my complaint/concern would be documented but no action/reimbursement would be taken and if I elected, I could address my complaint via mail to ernst leib, president of mbusa but he could not provide me with any other point of contact regarding recall matter and the conversation was concluded.

: the contact stated the interior lighting of the instrument panel illuminated intermittently. The contact believed the cause was an electrical malfunction. A recall was found on the manufacturer's website that matched the same problems the vehicle had. The manufacturer was contacted and determined that the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.