Mercedes Benz S Class owners have reported 82 electrical system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 11 most common electrical system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's instrument panel (26 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (17 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
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. Read details...
Mercedes bens never informed me that my car an s500 was involved in a recall to change the instrumental pannel lighting, now that it failed the miami mercedes dealership do not want to fix my car alleging that there was not any recall, that it was only a warranty extention beginning in 2001 for 10 Read details...
Instrument cluster failure. All lighting for instrument dark/unreadable (speedometer,tach,odometer,fuel,temp,turn signal etc). Taken to dealer and I paid for rebuild to unit. Identical failure occured again after approx 3 months. Read details...
The fuel injection wiring harness has insulation that is badly cracked and flaking off causing fault codes and poor running. The body harness has cracked insulation as well. While this is an older car it is low miles and has spent its life stored indoors. I have a 1968 model amc car. Read details...
: the contact stated the instrument cluster malfunctioned. There is a NHTSA recall, # 06v028000, regarding the interior lighting. The VIN was not included in the recall. Updated 6/19/2006 - the dash lights fade, flicker and go out. Read details...