Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / S500 / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062611 Incident Date: Apr, 13 2006
Consumer's City: JAMESTOWN Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: S500 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBNG75JX2A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 27 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Instrument cluster failure, unable to read gauges, headlights do not work, got ticket for speeding-checked on line and saw recall 2/1/06-nhtsa 06v028000-called 3 dealers and they knew nothing and said there was no recall, also called mb service 800-367-6372 and they knew nothing about recall--i was quoted price to fix $1850.--what is going on? do i have to wait and not drive vehicle until june 10-or pay $1850 to get problem fixed now? does mb ever communicate with its dealers about these recalls? *nm