Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / S CLASS / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071876 Incident Date: Jul, 16 2006
Consumer's City: MANTECA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: S CLASS Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Interior lighting
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBNG75J9YA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On 7/16/06 the instrument panel of my mercedes 2000 s500 [xxx] went completely blank. this was the first time this happened after driving off from smythe european dealership (san jose, ca) for a/c repair and to reprogram a remote key. i took the car to the dealership and was told that the instrument cluster needs to be replaced for $ 2400.00. i quoted recall number 06v028000 from the nhtsa and i am not getting a favorable response. *nm updated 07/12/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)