Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / S500 / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078078 | Incident Date: Jun, 22 2006 |
| Consumer's City: KEY BISCAYNE | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S500 | Model Year: 2001 |
| 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#: WDBNG75J21A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 07 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 02 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving at night and the instrument cluster lighting began flickering, and after a couple of minutes went completely dark. the consequence of this failure is hazardous, the driver has no information as to the status of any of the car's systems. all of the following gauges and displays are disabled and nonfunctional as a result: fuel gauge, vehicle temperature, mph, rpm's, the gear the vehicle is in, turn signal operation, as well as, all of the warning lights and displays. additionally, the steering wheel controls which provide the driver certain systems information, and the ability to operate the radio, cd player, telephone and volume are disabled due to the failure of the instrumentation cluster. this is a very dangerous condition for the driver and vehicle as you are basically "driving blind". i have not yet fixed the instrumentation cluster (also referred to as: interior lighting) and i can provide any necessary additional information. *jb |