2000 Mercedes-Benz S Class Electrical system Problems

“My instrument cluster is flickering and I was told by mercedes west springfield I needed a new cluster at $1710. I searched online and found a recall for the exact same issue on newer S Class cars like mine, and many complaints of non-action on older (2000-2002) cars on the part of mercedes.”

“On february 16, 2008 the dash lights went out while driving at night, instead dash read something like cluster failure with a lightning bolt in the center. There were no turn signals either inside or outside when the lever was pushed. When I shut off the car the dash read 1 malfunction. I have noticed it working again, however not sure when it will go out again. I brought this up while at the dealership for service. They said there is a recall, but my VIN is out of range.”

“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. …”

“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. …”

“2000 mercedes s-430 blower motor fuse failure with gauge cluster problem(all gauages got stuck with blower motor fuse explosion at same time, I had fixed the blower motor fuse that was covered by mb's recall, but not the gauge) mb dealer said that was just the gauge problem but that happened at same time when the fuse went out(I was driving at 60mph and suddenly, all gauge stopped and some light does not turn on anymore). I heard that gauge cluster problem is a really common issue on S Class from the dealer and the gauge clusters are in back-order nationwide. Untill dec. …”