2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 21about this part
- Share
- 58%of 36 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 88,725miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the electrical system of the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class, 58% of the 36 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 88,725 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving and my whole dash board went out..couldn't see anything, called mercedes and was told this wasn't on recall and wasn't under warranty..I think this is very dangerous and someone going to get hurt when this happen.”
NHTSA complaint #10407546, filed 2011-06, 102,000 miles“Mercedes benz never informed me that my car an s500 was involved in a recall to change the instrumental panel 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 extension beginning in 2001 for 10 years leaving me out of coverage since my car is 2001. I think this is unfair to the unsuspecting public lack of communication and desire to do little for the users of their cars my car is within the 10 years and refuse to fix it that is my complaint.”
NHTSA complaint #10418230, filed 2011-08, 101,000 miles“I have a 2001 mecedes s-class. The insturment cluster just failed last week. The entire thing just went dark. Nothing works!! I notice you have a open investigation regarding this issue. Your # pe 05-062.”
NHTSA complaint #10148237, filed 2006-01, 60,000 miles“I own a 2001 mercedes benz s500. I was driving home from work on friday and all of a sudden, the lights in the dashboard went out. It frightened me because I couldn't tell how fast I was going and it hampered me from being as alert as I needed to be by trying to find out what the problem was. These lights need to be functional whenever you are operating the vehicle. Because of the time, the dealerships had closed and I couldn't drive it to them when it happened. This could have resulted in my having an accident and hurting and/or possibly killing myself and/or someone else. …”
NHTSA complaint #10168546, filed 2006-09, 35 miles“Instrument cluster failed (no lights, or gauges operable in instrument cluster) for no apparent reason. Speedometer, fuel gauge, lights are out causing a dangerous situation.”
NHTSA complaint #10144960, filed 2005-12, 81,450 milesRelated recalls
- 04V227000May 13, 2004On certain passenger vehicles, during the production process of the blower motor fuse holder, the size of the electric conductor of the holder may be below…Covers: Mercedes-Benz S Class 2000–2001, CL Class 2000–2001
- 02V338000Dec 16, 2002On certain passenger vehicles, excessive static build-up in the trunk floor mats can cause a static discharge when individuals move or remove items from the…Covers: Mercedes-Benz S Class 2000–2001
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class
7 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Mercedes-Benz S Class
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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