2002 Mercedes-Benz S500 Interior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 16%of 25 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 81,640miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the interior lighting of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500, 16% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 81,640 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The instrument cluster in the company car I am driving which is a 2002 mercedes benz model S500 just recently went out completely. I have taken the car in to be repaired and a new fuse was put in and it blew within an hour. I have called mercedes benz directly and they said that the recall 06v028000 does not apply to me. I also called the fletcher jones motorcar dealership and they said the same thing. Both the dealership and mercedes benz refuse to replace the instrument cluster modules based on the safety recall 06v028000. …”
NHTSA complaint #10241600, filed 2008-09, 81,640 miles“The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500. The contact stated that the instrument cluster had started to flicker and had eventually gone completely blank without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where he was informed that his vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V028000 (Interior Lighting). The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and provided the contact with the same information as the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000. …”
NHTSA complaint #11441273, filed 2021-11, 135,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10202531Jun 16, 2021Touch pad: Search lighting does not dim or does not turn on.
Interior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500
14 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Mercedes-Benz S500
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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