2000 Mercedes Benz S500 electrical problems

Filed Aug 27, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · CA

Please help me My 2000 s500L Mercedes’ Benz dashboard have been blinking for 4 months now it has finally completely went out I am complaining on my behalf in my daughter in wife please the federal safety agency we cannot see anything on our car dashboard our vehicle have been inspected at two independent service dealer theses symptoms appear to have been happening 1 year after purchasing from dealer please NHSTA we need a recall on our dashboard cluster. I cannot attend work until the cluster gets fix it’s so dangerous driving with a broken cause this recall will be a blessing to our family.

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 120,000 miles · FL

Last night we had tropical storm eta in florida. We had about 10 inches of rain. The temperature was between 70f and 80f. The car was parked on high ground but in the rain. The inside of the car flooded with water under the carpet. I have not determined the source of the leak or the source of the short yet but the car is in my shop. I drilled holes in the floor to drain the water for now. The entire electrical system went crazy. The ABS was malfunctioning, the wipers were turning on and off, the brake lights and other lights were turning on and off on there own, the car stayed running with the key out of the ignition, the lights would turn on and off with the key out of ignition, the sos light was turning on and off, the airbag light was turning on and off, the speakers were popping, the throttle controls were acting odd and not corresponding with the throttle control, they would not respond or stay on longer than normal, the transmission was getting stuck in gears, the air suspension was acting weird, I pressed the trunk release and the tail lights started flashing, the gas gauge read empty and I had a full tank, the speed and RPM were working normal, outside temp was going on and off as well as the clock, the AC blower speed was changing and turning off, the windows would work then not work, the interior lights were turning on and off, basically the car would start and run but almost every system in the vehicle was malfunctioning. This is the second mercedes I have owned that did this. I took videos but they were too big to share.

Filed Sep 9, 2020 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · FL

The instrument cluster only works when it is really hot.

Filed Sep 5, 2020 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · FL · fire

I was getting stuff from the trunk. When I went back to the car it was full of smoke. When I inspected the sorce of the fire it waa the blower resistor. The wiring to the blower was burnt at the connector. The plastic around the evaporator box was damaged.

Filed Apr 11, 2018 · Electrical · OH

I just bought my mercedes s500 two weeks ago. It only had one owner, 98,000 miles and good car fax. I was pulling out of my driveway and noticed the dashboard lights were completely dark and all of the gauges were not working!! I cant tell how much gas I have nor how fast I am driving! I research today and find that there was a recall on this issue that is now expired. How and why does a recall expire??!! This is a major safety issue. I wont be able to drive at night, I have children to transport and I don't want to get into a accident or receive a ticket for driving too fast! Its so unfair that I just purchased this car and was not aware of a recall. How is this fair to a buyer who would have no knowledge of this!!! So I guess if me and my children got into an accident and died, mercedes would say "oh well, the recall expired". Bullshit!!! I am so angry. And they don't care!!!!

Filed Mar 13, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 90,000 miles · NC

One night while I was driving, suddenly the dashboard light slowly dim, flicked, and 95% lights were shut off included speedometer, the rest were very dim hardly see anything. Inside my car was totally dark at that point, I almost got into an accident. Immediately, I had to stop on the side of the road. That was very scary!! Due to this kind of defective, the car is no longer in driving condition at night. This car is only 90k mile. After this incident, I searched on the internet and I had found few forums discussed about the similar problem with s500. But I could not find any recall for my car which related to this safety issue in the federal safety agency. This is a safety concern. This was almost caused myself getting into an accident. Would you please review this safety matter. Greatly appreciated.

Filed Aug 24, 2015 · Electrical · 188,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercedes benz s500. The contact stated that the instrument cluster failed to function. The contact mentioned that the light failed to illuminate and the gauges failed to indicate any reading levels. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency action number: pe05062 (interior lighting). The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 188,000.

Filed May 21, 2015 · Electrical · TX

All four doors and trunk of car will not lock or engage using the car key remotely but the lights will blink when key is depressed. I have to manually push down on all four locks to lock the car. Also, I have to manually use/insert the car key to open the trunk of the car. Front passenger car seat will not move or recline when door panel buttons are pushed. Engine light stays on all the time and no fault can be found. Sun visor stays down and can not stay up. I believe these are all electrical problems.

Filed Jan 5, 2015 · Electrical · 151,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercedes benz s500. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, all of the warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

Filed Dec 24, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 85,000 miles · DC

I was having an instrument cluster problem and I looked it up to see if there was a recall. I found out there was and I wrote down the federal safety agency recall number (06v028000) and went to the dealership in my area to have it fixed. The dealership stated that my VIN was in the recall but the recall had expired. This was july 2014. I also called mercedes (1‑800‑367‑6372) and they stated the same thing. How do I go about getting this recall fixed? In addition to this I would like to know if my VIN expired or do I have time to get it fixed.