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2001 Mercedes benz S CLASS Electrical System Instrument Panel Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	639845
Internal NHTSA #	10199313
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	S CLASS
Model Year	2001
File date	11/08/07
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On the 11th of aug, 2007. I was driving my family oringal owned 2001 meceds benz s 500, on the freeway here in california. Without any of warning the lighting (instrument cluster) on the dashboard went off completely. I had no idea how fast that i was traveling, therefore i took the first exit off of the freeway, even the speedomter is sitting @ 75 miles per hour even i had my s500 completly stop, on top of that nothing is working in my insturment at all!!!(fuel, temperture, and rpm). I personal truely believe this, this is a very serious issue, what if it happens during at nite? Because you ain't going to see anything!!! I called the local m. B. Dealer as soon as i got home, and a sales assoicate told me that, you need to bring your car in on monday, because no one works at service dept during the weekend...
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	56100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AZUSA, CA
VIN pattern	WDBNG75J21AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	10/04/01
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	75
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Dealer's name	DOWNTOWN LA M.B.
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2001 Mercedes benz S CLASS Electrical System Instrument Panel Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Mercedes benz S CLASS Electrical System Instrument Panel Problems, Complaints and Defects

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