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2001 Mercedes benz S500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1097522
Internal NHTSA #	10621393
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	S500
Model Year	2001
File date	10/08/14
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on a 400 mile trip home in the dark, the entire cluster lighting turned off and speedometer began to fluctuate. The situation was extremely hazardous and i was forced to pull over on a major highway to find out what is wrong. As no fuses or relays were blown out, i had to use a small flashlight to illuminate the cluster to get home.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	106340
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LONGMEADOW , MA
VIN pattern	WDBNG75J71AXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2001 Mercedes benz S500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2001 Mercedes benz S500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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