The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the instrument panel failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000. The VIN was not available.

- Ocean Side, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500. While driving highway speeds, the instrument panel lights dimmed until they completely failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 06V028000 (interior lighting). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and notified the contact that the VIN was not included on the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000.

- Columbia , SC, USA

The contact owns 2002 Mercedes CL500. The contact stated the instrument cluster failed and the gauges were unable to be read. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the instrument clusters needed to be replaced. The failure had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

- Carson, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz C class. While driving 35 mph or higher, the esp indicator light illuminated. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer and repaired once before for the same failure. The failure occurs intermittently while driving 35 mph. The dealer stated that they will not order the parts and make the repair again. The failure mileage was 110,000. Updated 09/23/08 the consumer stated the vehicle stalled in braking mode.

- Severn, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes clk430. The contact stated that the lcd that displayed the speed, gears, temperature, and clock is not operating normally and the he is unable to read the gauges. The dealer replaced the instrument cluster. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the failure mileage was 31,000. Updated 12/12/2007 updated 12/12/07

- Lake Zurich, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz CL500. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed to illuminate, preventing him from reading the gauges and indicators. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 55,300.

- Chandler, AZ, USA