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1993 Mercedes-Benz Sl Series Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 10, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 9, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Mercedes-Benz Sl Series. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Driver assistance
Filed Dec 10, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MERCEDES-BENZ SL600. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR, WIRING HARNESS AND ECU. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA ID
10369911
Incident
Nov 1, 2009
Mileage
80,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Dec 1, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF THE TIME, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID
10174921
Incident
Dec 1, 2006
Mileage
81,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 13, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 1993 MERCEDES 500 SEL ENGINE WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT. THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING CRUMBLED OFF. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT CONSUMER'S COST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10136391
Incident
Jul 4, 2005
Mileage
124,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed May 4, 2005

CONTACT STATES: THE TIRES ARE EGG SHAPED NOT ROUND. THERE IS NO WAY TO ALIGN THE TIRES. THE METAL CORDS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE 1 YEAR OLD. THE TIRES CAN NOT BE BALANCED... THE TIRES WERE STORED DURING THE WINTER, AND THERE WAS NO USE WITH THESE TIRE DURING THIS TIME. THE TIRE ACTUALLY ABOUT 6 MONTHS WEAR ON THEM, AND THEY WERE EXPENSIVE. THESE WERE BOUGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURER DEFECTIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10119844
Incident
May 4, 2005
Mileage
90,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 9, 1997

OWNER WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE AIR BAG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (600 SL) WHEN YOUNG CHILD IS RIDING UP IN THE FRONT. POSSIBILITY OF VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT.

NHTSA ID
516331

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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