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1993 Mercedes-Benz Sl 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 Nov 15, 2007
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 Jan 4, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Mercedes-Benz Sl. 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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Electrical
Filed Nov 15, 2007

MAIN ENGINE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY INSULATION ON THE WIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10209099
Incident
Sep 7, 2007
Mileage
100,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 4, 2005

I AM IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING A SL600 MERCEDES AND IM FINDING EVIDENCE OF BIODEGRADABLE WIRE THAT IS FLAKING AND SHORTING OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE LINK. *AKHTTP://WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG/GALLERY/SHOWLINK.ASP?CATID=12228&PARENTID=26&SUBNAME=SL600_THROTTLE_BODY_DAMAGE&PARENTNAME=R129_SL_CLASS

NHTSA ID
10105752
Incident
Jan 2, 2005

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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