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2011 Mercedes-Benz Sls 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 Mar 26, 2019
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 Nov 21, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sls. 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

Showing 1–6 of 6

Airbags
Filed Mar 26, 2019

LETTER ON BEHALF OF HIS CLIENT RELATIVE TO HER INABILITY TO GET THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG REPLACED PURSUANT TO THE MERCEDES BENZ RECALL OF HER VEHICLE. *AS *TR

NHTSA ID
11191850
Incident
Mar 13, 2019
Airbags
Filed Oct 31, 2018

TAKATA RECALL-STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENTS! IT HAS BEEN 2-1/2 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL STARTED FOR MY VEHICLE!

NHTSA ID
11144451
Incident
Oct 31, 2018
Airbags
Filed Sep 27, 2018

TAKATA RECALL--STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS FOR MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN 2-1/2 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL STARTED!

NHTSA ID
11131932
Incident
Sep 27, 2018
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 30, 2018

2011 MERCEDES BENZ SLSC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY PEDAL MISAPPLICATION RESULTING IN THE CRASH. THE CONSUMER DISAGREED STATING THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *JS *TR

NHTSA ID
10920658
Incident
Jun 10, 2016
Airbags
Filed Dec 9, 2017

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A DEALER WHO HAS ANY INFLATORS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. NHTSA RECALL - 16V081 AND NHTSA - 16V363

NHTSA ID
11053671
Incident
Feb 11, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 21, 2017

MERCEDES CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAG. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THIS FOR A YEAR FOR TWO CARS.

NHTSA ID
11047746
Incident
Apr 1, 2016

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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