https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mercedes-Benz SL Series. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:32:04 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series#complaint-830182 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series#complaint-604924 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series#complaint-604925 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series#complaint-554206 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series#complaint-533565 Wed, 04 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT 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 DE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-sl-series#complaint-87269 Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:00:00 GMT 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.