2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY FLASHED THAT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND INCREASED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND HIT BUMP ON FREEWAY THE ABC LIGHTS COME ON VECHICLE HARD TO COTROL HERE RUBBING , VEHICLE TO LOW FLASHES WENT STRAIGHT TO DEALER. *TR

THE GAS TANK BAFFLE HAD BROKEN AND IT IS KNOCKING INSIDE THE TANK. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BREAK AND CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

THE LEFT SIDE (DRIVER'S SIDE) OF MY VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WILL LOWER ITSELF. THE WILL OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR A PROLONG PERIOD OF TIME AND ON ANY TYPE OF SURFACE OR GRADE. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS ZERO DEFECTS. TO RAISE THE SUSPENSION, I AM REQUIRE TO PRESS THE ABC SUSPENSION BUTTON AND THE SUSPENSION RAISED TO THE PROPER HEIGHT. *TR

PARKED THE CAR . WHEN TRIED TO BACKUP THE CAR FROM PARKED SPACE, THE FRONT OF THE CAR GOT STUCK OVER THE CONCRETE BARRIERS AND BROKE THE FRONT. UPON INSPECTION I REALIZED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR IS DROPPED ABOUT 3 INCHES. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND AFTER 2-3 MONTHS TESTING AND FLUSHING , THEY TOLD ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE VALVE AT A COST OF $3500.00. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE HOLE DRIVER SIDE IS DROPPING BOTH FRONT AND BACK. THEY TELL ME ANOTHER VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CHECK DIFFERENT SITE ON INTERNET AND REALIZE THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN TO DEALERS AND THERE A GREAT DEAL OF DOCUMENTATION ON-LINE. I APPRECIATE IF YOUR OFFICE COULD INVESTIGATE AND GET BACK TO ME. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ SL 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL WAS LEAKING FLUID NEAR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V263000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) PERTAINING TO THE CL CLASS MODEL BUT THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL COMPONENT WAS THE SAME IN THE SL CLASS MODELS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

BAFFLE IN MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2004 MERCEDES SL 500 HAS BROKEN. CAUSES A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. ENTIRE FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REPLACED. RESEARCHING MANY BLOGS AND FORUMS FOUND MANY OF SL OWNERS HAS SAME EXPERIENCED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED UNDER A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500, LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE REAR.FUEL TANK MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED... SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. *TR

MY 2004 MERCEDES SL 500 SUSPENSION COMPLETELY DROPPED TO THE TIRES "WITHOUT WARNING" WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 95 DURING RUSH HOUR IN MIAMI, FLORIDA WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT RESPOND OR HANDLE PROPERLY AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND FLOATED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. IT WAS VERY SCARY! FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION OFF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY! AS A LICENSED ATTORNEY I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ISSUE BE "FULLY INVESTIGATED" BY THE NHTSA. THIS IS A VERY HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS ROADSTER THAT PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE SAFE WHILE DRIVING! SOME ALSO DRIVE THESE VEHICLE AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED (NOT LEGALLY) BUT YOU KNOW THAT THE SL 500 WAS THE MOST FREQUENTED VEHICLE FOR SPEEDING THIS PAST YEAR IN THE NATION AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL ONES VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IS FRIGHTENING AND HAZARDOUS TO BOTH THOSE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, PASSENGERS AS WELL AS THE OTHER COMMUTERS ON OUR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER TOYOTA DISASTER I HIGHLY SUGGEST THIS MATTER BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. LET US NOT HAVE PREVENTABLE DEADLY ACCIDENTS BEFORE WE MAKE A CHANGE AND RECALL THIS CAR!!! THE WHOLE CAR NOW MOVES UP AND DOWN AT RANDOM AND THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PERFORMING A SIMPLE "GOOGLE SEARCH" REVEALS THAT MERCEDES BENZ ALREADY "KNOWS" AND HAS "NOTICE" OF THE PROBLEM FROM MANY MB CONSUMERS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A CAR NO MATTER WHAT AGE SHOULD HAVE A SUSPENSION SYSTEM THAT CAN LITERALLY GO OUT AND LEAVE THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER SUBJECT TO DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ASAP! SINCERELY, VERY CONCERNED/WORRIED CONSUMER. *TR

BAFFLE IN MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2004 MERCEDES SL 500 HAS BROKEN. CAUSES A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO SPEND $3000 TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK REPLACED. THIS IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF MERCEDES BENZ SL OWNERS. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED UNDER A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR