Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Mercedes Benz Sl500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE WIRE HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED DUE TO MERCEDES' CHOICE TO USE BIODEGRADABLE WIRE INSULATION. WIRES ARE SHORTING … |
| 2018-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR CAN HARDLY RUN--WITHOUT STALLING-HARD TO START MERCEDES DEALER SAID TO SELL IT BECAUSE OF WIRING PROBLEMS. |
| 2015-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE. DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO STALL. WAS NOT ABLE TO EVEN … |
| 2014-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS 1993 ' 1995 CAR DOES NOT RUN CORRECT |
| 2014-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR HAS WEAKENED OVER TIME AND DOESN'T RETRACT THE BELT. BELT FITS LOOSE OVER TORSO AND GE… |
| 2013-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS A BIO-DEGRADABLE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THESE HARNESSES ARE DETERIORATING. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST A… |
| 2013-04-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING CAR AND ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE, STUMBLE AND LOSE POWER AS I WAS CROSSING TRAFFIC INTO A SIDE ROAD. ALMO… |
| 2012-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AS IT WASN'T RUNNING PROPERLY (COMPUTER CODES, STALLING, ETC) FOUND OUT THAT IN 1995 THE MER… |
| 2012-03-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE 1995 SL500 LAST 8 YEARS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES, RELATED TO WIRING HARNESS ,MISFIRE ,STEERING PUMP,AIR PUMP AND… |
| 2011-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ ENGINEERED THEIR 1995 SL500 WITH FAULTY WIRING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE AT … |
| 2009-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1995 SL500 HAD THE SAR LIGHT GO ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND BARELY RAN ENOUGH TO GET IT TO THE SERVICE GAR… |
| 2008-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ AND THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST HAD A WRECK T… |
| 2008-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 SL500 MERCEDES BENZ AND THE WIRES GOING TO THE BRAKE SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE, IF I HAD NOT HAD A FIRE EXTINGUI… |
| 2008-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1996 MERCEDES SL500 WITH LESS THAN 55,000 MILES HAS CRUMBLING WIRE INSULATION ON THE ENGINE CONTROLS WHICH HAS RESUL… |
| 2008-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESSES IN THE CAR AT A COST OF $3500.00. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIRE HARNESS AGAIN AT … |
| 2008-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1995 SL500 RECENTLY LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAULTY ALTERNATOR BUT, WHILE THE M… |
| 2008-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1995 MERCEDES SL500 WITH 105,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE THREE WIRING HARNESSES: FUEL INJECTION/ENGINE MANAGEMENT, ALT… |
| 2007-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE ALSO CAUSING ADDITIONAL ERROR CODES ON MY COMPUTER. *TR |
| 2007-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY 1996 MERCEDES SL500 WITH LESS THAN 55,000 MILES HAS CRUMBLING WIRE INSULATION ON THE ENGINE CONTROLS WHICH HAS RESUL… |
| 2006-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. STARTED SMALL FIRE THAT WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE ANY SIGNIFICANT D… |
| 1995-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | 91-96 MERCEDES ENGINE WIRE HARNESS DISINTEGRATES COMPLETELY TO SHORTING OUT ALL GAUGES AND ENGINE OPERATIONS. THIS IS V… |