Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Mercedes Benz Sl500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am concerned with the battery control module. I have noticed there has been a lot of incidents out there where the ba… |
| 2023-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | To who may this concerned, I have a 2003 Mercedes SL500 and recently found my battery control module caught on fire and… |
| 2023-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the ABC warning light … |
| 2022-07-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I was driving my car at 45 mph and suddenly, unexpectedly a red light flashed ABC do not drive. Smoke was coming from u… |
| 2022-07-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed how… |
| 2022-02-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The 2003 SL500 with seemingly no instigating incident or event had the gas tank baffle come apart due to the poor and f… |
| 2021-08-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the following day he no… |
| 2021-03-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | It has been nearly two years I have stopped driving my 2003 Mercedes SL500, although I only have about 80,000 miles on … |
| 2020-06-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEARING CLANGING, THUMP NOISE BETWEEN SEATS AND TRUCK, TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WI… |
| 2019-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY CAR IS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. THE ABC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE CARS SUSPENSION CONTINUES TO RAISE AND FALL… |
| 2019-04-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE ABC SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SUSPENSION TO LOWER AND VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO HANDLE. THE FRONT… |
| 2018-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL NOT COME ON AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK ! THEN I TURN IT OF… |
| 2018-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL (ABC)… |
| 2017-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABS PROBLEM MY CAR WONT GO UP OR DOWN IT IS IN THE DOWN POSITION ABS LIGHT IS ON DON T NO WHAT PROBLEM IS I BELIEVE THA… |
| 2017-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY MERCEDES BENZ 2003 SL500 THE BRAKES BECAME DISABLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. T… |
| 2017-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABC (Active Body Control) light keeps coming on and body goes up and down when I drove car. Light says do not drive. … |
| 2017-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN ON CITY STREETS THE SBS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AS I CAME TO A TURN LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKE … |
| 2017-01-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL 500 AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP IN 2014 FOR $6400.00. THE CAR WOULD DROP LOW (ON ONE… |
| 2016-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM … |
| 2016-05-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AN 03 SL500 AND FROM THE START THE BATTERY LIGHT (WHITE STAYED ON) REPLACED BOTH FRONT AND BACK BATTERY A… |
| 2016-01-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HERE A BANGING NOISE BEHIND THE SEAT, TOOK IT TO A MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR SHOP. THEY INFORMED ME THE FUEL TANK BAFFLE IS … |
| 2015-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SHE SMELLED SMOKE COMING… |
| 2015-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHI… |
| 2015-11-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN THE WHOLE FRONT LEFT SIDE DROPS TO WITHIN INCHES OFF THE GROUND!! MERCEDES IS … |
| 2015-11-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS HAD ABC PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. FIRST WE HAD HYDRAULIC LEAKS, WE REPLACED STRUTS, THEN THE PUMP WENT OUT AN… |
| 2015-10-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN T… |
| 2015-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT P… |
| 2015-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 MERCEDES SL500 WITH 52000 MILES ON IT AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME UP AND THE INVESTIGATION … |
| 2015-07-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABC FAILURE AT 70 MILES. RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR OF THIS PRECISE. |
| 2015-07-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SUSPENSION DROPS OVERNIGHT AND HAS DROPPED WHILE IN MOTION ON THE EXPRESSWAY. RED WARNING TO LIMIT SPEED CONSTANTLY COM… |
| 2015-03-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ABC SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR |
| 2015-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG ON 2/14/2015, I HEAR A BANGING COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I NOTICE IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN I AM EXCELL… |
| 2015-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ABC AND CONVERTIBLE ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS ITS SUPPOSED, WHILE THE CAR NOT BENN DRING NOR USING THE FEATURES. THE KEYLE… |
| 2014-11-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT IN FRANCE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT DOCUMENTS ABOUT LIFE CAR (ACCIDENTS, REPAIRS ETC) SO I NEED ALL INFORMATIONS O… |
| 2014-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED CAR AND GOT MESSAGE: "ABC MALFUNCTION, CAR TOO LOW". IN ACTUALITY, CAR ELEVATED. THE RIDE OF THE CAR HAS CHANGE… |
| 2014-10-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC OF THIS POWER STEERING / HYDRAULIC TANDEM PUMP AND POSSIBLY OTHER MODELS AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 M… |
| 2014-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BAFFLE IN FUEL TANK STARTED HITTING THE SIDE OF THE TANK MAKE A NOISE WHEN FUEL TANK IS 3/4 FULL OR LESS. APPARENTLY TH… |
| 2014-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL 500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POSSIBLE FATAL FLAW IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED, A… |
| 2014-05-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 20-35MPH I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. DASHBOARD INDICA… |
| 2014-04-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ABC ACTIVE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN A DROP ON THE DRIVER SIDE. MERCEDES MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS HAS BEEN… |
| 2014-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE T… |
| 2014-01-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE DASH LIGHTS UP RED SAYING "SERVICE BRAKES, STOP VEHICLE, ETC".… |
| 2013-11-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE D… |
| 2013-09-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I FILED THIS COMPLAINT MONTHS AGO AND HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD. THE ISSUE IS THE GAS TANK BAFFLE HAS APPARENTLY COME LOOSE … |
| 2013-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING OVER A WATE… |
| 2013-08-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ SL500. LIKE MOST OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE, THE BAFFLE MOVES FREELY WITHIN THE GAS TANK WHICH C… |
| 2013-06-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR COMPLAINT FILED 8/3/2013. RECALL INFORMATION DETERMINED FROM: HTTP://WWW.INTELL… |
| 2013-06-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE FRONT NOSE DROP WHILE DRIVING ISSUE REPEATED FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVI… |
| 2013-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY OUR 2003 MB 500SL BECAME ERRATIC WITH THE SUSPENSION DROPPING DOWN O… |
| 2013-06-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BANGING NOISE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. *TR |