Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / SL CLASS / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003304021 Incident Date: Jun, 24 2003
Consumer's City: ALBUQUERQUE Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: SL CLASS Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:roof and pillars
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBKK65F53F Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 13 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle (2003 mb slk320) was purchased on 4/14/2004 in az and began noticing problems on the drive back to nm. the most significant safety problem involves the transmission, which has been serviced by the manufacturer 8 times without resolution. the vehicle slips in and out of gear at highway speeds. the vehicle has spent a total of over 68 days in the shop for unsatisfactory repairs in a one-year period. to this date, the manufacturer has been uncooperative in resolving these problems forcing me to seek legal services.*ak