Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / SL / 1994

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006119445 Incident Date: Jun, 09 2006
Consumer's City: HAMPTON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBFA76E1RF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 14 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 12 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Wiring harness on 1994 mercedes benz sl600, with less than 80,000 miles . my mechanic estimated it would cost the cosumer between $7,000 to $10,000 to replace the harness. this is a known fault by mercedes benz resulting in a premature corrosion of the wiring harness running along the top of the engine. mercedes is well aware of the problem and has a large stock to meet the demand. the car go into the unsafe mode during highway driving.