Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / SL500 / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111000 Incident Date: Jul, 06 2007
Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: SL500 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBSK75F44F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2007
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle has been driven less than 52,000 miles and both driver and passenger side catalytic converters have required replacement approximately 2 months apart. retractable hood has now failed. concerned that faulty design in catalytic converters will causerepeat failures in future. concerned that retractable hood failure is sign of additional design flaws with this vehicle.*ak