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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
7 reports
101,000 miles · Aug 10, 2012
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System
WELL THE OIL PRESSURE WAS HIGH WHEN START DRIVING AND DROP TO 1 ON THE GAUGE AND WOULD SMOKE LOSE POWER THEN IT WOULD JUST START GETTING AROUND THREE MILES A GALLON SO I WOULD LEAVE IT PARKED FOR DAYS WOULD GO OUT TO MOVE IT AND IT WOULD RUN GREAT FOR ABOUT 20 OR 30 MILES AND SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN HAD IT CHECKED AND WIR…
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WELL THE OIL PRESSURE WAS HIGH WHEN START DRIVING AND DROP TO 1 ON THE GAUGE AND WOULD SMOKE LOSE POWER THEN IT WOULD JUST START GETTING AROUND THREE MILES A GALLON SO I WOULD LEAVE IT PARKED FOR DAYS WOULD GO OUT TO MOVE IT AND IT WOULD RUN GREAT FOR ABOUT 20 OR 30 MILES AND SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN HAD IT CHECKED AND WIRING WAS CRACKED ALL ALONG THE FIREWALL STILL LOOKING FOR A WIRING HARNESS THAT I CAN AFFORD THEN I RUN ACROSS THIS FORUM I AGREE WITH THE REST MERCEDES- BENZ SHOULD REPAIR OR LEAST MAKE IT AFFORDABLE SINCE IT A OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART P.S. I HAVE SO IN THE CAR THAT I TO KEEP IT CAUSE I CAN'T GET MY MONEY BACK ON IT OR THAT MATTER PASS IT ON KIDS AND/OR GRANDKIDS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10470202
142,000 miles · Apr 18, 2009
Electrical SystemCrash
CAR STALLED WHILE BACKING, DISINTEGRATED WIRE HARNESS, 95 MERCEDES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10265923
87,546 miles · Jun 6, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
BOTH THROTTLE BODY ACTUATORS HAVE SUFFERED CRUMBLING OF THE WIRE INSULATIONS, LEADING TO A PORTION OF THE CAR TO BE HEATED UP SO MUCH THAT THE HOOD PAD CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY I ALWAYS CARRY AN EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT BEFORE ANY INJURIES OR ANY MORE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10230111
29,000 miles · Jul 22, 2007
Electrical System
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1995 MERCEDES SL 600 TO A FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. AFTER DOING A COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS, THEY TOLD ME MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS WERE BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AT A COST OF OVER $1200. WHEN THEY RECHECKED THE COMPUTER, IT THREW MANY CODES AGAIN. AFTER AB…
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I RECENTLY TOOK MY 1995 MERCEDES SL 600 TO A FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OFF. AFTER DOING A COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS, THEY TOLD ME MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS WERE BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH AT A COST OF OVER $1200. WHEN THEY RECHECKED THE COMPUTER, IT THREW MANY CODES AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK , THEY FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS SO BADLY BURNT THAT THE WIRES WERE TOUCHING, THROWING OFF THE COMPUTER, MY TIMING, YOU NAME IT. I SAW FOR MYSELF HOW BADLY THE WIRES HAD BEEN BURNED , DUE TO ENGINE HEAT AND POOR INSULATION. MY SL600 ONLY HAS 32000 ORIGINAL FACTORY MILES ON IT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE WIRES IS AROUND $2000. FOR A CAR THAT COST $128,000, THIS IS A FRAUD AND A DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10197154
Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 2005
Electrical System
THE ASR LIGHT WAS ON . VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER WHILE BEING OPERATED ON THE FREEWAY. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED AND SHORTED OR DAMAGED OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONETS. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10109530
102,000 miles · Dec 28, 2003
Engine And Engine Cooling
THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MERCEDES V12 ENGINE WHICH CASES THE CYLINDERS TO OVERHEAT AND BECOME SCRACHED, USUALLY AROUND 100,000 WITH NO WARNING OR OVERHEATING INDICATIONS. MERCEDES KNOWS THE ENGINE IS BAD BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOLEDGE AND/OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10051193
Mileage unknown · Sep 20, 1995
TiresUnknown Or Other
KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE DOES NOT WORK. *TT
NHTSA ODI #601149
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