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2006 Mercedes benz SL500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1234368
Internal NHTSA #	10787102
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SL500
Model Year	2006
File date	29/10/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When the car is turned on, the srs light comes on, the rollbar light on, command center off/on/off/on, windshield wipers don't work, seat warmers/coolers inop, auto headlights inop..... All these problems are connected and intermittent. Reading throught the mb forum and mbworld forum, many sl owners are experiencing the same thing and it all seems to point to the electronic ignition switch. I wrote a letter to mb in january 2015 and they didn't want to help. My independent dealer immediately told me it was the electronic ignition switch (they've seen it before) but they are not authorized to work on ignition switch.... It must be the dealer. I took it once to the dealer and they couldn't figure it out. When i called the dealer back months later to try and get it fixed, they argued with me that they need to trouble shoot it before they just replace the eis, even though they couldnt figure it out the first time i gave them the opportunity. There are pages and pages of people on the forums with the same problem. The fact that the windshield wipers dont work is a serious safety issue. The headlights can still be turned on manually. To complicate this whole thing, this is intermittent. Sometimes there are no problems at all, sometimes half the problems, sometimes all of the problems. Real frustration from dealer on this issue. I bought the car used from the mercedes of south bay dealer in torrance, ca in december 2013 and have had a problem ever since.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MANHATTAN BEACH, CA
VIN pattern	WDBSK75F76FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Mercedes benz SL500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercedes benz SL500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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