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2005 Mercedes benz SL500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	913180
Internal NHTSA #	10452934
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SL500
Model Year	2005
File date	13/02/12
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My mercedes benz has a faulty electrical wiring in the command navigation unit in my sl500. The vehicle has only 16,385 miles on it, though it is a 2005 model, and has been housed in a high-end garage with no trauma, no damage, and very little wear and tear. I purchased the car used about 6 weeks ago. Within the last 3 weeks the unit has gone from working intermittently to not working at all, simply providing a screen message: system unavailable. On march 5, 2012 i took my sl 500 the authorized dealer here, and contacted the service manager . After having my vehicle out of commission for two days, i read the diagnosis/repair report and was told this was not an error by me or the previous owner but something that happened somewhere in the manufacturing process, probably on the assembly line, as the sound amplifier had an internal electrical fault. Additionally, i have been to two independent mercedes benz dealers and they could not fix the problem. I've also learned that i cannot simply replace the stereo with a working model from any electrical store (like best buy or car stereo guys). It is my understanding that to replace the command unit would cost several thousand dollars. It is my belief that while the car is not within a typical five or six year warranty period (i just missed that period) it is clearly a car that has been well taken care of, barely driven, properly housed, and maintained. Given the findings from your authorized technicians, it seems that this is a problem that came with the car that would have surfaced at some point. Lucky me that it is surfacing now. I am hoping that the national highway traffic safety administration will contact mercedes about this faulty command unit. There are many other mercedes owners who have and are experiencing this electrical nightmare.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	16385
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SANTA BARBARA, CA
VIN pattern	WDBSK75F15FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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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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2005 Mercedes benz SL500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz SL500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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