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2005 Mercedes benz SL500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1041257
Internal NHTSA #	10565365
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SL500
Model Year	2005
File date	12/01/14
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I drove out of my drive and tried to brake the car and a warning light came on saying that my brakes were malfunctioning. The car would not brake. The brakes on the car were dead. Fortunately there is a hill at the bottom of the road where i live and by going up the hill the car came to a stop. Fortunately there were no other cars or pedestrians on the road otherwise i would not have been able to stop. When i brought my car to the dealer, they said that it was a software problem and they would fix it for free. A few months before, i had taken the car in to the same mb dealer for general maintenance. Why didn't the dealer repair the software brake issue? Do i have to get killed or damage other cars before they automatically repair the brake software, that they obviously knew to be defected and a potential for accidents? The issue should have been a recall item, due to the seriousness of the matter. The same car has a problem with the transmission which appears to be another software issue. Why doesn't the dealer automatically fix the software issue before i have an accident? The "fix-it" cost has to be minimal and the prevention of damage has to be huge. The mb dealer wants to replace anything that isn't right. They replaced my engine mounts at 42,000 miles for $1,600 whether they needed it or not, but they won't fix some simple software issues that could kill or damage property? If the mb dealer doesn't want to do it because they don't make enough money, then hopefully the dot will force them to do it. Enough is enough. These are serious issues which i did not know about.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA
VIN pattern	WDBSK75F05FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
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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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz SL500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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