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1999 Mercedes Benz SL320: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

Not available median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1999 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Electrical and battery issues150.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
1
Structure:Body:Door:Hinge And Attachments
1
Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)1
Structure:Body:Door:Hinge And Attachments1
Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars1

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm): 1; Structure:Body:Door:Hinge And Attachments: 1; Structure:Body:Roof And Pillars: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

No usable failure mileage is recorded. 2 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2000
1
2002
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20001
20021

2000: 1; 2002: 1

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 724365 · 2000-06-22 (June 22, 2000)

FLETCHER JONES & MERCEDES BENZ MANUFACTURE REP. REFUSED TO REPAIR THE REPEATED NEW CAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF AND DOORS. THEY WERE VERY HOSTILE AND DISCRIMINATORY.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 724365 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 8006398 · 2002-03-26 (March 26, 2002)

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER AND CLIMBING A HILL, THE ELECTRICAL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TOOK OVER AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RESULTING ON LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HITTING A BOULDER OFF THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTROL, THE ELECTRONIC TROUBLE CODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JG *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8006398 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.