Model year record
1998 MERCEDES BENZ SL Class
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 20 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 3 | — |
| Equipment: electrical | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: filling/charging | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, electric | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 1 | 24,870 mi |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | 25,319 mi |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
The 1997 model has 7 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ SL Class model years
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