Mercedes Benz 2003 sl 500. In 2011 with 34,000 miles on engine, while driving on highway heard loud noise had to pull over quickly because front of car dropped rubbing on tires which resulted in one blown out tire and had car towed to nearest dealership, thank god cuz innocent people or myself could have been hurt seriously, this was a $5,000 job. 2014 with 45,000 miles on engine while driving on highway I heard again that distinctive loud sound which resulted in left side of car dropped rubbing on tires, fender and tire was damaged had car towed to nearest mb dealership. Hydraulic fluid problems has plague this quality series car. This unfortunate event cost me $9,800 because I also had to repair the roof as it is a convertible and hydraulics plays an important role in the operations of the roof. 2018 with 60,000 miles on engine, while driving in the city, I heard loud thud under car I quickly swerve off road to safe spot cuz I knew there was a problem again, the right side of car dropped with fluid spraying out, car then started resting on front and rear tires with hydraulic fluid sprayed every where, had this problem fixed cost was $2,000. Few months after the same problem occurred again. This car that I love so much has been sitting in my garage because car cant be driven and the front end / body of car is resting on both tires left and right side. I am mentally and physically drained and also my pockets. Mercedes Benz Corp. Is fully aware of this problem because of thousands of complaints from owners just like myself. As a multi million dollar company they should have taken the responsibility of a recall in good faith to assist us, after all they would not be where they are today without us customers. Mercedes Benz Corp. Willfully and intentionally is keeping a blind eye to this big problem while we the customers are being taken advantage off

- Nanticoke, MD, USA

I own a 2003 Mercedes Benz SL500. Like most owners of this vehicle, the baffle moves freely within the gas tank which causes a noise and is potential dangerous if a spark is created from the baffle hitting the inside walls of the gas tank. From my research it is a manufacture issue with the welding of the baffle to the internal wall of the gas tank. There is a tremendous amount of complaints and threads on Mercedes forums. Please follow link to see all complaints. It is poor customer service and accountability from Mercedes Benz usa to not recall the issue. There is over 20 pages of complaints regarding this issue at this link: www.benzworld.org/forums/R230-sl-class/1295215-SL500-noise-rear-interior-wall-gas.html.

- Berkeley, CA, USA