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Vehicle speed controlPart report

1995 Mercedes-Benz SL500 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
5%of 22 total for the year
Median mileage
131,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1995 Mercedes-Benz SL500, 5% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 131,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I have a 1995 SL500 mercedes benz and the wires going to the brake switch caught fire, if I had not had a fire extinguisher the hole car might have caught fire also I was no going fast when the fumes started choking me and my eyes burned. I could have killed my self or someone on the road.”

NHTSA complaint #10242737, filed 2008-09, 131,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200618%
200424%
1996117%
199515%

Other parts of the 1995 Mercedes-Benz SL500

Electrical system
18 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Air bags
2 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz SL500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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