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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
17%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year.

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.

“2011 mercedes benz slsc. Consumer writes in regards to unintended acceleration incident. Consumer sent additional correspondence. The consumer was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer stated the failure was caused by pedal misapplication resulting in the crash. The consumer disagreed stating the vehicle may have had an electrical failure.”

NHTSA complaint #10920658, filed 2018-03

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011117%

Other parts of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS

Air bags
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS

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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