One problem related to wiring has been reported for the 1997 Mercedes Benz SL500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I had a wiring harness fire in my vehicle a 1997 Mercedes Benz sl 500, it is due to a defect in the wire harness but Mercedes Benz is declining any involvement, I know of 129 other failures in like vehicles, it's costing me $10,000 to fix and I will not have my car back until July 2007. This needs to stop mercedes is deinying all involvment.