Steering Problems of Mercedes Benz SL500

It has been nearly two years I have stopped driving my 2003 mercedes Sl500, although I only have about 80,000 miles on the car. This is due to abc warning light(red display: please drive carefully)comes on intermittently and the car drives very bouncy and it feels the car has no shocks, definitely feeling it would be unsafe to drive. The diagnostic message comes up saying "visit workshop". This is the third time this abc pump issue is stopping me from driving the car, since it first appeared when I had 29,000 miles on the car which was under manufacturer warranty (50,000 miles or four years) and the dealership replaced the abc pump and also replaced the engine mounts. The abc red light appeared again when I had about 51,000 miles on the car. It happened also the engine mounts were in need of replacement again. As the warranty was only for 50,000 miles, mercedes refused to repair the abc pump and the engine mounts under warranty and finally I agreed to a 50% cost to me to have repairs done. I expressed my opinion that the abc pump and the engine mounts had engineering and manufacturing defect and they should have 50,000 miles warranty as the original warranty, from the time of replacement. Regrettably, same abc malfunction and engine mounts became an issue at 78,000 miles and now the dealer and mercedes refuse to replace the abc pump and engine mounts under warranty and have given an estimate of $7336. 36 for the necessary replacement of parts, including labor, but excluding taxes. To divert attention from abc pump, the dealer is now referring to the problem as "power steering pump"I have extensively researched the issues and it appears the mentioned problems with my car are prevailing issues with other mercedes 2003 sl 500, and there are 100's of owners who feel mercedes is not taking responsibility for replacement and repair of these defective parts under warranty. My car is unsafe to drive. There should be a recall by mercedes to fix these dangerous to drive cars.

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The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes Benz Sl500. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the active body control (abc) warning light illuminated and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact parked the vehicle on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to an unknown mercedes-benz dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the active body control (abc) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000. The VIN was not available.

Driving along the freeway at 65 mph when the whole front left side drops to within inches off the ground!! mercedes is well aware of this lemon feature on there vehicle and is some how still allowed to sell them in the us, much less not do a damn thing about the lemons they have sold.

Driving on freeway and hit bump on freeway the abc lights come on vechicle hard to cotrol here rubbing , vehicle to low flashes went straight to dealer.

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Wiring insulation for lights and power steering deteriorated to the point of causing massive shorts in multiple systems, draining the battery and resulting in engine failure at highway speeds. I maneuvered in heavy traffic onto an off ramp that provided a safe exit from the 6 lane beltway and had to be towed. Turn signals, brake lights, power steering, half of the instruments (including speedometer and odometer), battery and charging system are inoperable due to bare wires shorting out the wiring harnesses. Estimate for repairs begins with replacing the lighting wiring harness at a cost of $4000, with no guess as to what the final costs might be, provided they can find a wiring harness. The shop has seen similar problems with mercedes of this vintage and is aware that mercedes has not provided a voluntary recall to deal with defective parts.

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This vehicle has a bio-degradable engine wiring harness. These harnesses are deteriorating. My vehicle suddenly lost all power, no power steering, no nothing on a freeway and I was lucky that I was not killed. Mercedes and the dealerships both know that vehicles with this type harness are death traps. I wonder how many people have already been killed, but wiring harness was never investigated as cause of accident. Why are you not taking action against mercedes? every vehicle still on the road should be recalled immediately if it has a bio-degradable wiring harness.