NHTSA Complaint #11162793 — 2007 MERCEDES BENZ SL550

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11162793
Vehicle	2007 MERCEDES BENZ SL550
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	December 17, 2018
Date Filed	December 20, 2018
Mileage	75,083 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CO

Consumer Description

THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED WITH LITTLE WARNING. IN MID-OCTOBER, 2018 DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS ALARMS STARTED SOUNDING AND I TOTALLY LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. MERCEDES OF DENVER REPAIRED. ON DECEMBER 17 SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AT AN EVEN SLOWER SPEED BUT THIS TIME THE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS INSTANTANEOUS. VERY CONCERNED WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED.

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