10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,600 miles

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problem #1

Jun 252003

SL500 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 2,600 miles
The heater motor had blown out. The vehicle box caught on fire. The fire melted the melted the wiring harness.

- Valley Stream, NY, USA

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