10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,433 miles

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problem #3

May 112008

SL 4-cyl

  • 12,300 miles
1 incident and 1 crash. Left emergency brake on by accident when driving and went to apply brake to slow down, but had no brakes. Could not stop..no accident first time it happened. But 2nd time caused multiple car accident w/an injury. After I stopped driving, the brakes began working again. I had my brakes checked but they did not need replaced.

- Honolulu, HI, USA

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problem #2

Apr 092007

SL 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 205,000 miles
Emergency brake button broke; button ejected when using parking brake, preventing E-brake from being used. Button and spring assembly came out, with button having two small plastic chips that were broken, preventing reassembly. This effectively prevented the vehicle's standard emergency equipment (parking brake) from being used. No replacement button was available.

- Chandler, AZ, USA

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problem #1

Mar 011998

SL

  • miles
Parking brake did not fully disengage when handle was released, causing overheating of braking system leading to brake failure.

- Folsom, CA, USA

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