2012 Mercedes-Benz AMG Sls

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Fuel/Propulsion System2
000
Unknown or Other1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 7, 2025CA

My wheels locked all of a sudden and car won't start.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 11, 2024TX

THE FUEL TANK IS MOUNTED INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THERE IS A FUEL LEAK INSIDE THE CAR, RENDERING IT UNSAFE TO START FOR THE FEAR OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODING. THIS IS A PRODUCTION ISSUE AS THE FUEL TANK SHOULD NEVER EVER LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT OR SUBJECTED TO ANY TYPE OF SEVERE JOLTS OR BUMPS ON NATIONAL ROADS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 23, 20205,000 milesTX

WE HAVE A 2012 MERCEDES AMG SLS THAT IS A COLLECTOR'S CAR WITH ONLY 5000 OR SO MILES ON IT. IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, I THINK IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT 2500 OR SO MILES BY US. EVEN THOUGH WE PUT VERY FEW MILES ON THE CAR EVERY YEAR, WE STILL GET AN ANNUAL SERVICE DONE. THIS YEAR WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME FROM THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE "SENDING UNIT" OF THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS CRACKED. THIS RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE CAR GETTING SOAKED IN GASOLINE, AS NOTED IN THE ATTACHED INVOICE. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND THAT WE WERE VERY LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT CATCH FIRE. THE REASON OF THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT MERCEDES BENZ REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM. THE REPAIR BILL WAS ALMOST $4,000, BUT SINCE WE ARE A LONG TIME CUSTOMER OF THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, THEY GAVE US A BIG DISCOUNT. BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT. MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD HAVE STARTED A SAFETY RECALL PROCESS AFTER DISCOVERING THIS DANGEROUS ITEM, AND TAKEN CARE OF OUR REPAIRS. OUR HOPE IS THAT NHTSA WILL LEAN ON MERCEDES BENZ TO DO THE RIGHT THING. [XXXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.