2007 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Electrical System Problems

I purchased this vehicle in a private sale in September 2025. The battery Warning light was on and the radio was not working either. I had the vehicle inspected by the Mercedes dealer and was told the batteries were being drained because the BCM (Battery Control Module) I was told there was nothing they can do because Mercedes discontinued the replacement parts. So I started to investigate the BCM issue in this model and come to find out when they go bad the vehicles will get on fire, many owners around the world have posted the burned BCM & cars as well. I manage to take my BCM out and opened for inspection and is burned out, I was lucky the car did not catch fire. I have pictures. This should be a recall, anything that could ignite the vehicle should be a recall

THIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON ITS OWN WHILE PARKED IN A LOCKED GARAGE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE TRUNK AND INVOLVED VARIOUS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND WIRING HARNESSES. THE CAR FILLED WITH DENSE SMOKE WHICH COATED EVERYTHING WITH THICK SOOT. THE SMOKED SEEPED INTO EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE CLOSED CONSOLE COMPARTMENT AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I BELIEVE THE FIRE ITSELF DID NOT SPREAD BECAUSE OF A LACK OF OXYGEN AS THE CAR WAS PARKED WITH TOP FOLDING METAL TOP UP AND THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THE FIRE OCCURRED ON FEB. 16, 2018, AND WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CAR WAS NOT ECONOMICALLY REPAIRABLE, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED A SETTLEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE CAR, WHICH, I PRESUME, WAS SOLD AT A SALVAGE AUCTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES. ON YOUTUBE, THERE IS A MERCEDES SL550 CAR THAT SUFFERED EXACTLY THE SAME FIRE. IT IS AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WVT6ZEBJR3A. WHEN THE CAMERA IS AIMED AT THE TRUNK AREA AT 24:10 OR SO INTO THE VIDEO, THE DAMAGE IS PRECISELY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE CAR IN THIS VIDEO WAS NEWER THAN MINE, BUT THE SAME MODEL. ANOTHER YOUTUBE VIDEO OF A 2008 MERCEDES MCLAREN SLR FIRE IS AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=E90X636MNZQ. IT DOES NOT SHOW THE TRUNK DETAIL, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING IN THE VERY SAME AREA AS WHERE THE FIRE IN MY CAR OCCURRED AS WELL AS IN THE OTHER YOUTUBE VIDEO. THIS MCLAREN IS A VERY HIGH-END MERCEDES ROADSTER OF THE SAME GENRE OF THE SL550. I NOTED IN SOME FORUM THAT I CANNOT FIND ANOTHER INSTANCE THAT SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THIS.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER... FUEL GAUGE / ODOMETER / SPEED / TACHOMETER / TURNING SIGNALS / TEMPERATURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ SL55. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,200.