mjr24

In the last week.....my car has twice died while I had it in reverse (pulling out of garage) and tonight it died while I was turning a slow corner in drive (going about 20 MPH). There are no warning lights on....and the car starts right up normally after this happens.

Any ideas? Haven't had any issues with rough idling...the car literally just suddenly dies....so I'm thinking it's electrical.

GermanCars

You need to get the car scanned for diagnostic fault codes in the engine control memory. The most common thing to cause the engine to intermittently shut off is a failing crankshaft position sensor. They commonly fail on all 112 V6 and 113 V8's. Just search elsewhere on this forum for more information. It was the first thing I did to mine after purchase just for peace of mind. It is fairly accessible, behind the left cylinder head on the block just ahead of the transmission bell housing.

mjr24

Yep, that is what I was thinking, too. I had a R230 SL500 several years ago that had the CPS go out. I don't remember all the specifics....but I thought at that time it was more apparent because the car would not start right back up once it died (it took a few cranks).....especially if the engine was warm.

However, currently, it's not stalling at all upon re-startup....even with the engine being warm....

thouliares

Same thing happened to me. I have a 2004 SL55.. Crankshaft Position Sensor. Mercedes told me its very common ..$500