oct 13, 2009 · i have an '81 380sl and i have to say it's one of the most unreliable mercedes i've had. Watch out for the automatic transmissions on all these older mercs. aug 10, 2016 · lousy solder joints seem to be exceptionally common (way more than they should be) and can cause all sorts of nightmare situations with intermittent problems. My source of information even mentioned a conversion process that remedies this problem (but it's not cheap). aug 14, 2004 · if your mileage is excess of 70k, then it may be that one or two injectors are blocked or even leaky. Which would cause starting problems hot and cold. I am bringing a 380 back from the brink. It sat for 11 years and am now working on getting it on the road but am having some. sep 22, 2015 · i bought the car knowing that it had running issues, which i hoped i could fix, because the rest of the car is pretty nice. It's suppose to have only 90 000 miles on it. It was cranking but the engine would.
