2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK Problems & Recalls

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, VEHICLE RANDOMLY APPLIES FRONT OR REAR BRAKE CAUSING A LOUD BRAKING SQUEAL AND CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK OR PITCH TO ONE SIDE. IT HAS OCCURRED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT 90% OF THE TIME IT OCCURS AT SPEEDS UNDER 30-35 MPH WHILE JUST DRIVING IN A...

Mileage: 110,700

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, VEHICLE RANDOMLY APPLIES FRONT OR REAR BRAKE CAUSING A LOUD BRAKING SQUEAL AND CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK OR PITCH TO ONE SIDE. IT HAS OCCURRED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT 90% OF THE TIME IT OCCURS AT SPEEDS UNDER 30-35 MPH WHILE JUST DRIVING IN A...

Mileage: 110,700

REAR BRAKE LAMPS FAILED OVER AND OVER SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2001. DEALER REPLACED BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES AND LAST REPLACED L & R BULBS ON 12/29/2006 AT 29005 MILES. IN APRIL 2007 A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR REAR BRAKE LAMPS FAILURE. REAR LAMPS FAILED ONCE AGAIN AT 39697 MILES AND VEHICLE WAS B...

Mileage: 29,005

THE ESP LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT AND THE SPEED PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. IT HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF POWER TO CROSS A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE ESP LIGHT COMES ON AND AUTOMATICALLY DISABLES THE SPEED/GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

THE ESP LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT AND THE SPEED PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. IT HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LACK OF POWER TO CROSS A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THE ESP LIGHT COMES ON AND AUTOMATICALLY DISABLES THE SPEED/GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 164,000

THE AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS LEAKED PART OF LIQUID CRYSTAL FLUID, SEVERELY DISTORTING THE REFLECTED IMAGE. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE MIRROR DOES NOT HAVE ANT MANUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR DAY/NIGHT SELECTION, ANY BRIGHT LIGHTS FROM BEHIND TEND TO BLIND OR AT LEAST INTERFERE WITH THE...

Mileage: 94,050

I HAVE A 2001 SLK320. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY, SPECIFICALLY THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE FOR 5-6 SECONDS THEN SURGES. LOTS OF CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE. MB SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKED AND NOW DOES NOT DIM AND IS VERY CLOUDY AND HARD TO SEE OUT OF WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

MERCEDES BENZ SLK320 JUST DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING BEFORE THE MOTOR STOPS AND THE CAR LOSES POWER. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. MERCEDES BENZ CANNOT DETECT THE DIRECT PROBLEM EVEN AFTER DIAGNOSIS. CONTINUES TO BLAME IT ON SOMETHING ELSE, THEN FIXES IT, BUT IT CONTINUES TO ...

Mileage: 133,000

THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A CORNER AND GET OFF THE MAIN STREET. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, ONLY TO DIE IN TRAFFIC AGAIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

CAR HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF AND ACCELERATING IF I DON'T RELEASE CLUTCH PROPERLY. IT'S AS IF THE COMPUTER TAKES OVER AND PREVENTS CAR FROM ACCELERATING. I'VE STALLED CARS; THIS IS DIFFERENT. THE STALL IS NOT RELATED TO THE SHIFTING BUT TO THE ACCELERATION. IT'S LIKE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE ...

Mileage: 78,000

CAR HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF AND ACCELERATING IF I DON'T RELEASE CLUTCH PROPERLY. IT'S AS IF THE COMPUTER TAKES OVER AND PREVENTS CAR FROM ACCELERATING. I'VE STALLED CARS; THIS IS DIFFERENT. THE STALL IS NOT RELATED TO THE SHIFTING BUT TO THE ACCELERATION. IT'S LIKE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE ...

Mileage: 78,000

THE TRUNK LID ON THE MERCEDES BENZ MODEL SLK320, ALL MODEL YEARS, FALLS DOWN ON ITS OWN ONTO THE UNSUSPECTING HEAD OF THE INDIVIDUAL LOADING OR UNLOADING THE TRUNK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. WE ALL HAVE SHARED THIS PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES IN RE...

Mileage: 79,200

INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FADES, BLOTCHED, FOGGED. DESCRIPTION: THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 320 (R170 MODEL) IS AN ELECTRO CHROMIC SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE MIRROR CONTAINED A FLUID WHICH LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE SELF-DIMMING MIRROR TO FAIL TO PROVID...

Mileage: 22,000

YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2001, MERCEDES BENZ, 170 FAILURE MILEAGE: 65000 THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 320 (R170 MODEL) IS AN ELECTRO CHROMIC SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE MIRROR CONTAINED A FLUID WHICH LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE SELF-DIMMING MIRROR TO FAIL ...

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE TYPE IS 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE MIRRORS FAIL LOSING THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE DIMMING AGAINST REAR APPROACHING HEADLIGHTS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO EITHER BE BLINDED OR TO HAVE TO T...

5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 15,000 MILES (SUNNY DAY DRIVER). REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS THE AUTO TINTING FEATURE. THE LIQUID TINT BLED BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF GLASS CAUSING DIFFICULTIES SEEING THE REAR. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 SLK 320. I HAVE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS GOING OUT , BULBS MELTING IN LAMPS ON BRAKES AS WELL AS HEADLAMPS. IN THE BEGINNING THESE REPAIRS WERE PAID UNDER MANUF. WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I AM PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT BULBS, MOST RECENTLY A HEADLAMP PROBL...

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 SLK 320. I HAVE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS GOING OUT , BULBS MELTING IN LAMPS ON BRAKES AS WELL AS HEADLAMPS. IN THE BEGINNING THESE REPAIRS WERE PAID UNDER MANUF. WARRANTY. HOWEVER, I AM PAYING FOR REPLACEMENT BULBS, MOST RECENTLY A HEADLAMP PROBL...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 45 MINUTES AFTERWARDS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE IGNITION ON THE BATTERY EXPLODED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED. THE MODEL IS A SLK320.

Mileage: 38,000

FAILURE OF AIR MASS METER AFTER ONLY 45,000 MILES NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

PREMATURE WEARING OF STEERING COMPONENT IN 2001 SLK 320 SPORT- TIE ROD ENDS/DRAG LINK WORN OUT AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES. FAILURE CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR IN FRONT TIRES NECESSITATING EARLY TIRE REPLACEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

MERCEDES BENZ AUTOS HAVE SHIFT LEVERS THAT CANNOT GET WET, OR THE CAR IS INCAPACITATED...I.E. WON'T MOVE OUT OF 1ST GEAR (5 MPH) OR AT ALL. RAIN ON AN OPEN CONVERTIBLE SHIFT LEVER (MY PROBLEM) AND/OR COFFEE OR BEVERAGE SPILLS FROM HOLDERS POSITIONED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE SHIFTER CAN TRIGGER VEHICLE I...