1998 Mercedes Benz Slk230
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mercedes Benz Slk230.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT SHEARED OFF COMPLETELY LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO STEERING CONTROL. THANKS TO GOD… |
| 2015-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2006-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN REFERENCE TO THE 1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK WITH CURRENT MILEAGE: 85,000 A RECALL ISSUED ON… |
| 2006-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBL… |
| 2006-03-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, REPLACED UP UNTIL THIS POINT AT OWNERS COST. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND I'… |
| 2005-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LIGHT WILL STOP WORKING PERIODICALLY DUE TO MELTED SOCKET. OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW AND DEALER REPLACE SOCKET… |
| 2005-07-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT I REPLACED BULB THREE TIMES BEFORE HAVING TO TAKE IT TO A MERCEDES SPECI… |
| 2005-05-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK 230. THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEAL… |
| 2005-01-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TAILLIGGHT ASSEMBLY BECOMES HEATED AND CAUSES FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET/HOUSING. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A … |
| 2005-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE GRAY INTERIOR OF THE MERCEDES BENZ 1998 SLK230 WAS PEELING OFF THE CONSOLE AND MOST OF THE REST OF THE INTERIOR. … |
| 2005-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUCTIONED AFTER EXTENDED USE. THE HEAT CAUSED THE SOCKET AND HOUSING TO DISTORT AND MELT, LEA… |
| 2004-12-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ENGINE THREW A ROD THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE BLOCK AT 84,000 MILES FOR NO REASON.*AK |
| 2004-10-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | MY SEAT SENSOR IN MY CAR FAILED AT 7000 MILES OF USE. I HAVE A LOW MILEAGE MERCEDES AND IT WILL COST ALMOST 875 DOLLAR… |
| 2004-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCUIT… |
| 2004-03-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE TAIL LIGHTS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK |
| 2004-01-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 1,000 MILES ON IT, I WAS THE 3RD OWNER. 1ST OWNER WAS DEALER IN NJ, 2-ND OWNER WAS MY FATHER. … |
| 2003-09-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TAIL LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TAIL … |
| 2003-04-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER DOOR OPENED UP WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP. THE DOOR BUTTONS OPENED ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING. CONSUM… |
| 2002-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE CAR HAD A BAD LEFT DOOR PANEL THAT WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY LAST YEAR. THIS SUMMER I NOTICED THAT IT WAS LOOSE AT T… |
| 2001-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT DOOR LATCH IS INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS TO REACH OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE TO OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR.*JB |
| 2001-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS MODEL HAS BEEN EVOLVED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE MANUFACTURER MORE TO MARKET AND IN A HASTILY TIME,PERHAPS AT THE EXPEN… |
| 2001-03-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LAMPS KEEPS BURNING OUT AND WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *JB |
| 2000-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WILL START TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, THERE IS SOME FLUID LEAKAG… |
| 1998-11-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTOR, IGNITION TRANSPONDER. |
| 1998-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | TURBO |
| 1998-09-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | HYDRAULICS, TRUNK LID. |
| 1998-06-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOW FAILED. YH |
| 1998-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | ROOF OF CONVERTIBLE IS LEAKING. YH |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ROOF DEVELOPED RUST. NLM |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TRUNK LID DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG CRASH SENSOR. YH |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. YH |