Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Mercedes Benz Slk230.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE STOPS DEAD IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL IT SITS SEVERAL MINUTES OR MORE. IT DOES … |
| 2019-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHIC… |
| 2017-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK230. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTAC… |
| 2014-09-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I,, WAS AT THE INTERSECTION OF I35 AND SCHERTZ PARKWAY, IN SCHERTZ. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED, I SAW NO VEHICLES ENTERING… |
| 2012-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1999 SLK230 MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ALMOST FROM… |
| 2010-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1999 SLK230 MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER STATES CLEAR COAT WAS PEELING ON SEVERAL AREAS OF VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS IN… |
| 2010-10-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR STAY AT NIGHT VIEW , AND THE DRIVER MIRROR IS HALF & HALF. *TR |
| 2010-07-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ 1999 SLK 230 -REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILED ,THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING MIRR… |
| 2010-05-17 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | MY 1999 MERCEDES SLK 230 INTERIOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR HAVE DISCOLORED TILL THEY ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. *TR |
| 2010-05-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS A DARK SPO… |
| 2010-02-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HELLO, THIS IS A PRE-EMPTIVE REPORT OF A PROBLEM WITH A COMPONENT IN 1998-2000 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230 ROADSTERS. THE FAI… |
| 2009-09-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THIS IS A REPORT ABOUT UNUSUAL FOGGING UP OF ALL VEHICLE WINDOWS IF THE A/C IS SWITCHED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAKES T… |
| 2009-06-20 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230 (R170 MODEL) IS AN ELECTRO CHROMIC SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THA… |
| 2009-01-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE LH SIDE VIEW MIRROR IN MY 1999 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230 (R170 MODEL) IS AN ELECTRO CHROMIC SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THAT HA… |
| 2008-12-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS A SELF DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE MIRRORS … |
| 2008-11-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | IN THE RESENT MONTH I NOTICED MY REARVIEW MIRROR ON THE INSIDE TO APPEAR TO BE LEAKING. IT ALSO HAS STOPPED DIMMING. E… |
| 2008-09-18 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING M… |
| 2008-07-11 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING … |
| 2008-05-25 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | REAR VIEW MIRROR ( DONNELLY #010486) IS BLURRY AND HAS THREE DIFFERENT SHADES OF TINTING. I CAN BARELY TELL IF A VEHIC… |
| 2007-11-22 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING M… |
| 2007-10-28 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | MY INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS FAILED. THERE IS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE FLUID IN THE MIRROR, WHICH CAUSES THE AUTOMATIC S… |
| 2007-05-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FAIL AND LEAKING. OEM NEED TO REPLACE ALL THE MERCEDES REAR VIEW MIRROR ASAP. *TR |
| 2007-01-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRA… |
| 2007-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL SLK-CLASS REPLACE BRAKE LAMP BULB SOCKETS**NAR**CC THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LA… |
| 2006-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT FIXED THE TAIL LIGHTS ON HER CAR, AND THEN RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL ON HER TAIL LIGHTS. CONTACT PAID… |
| 2006-08-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BEING ALERTED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REP… |
| 2006-08-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.… |
| 2006-08-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | 1999 MERCEDES SLK 230 WITH A SAFETY RECALL CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS**CC THE DEALER DENIED THERE WAS… |
| 2006-07-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V-505. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED IN A LETTER TO NHTSA THAT IT WOULD START OWNER NOTIFICATION N… |
| 2006-03-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR… |
| 2006-01-06 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS WERE DAMAGED. THEY HAD WATER MARKS AND CRACKS , THUS LOWERING HER VI… |
| 2005-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE COMPLETE SOCKET NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME THE SOCKET HAS MELTED. MBUSA … |
| 2005-09-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, A FEW TIMES BEFORE, DON'T REALLY NOTICE IT UNTIL SOMEONE TELLS ME. I HAD IT HAPPEN … |
| 2005-09-17 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | FOR MY SLK 230 1999 , SPORT PACKAGE, THE RED AND BLACK INTERIORS, FADE AWAY CONSTANTLY , THE RED PAINT ON DASH AND CENT… |
| 2005-09-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05051 REAR BRAKE LIGHT SOCKETS MELT/FAIL. *JB |
| 2005-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND IDLING, ESPECIALLY SUMMER WEATHER, THE CAR STALLS OCASSIONALLY AND WON'T RESTART. MOST TIMES, WHEN… |
| 2005-05-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | THERE IS A DEFECT IN 1998 - 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK MODEL CARS TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE SOCKET WHICH HOUSES TH… |
| 2004-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. ON DECEMBER 18, 2004 I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP (FRIENDLY MERCEDES BENZ IN … |
| 2004-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 1999 MB SLK230 - TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHORTS OUT AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, THE MOST RECENT INVOL… |
| 2004-07-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY ON MY 1999 MERCEDES SLK 230. LIGHT SOCKETS BURN WITH DISCOLORATION AND PLASTIC MELTS … |
| 2004-06-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILS. TOOK TO MERCEDES SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TELL ME IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MERCEDES SLK 2… |
| 2004-06-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE AUTO DIMMING SIDEVIEW MIRROR AND INSIDE AUTO DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR HAVE FAILED. THEY ARE NO LONGER REFL… |
| 2004-04-24 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING M… |
| 2003-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | I'VE HAD A DOZEN BULBS/FUSES BLOW DURING THE LIFE OF THIS VEHICLE. I'VE OWNED OTHER VEHICLES THAT NEVER BLEW A SINGLE … |
| 2003-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY… |
| 2003-05-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A MERCEDES-BENZ 1999 SLK 230. THE BULB SOCKET FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT LAMPS IN THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS FAILING… |
| 2002-10-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REARVIEW MIRROR HAS FOG INSIDE THE GLASS,MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF IT. BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS CONTINU… |
| 2000-10-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND REAR EXTERIOR LICENSE LIGHT ARE ON SA… |
| 1999-12-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | WHEN REMOVING THE FUEL NOZZLE FROM THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL SHOOTS OUT OF THE TANK AS IF FROM A HOSE. IN MY CASE IT WEN… |
| 1999-11-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | HARD TOP CONVERTIBLE WILL NOT OPEN -- THE MICRON CHIP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. HARD TOP CONVERTIBLE SQUE… |