Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
19
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz Slk.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, VEHICLE RANDOMLY APPLIES FRONT OR REAR BRAKE CAUSING A LOUD BRAKING SQUEAL AND CAUSING THE … |
| 2011-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ESP LIGHT COMES ON, THE CAR PULLS TO RIGHT AND THE SPEED PEDAL DOES NOT WORK. IT HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING AND ALM… |
| 2010-08-17 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS LEAKED PART OF LIQUID CRYSTAL FLUID, SEVERELY DISTORTING THE RE… |
| 2010-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ SLK320 JUST DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING BEFORE THE MOTOR STOPS AND THE CAR LO… |
| 2010-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A CORNER AND GET OFF THE MAIN STREET. AFTER REP… |
| 2010-06-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKED AND NOW DOES NOT DIM AND IS VERY CLOUDY AND HARD TO SEE OUT OF WHEN DRIVING. *TR |
| 2010-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 SLK320. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY, SPECIFICALLY THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THE CA… |
| 2009-06-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 4 | THE TRUNK LID ON THE MERCEDES BENZ MODEL SLK320, ALL MODEL YEARS, FALLS DOWN ON ITS OWN ONTO THE UNSUSPECTING HEAD OF T… |
| 2009-03-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FADES, BLOTCHED, FOGGED. DESCRIPTION: THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK … |
| 2008-12-06 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING M… |
| 2008-10-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2001, MERCEDES BENZ, 170 FAILURE MILEAGE: 65000 THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001 MERCEDES-… |
| 2008-06-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF AND ACCELERATING IF I DON'T RELEASE CLUTCH PROPERLY. IT'S AS IF THE COMPUTER TA… |
| 2006-12-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LAMPS FAILED OVER AND OVER SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2001. DEALER REPLACED BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES AND LAST RE… |
| 2006-08-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 15,000 MILES (SUNNY DAY DRIVER). REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS THE AUTO TINTING FEATURE. THE LIQUID TINT B… |
| 2006-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT FOR 45 MINUTES AFTERWARDS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE… |
| 2006-04-14 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEARING OF STEERING COMPONENT IN 2001 SLK 320 SPORT- TIE ROD ENDS/DRAG LINK WORN OUT AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILES.… |
| 2006-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAILURE OF AIR MASS METER AFTER ONLY 45,000 MILES NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT. *JB |
| 2004-08-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 SLK 320. I HAVE HAD CHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH HEADLAMPS AND BRAKE LAMPS GOING OUT , BULBS MELTING … |
| 2004-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ AUTOS HAVE SHIFT LEVERS THAT CANNOT GET WET, OR THE CAR IS INCAPACITATED...I.E. WON'T MOVE OUT OF 1ST GEA… |