Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz Slk230.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK230. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ESC WARNING INDICATOR SUDDENL… |
| 2019-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR ENGAGES THE BRAKES ON IT'S OWN WHEN I'M DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30MPH. |
| 2018-10-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WHEN I START UP MY VEHICLE AN INDICATOR FOR A LIGHT OUT APPEARS ON MY DASH. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OV… |
| 2018-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HE ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A CORNER AND GET OFF THE MAIN STREET, THERE WAS … |
| 2018-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE MERCEDES BENZ SLK 230 2001 MODEL BRAKES RANDOMLY WITH THE FRONT TIRES LEFT OR RIGHT OR BOTH, ENGINE PERFORMANCE GOE… |
| 2016-08-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE RIGHT WHEEL STARTED AUTOMATICALLY BRAKING, WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING, WHEN I WAS TRAVELLING AT 55 MPH. IT ALMOST C… |
| 2016-08-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WOULD WOULD SUDDENLY COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT WOULD DO THIS AT ANY SPEED. IT … |
| 2014-02-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING M… |
| 2012-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THAT THE REAR WHEELS WER… |
| 2010-07-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | YAH SENSOR/ ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL: 2001 MERCEDES SLK 230; INCIDENT; WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CLEAR AND DR… |
| 2010-01-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001 MERCEDES SLK230 (R170 MODEL) IS AN SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACK… |
| 2009-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | REFER TO YOUR COMPLAINT # ODI 10305858 I JUST RECEIVED. I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM, … |
| 2009-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230. WHILE IT WAS RAINING, WATER ENTERED INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT, … |
| 2008-11-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, ESP/BAS LIGHT WILL COM ON WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED INVOLUNTARILY… |
| 2008-09-23 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK 230 (R170 MODEL) IS A SELF-DIMMING MIRROR. THE MIRROR CONTAINS… |
| 2008-08-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VEHICLE TYPE IS 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320 (R170 MODEL). THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS AN ELECTROCHROMIC SELF DIMMING M… |
| 2008-07-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE SELF DIMMING MIRROR IS DEFECTIVE AND PERMANENTLY INOPERABLE. UPON RESEARCH, IT IS A CONSTANT, COMMON, AND ACTUALLY … |
| 2007-10-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN WET CONDITIONS (RAINING ON AND OFF), MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT; IT … |
| 2007-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK 230. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT… |
| 2007-06-27 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | No | 0 | I HAVE LESS THAN 50K MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TWICE AND NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN FOR… |
| 2006-11-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE HAD NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2006-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I WAS INFORMED BY A REPAIR SHOP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT A BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE ON 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 THAT… |
| 2006-11-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | 2001 SLK 230 COVERED UNDER TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT RECALL. MBUSA STATES THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE VIN NUMBERS ON THE 2001-04 M… |
| 2006-10-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ 2001 SLK 230 LEFT TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT. ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE THE BULB WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER S… |
| 2005-12-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT P… |
| 2005-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS … |
| 2005-05-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE POWER WINDOW WILL ONLY GO DOWN HALF WAY, DO TO A LOOSE SCREW. *JB *SB *NM |
| 2003-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THERE IS A FEW SECONDS OF LAG TIME AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE THE CAR ACCELERATES. *LA |
| 2002-09-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | YOU NEED TO INCLUDE MODEL YEAR 2001 IN YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05051. BOTH … |
| 1901-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING 2001 BENZ SLK230 SAFETY RECALL #2006-08005. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE I… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS HIT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 70 MPH IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWE… |