2001 Mercedes Benz Slk320
Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz Slk320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | rear lights malfunction and UNKNOWN |
| 2024-12-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | Driving low speed, about 30 MPH, right front wheel begins braking in anti-lock mode. Car pulls right. BAS/ESP light com… |
| 2023-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | while driving on the highway/freeway system in the Portland Oregon area on several occasions one of which i initiated … |
| 2022-05-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | * Brake system has failed by brakes applying randomly; research indicates due to faulty YAW sensor and Lateral Movement… |
| 2020-10-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SLK320 CAR AUTO APPLIES BREAKS TILL CARS STOPS ! VERY DANGEROUS |
| 2020-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WITHOUT DRIVER INTERVENTION. IN THE MOST RE… |
| 2018-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS IS INVOLVING, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT MAY BE A SENSOR AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS HAD THIS PROB… |
| 2017-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES ON IT'S OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND NO DRIVER APPLICATION. THE BAS/ESP ALARM LIGHTS CAME ON AND TH… |
| 2016-10-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 SLK320 MERCEDES BOUGHT IT A SECOND OWNER, IT HAD NO BRAKES LIGHT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, ELECTRIC SEAT… |
| 2015-08-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES WITH THE HARD TOP DOWN (CONVERTIBLE) ON MY WAY HOME THEN START SMELLING SOMETHING LIKE PLASTIC B… |
| 2015-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IT, THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE BAS/ESP LIGHT WILL COME ON. I AM NOT HITTING … |
| 2015-01-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR BREAK LIGHTS WERE REPALCED IN 2006 RECALL (05V05000). SAME PROBLEM IN JAN OF 2015. NO CHANCE OF DEALER STANDING … |
| 2014-10-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CON… |
| 2014-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THERE IS A DEADLY ISSUE WITH THE 2001 SLK320 AND SIMILAR MODELS/YEARS, IN REGARDS TO THE LATERAL SPEED SENSOR AND THE Y… |
| 2014-09-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2001 SLK 320 HAD BEEN RECALLED IN 2006 FOR BRAKE LIGHTS MELTING INTERNALLY. CAMPAIGN# 2006080005. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WER… |
| 2014-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE; THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THEY STOP WORKING. I HAVE … |
| 2014-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | CAR DRIVEN NORMALLY ON COLD, CLEAR NIGHT. ROAD CONDITION WAS FAIR (DRY FROM CENTERLINE TO TRAVEL LANE MIDPOINT W/ HARD-… |
| 2013-11-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING AT LOWER SPEED, CAR RUMBLES ,ESP WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS BAS/ESP. CARS SKIDS TO STOP. DRY ROADS, DRIV… |
| 2013-10-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE DUE TO HEAT DEFORMED BULB SOCKET. RECALL PERFORMED APPROX 2008. REPLACED PARTS WITH NO IMPROVE… |
| 2013-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST MERCEDES BENZ ( HOUSE OF IMPORT IN BUENA PARK , CA). THE VEHICLE … |
| 2013-06-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ALONG A STRAIGHT PAVED ROAD UNDER CLEAR CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY LOC… |
| 2012-05-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT, SMOOTH PAVED ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SUDDENLY LOCKED HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CAR TO S… |
| 2012-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TWO ON BOARD COMPUTERS FAILED; BECAUSE OF A SHORT CIRCUIT INSIDE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE T… |
| 2011-10-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR A SPLIT SECOND CAUSING CAR TO… |
| 2011-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR |
| 2010-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS UNABLE TO R… |