Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 033008 | 04/24/2008 | SB-03-30-08E | 10022893 | Check engine light on / fault codes fc1200 / fc1208 stored in me-sfi control unit. mercedes-benz model c230, c280, c350, slk280, slk350, clk350, clk550, e350, e550, cls550, s600, and sl550. equipped with m272 engine or m273 engine. *nj | 10/03/2007 |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||
| SQ01010 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. | 09/25/2001 | 02/04/2002 | SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN | ||
| Alleged that the cup holder design make it easy for the cup(s) to spill ins content on the transmission shifter and the electronics below, resulting in engine stalling or failure of the electronic transmission | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/20/2008 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Car hesitates sometimes when taking off and accelerating if i don't release clutch properly. it's as if the computer takes over and prevents car from accelerating. i've stalled cars; this is different. the stall is not related to the shifting but to the acceleration. it's like the computer software takes over and stops the acceleration. such is not need and actually makes less safe the condition. if i release the clutch a bit out-of-time i don't want my acceleration being changed. this has happened nine or more times. i am indicating a date below because it is required. it has not happened taking off onto a highway, but such is a concern. i don't like my control over the accelerator being manipulated by software or some computer program. i'm 54 years old and have driven automatics and manual transmissions for hundreds of thousands and maybe a million or more miles. until this car, if i slipped a bit on the clutch my acceleration had never before in other cars been affected other than by my own foot to accelerator pedal. with this 2001 slk 320, i can depress the pedal and it doesn't speed up, but bogs down. a mechanic told me it's the mercedes safety feature in the computer software. i find it a safety hazard, as it prevents my control of the car's acceleration and cause me concern as i am driving. i just wanted to report this, as the new stories blast toyota i realized i'd check on recalls on the 2001 slk 320 mb, but i found none related to this issue. thank you. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/15/2010 | 30000 | ||
| The engine died while i was driving in traffic. i managed to coast to a corner and get off the main street. after repeated attempts, the engine restarted and ran normally, only to die in traffic again about 5 minutes later. | |||