Mercedes Benz Slk320 2001
Model Slk320 made in 2001 by Mercedes Benz got 29 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, electronic stability control and (pws).
Model 2001
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 90000 | ||
| The two on board computers failed; because of a short circuit inside the electrical system. the dealer had to replace them twice. the cooling fan control monitor is defective and fail; causing the engine to overheat. i was told the cooling fan control monitor is defective. my car is still at the dealership for 3 weeks now because they cant find the right control monitor. | |||
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 110000 | ||
| While driving on a straight, smooth paved road, the right front brake suddenly locked hard enough to cause the car to suddenly jerk to the right and caused the tire to skid. i did not have my foot on the brake pedal at all. immediately the vehicle's esv dash light came on. had i not had a firm grip on the steering wheel to hold the car in the road, the car would have left the roadway. this is a very scary and dangerous defect. while reading posts in online forums, several people with these cars are having similar experiences. below is a link to one such sight for you to research. http://www.slkworld.com/slk-r170-general-discussion/10071-2001-slk-320-suddenly-brakes-bas-esp-light-comes.html i ask you to please reconsider and re-evaluate the defective sensor(s) failure causing the sporadic unintentional braking. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 45000 | ||
| While driving at speed with weather conditions clear. the right front wheel locked up for a split second causing car to severely pull to the right into other lane, luckily no other vehicles were around and esp/bas light came on and stayed on until restart. problem then reappeared again at speed and weather clear triggering on and off making vehicle undrivable again luckily no other vehicles were involved. please investigate this as it is not just happening on this model vehicle of mercedes benz. i have search online(esp/bas problems) at benzworld.com and also at slkworld.com and found numerous people looking into this ongoing problem. mercedes more than likely has the repair records to support this if they are willing to step up to the plate and fix this sever safety issue. | |||
| (PWS) | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 105000 | ||
| The front passenger side brake came on for a few seconds. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 05/01/2012 | 110000 | ||
| While driving on a straight, smooth paved road, the right front brake suddenly locked hard enough to cause the car to suddenly jerk to the right and caused the tire to skid. i did not have my foot on the brake pedal at all. immediately the vehicle's esv dash light came on. had i not had a firm grip on the steering wheel to hold the car in the road, the car would have left the roadway. this is a very scary and dangerous defect. while reading posts in online forums, several people with these cars are having similar experiences. below is a link to one such sight for you to research. http://www.slkworld.com/slk-r170-general-discussion/10071-2001-slk-320-suddenly-brakes-bas-esp-light-comes.html i ask you to please reconsider and re-evaluate the defective sensor(s) failure causing the sporadic unintentional braking. | |||
| 10/11/2011 | 45000 | ||
| While driving at speed with weather conditions clear. the right front wheel locked up for a split second causing car to severely pull to the right into other lane, luckily no other vehicles were around and esp/bas light came on and stayed on until restart. problem then reappeared again at speed and weather clear triggering on and off making vehicle undrivable again luckily no other vehicles were involved. please investigate this as it is not just happening on this model vehicle of mercedes benz. i have search online(esp/bas problems) at benzworld.com and also at slkworld.com and found numerous people looking into this ongoing problem. mercedes more than likely has the repair records to support this if they are willing to step up to the plate and fix this sever safety issue. | |||