Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / SLK230 / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003040503 | Incident Date: May, 04 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WEST ORANGE | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Model Name: SLK230 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDBKK47F1XF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 24 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a mercedes-benz 1999 slk 230. the bulb socket for the brake light lamps in the rear light assembly keeps failing as the contacts do not make proper contact during vibrations leading to electric arcing at the contacts. the arcing builds up deposits that break the connectivity leading to inoperative rear brake lights (a safety issue) and heats up the area melting the plastic and fusing the socket to the assembly. there is a potential fire hazard here because of the open electric arcing. related to open case pe05051. the bulb itself does not fail as currently described in that open investigation but the contact does. mb's solution is to just replace the whole assembly with the same defect which fails again after a while. *jb |