Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / SLK230 / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004314925 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2004
Consumer's City: AUSTIN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: SLK230 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBKK47F5XF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 28 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 14 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 mb slk230 - taillight assembly shorts out and brake light fails. this has happened 5 times, the most recent involving both taillights at the same time! they have not fixed the problem in the defective part now in 5 years. they keep replacing a defective part with a defective part! *nm