Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / SLK230 / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019633 | Incident Date: May, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FOREST | Consumer's State: VA |
| 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: Exterior lighting:brake lights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 10 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 19 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: There is a defect in 1998 - 2001 mercedes benz slk model cars tail lights and brake lights. the socket which houses the bulbs does not provide sufficient pressure to maintain electrical contact. the result of this is burned conctats, melted bulb housings and burned out tail and brake lights. this can lead to a fire or an accident in the event of failure. this defect has been reported by hundreds/thousands of slk owners to the manufacturer. the maufacturer refuses to acknowledge this defect and will do nothing to correct it if the vehicle is out of warrenty. the defect, if discovered by the owner prior to warranty expiration is corrected, but if the defect is not discovered in warranty the manufacturer will do nothing to correct it. subsequent (post 2001) models have had this defect corrected but the pre 2001 vehicles still have this defect. |