2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 problems
Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK230. Lighting is the most reported problem area, at 27% of complaints. Next are stability control (17%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 53,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 53,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vehicle was hit in a frontal collision at 70 MPH in which driver's side/ passenger's side air bags did not deploy. However, air bag system indicated that all air bags did inflate or deployed. Please give any further details.
2001 mercedes benz developed a problem where water was getting into the headlights. The consumer experienced problems getting the headlight replaced.
You need to include model year 2001 in your investigation of the brake light issue NHTSA action number : pe05051. Both the tail lamp assemblies had to be replaced under warranty in sept 02, when the car was owned by the previous owner due to this failure. I now have issues with the right rear brake lamp bulb socket failing to release, so I believe the same thing is occurring again. This investigation should really cover all mercedes r170 through 2004.
Tl*- the contact stated that the brake light on the vehicle had not worked properly since she purchased the vehicle. For 2 years the brake light kept going out. She took the vehicle to the mechanic who kept on replacing two to three bulbs at a time. She received a recall letter from mercedes benz indicating that on certain passenger vehicles failure of one of the side brake lights could occur. The base of the socket could be subject to thermal deformation.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mercedes benz slk230. While it was raining, water entered into the electrical compartment, which was located in the trunk of the vehicle. The headlights began flashing and the contact heard a buzzing sound coming from the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled and then started up again. The contact dropped the vehicle off at the dealer and was informed that there were three other mercedes there with the same issue. The contact paid $1,600 to have the dealer repair the vehicle.