Mercedes-Benz SLK300

SUNROOF PANEL DETACH AND LET GLASS PANEL LOOSE ON ROADWAY. I FELL THAT MY MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THIS CLASSIFIED AS 22V-954. HOWEVER, SINCE IT WAS NOT ON THE LIST SO THERE FORE THEY REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE IT AS BEING ONE OF THERE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OVER SIGHT WITH THEM. I REPORTED IT TO THEM AROUND JULY 31 2025 TO THE MERCEDES CARE PEOPLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THE CAR WAS OVER NINE YEARS OLD PLUS WITH THE MILEAGE…

VAPOR CANISTER FELL OF UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE. PART NUMBER 171-470-00-59 AT HIGH SPEED THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CATASTROPHIC AS THE PART IS LARGER THAN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD HAVE PUNCTURED GAS TANK IF TANK IS IN REAR CLOSE TO PART. FORTUNATELY I WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND LOOK. THE IMAGE OF IT UNDER CAR IS WITH CAR ON AN 8 INCH BLOCK OF WOOD

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY POWER STEERING AND AC WENT OUT AND A BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. SHORTLY AFTER, ANOTHER WARNING APPEARED SAYING TO TURN OFF ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOWED. THEY DETERMINED I NEEDED A NEW COMPRESSOR, NEW PULLEYS, AND A NEW BELT. AFTER IT WAS FIXED THE AC STILL WOULDN'T TURN ON AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRONT SAM CONSOLE ISSUE. I GOT THE SAM REPLACED AND THEN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES, MY CHECK…

CAR STALLS. UNABLE TO RESTART UNTIL AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ON 03/03/14 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED ENGINE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR $842.04.. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND CAR KEPT STALLING IN TRAFFIC POSING POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES.. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 05/17/14 AND THE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1,672.49. ON 06/08/14 AGAIN STALLED IN TRAFFIC. RETURNED TO DEALER ON SAME DAY. DEALER HAS NO IDEA OF WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM.. UNTIL THE STALLING PROBLEM IS…

THE AUTO DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR TURNED BLACK AND I CANNOT SEE OUT OF IT DEALER WANTS LIKE $800 TO REPLACE IT. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, ALSO THE AUTO DIMMING DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND CAN'T SEE OUT OF THAT EITHER, AGAIN MANY PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS TOO. AT ONE TIME THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MIRROR WAS SENDING FREE REPLACEMENTS SINCE THERE WERE SOME QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS, BUT NO MORE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH, VEHICLE RANDOMLY APPLIES FRONT OR REAR BRAKE CAUSING A LOUD BRAKING SQUEAL AND CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK OR PITCH TO ONE SIDE. IT HAS OCCURRED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT 90% OF THE TIME IT OCCURS AT SPEEDS UNDER 30-35 MPH WHILE JUST DRIVING IN A SIMPLE OR LONG CURVE. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BY LOCKING UP ONE OR MORE BRAKES SO HARD AS TO MAKE VERY LOUD SQUEALING SOUNDS. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND…

THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE TWICE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGH WAY: GEARSHIFTS NO LONGER POSSIBLE AND THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR. IT WAS PRODUCING VERY LOUD NOISE AND SCARY. A COLLISION COULD HAVE HAPPENED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND TALKING TO MY MECHANIC, MERCEDES-BENZ'S 722.9 TRANSMISSION IS A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH ONLINE…

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO RECALL NUMBER 05V505 FOR THE DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT. THIS RECALL OCCURRED IN 2006 AND THE LIGHT WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THE SOCKED HAS GOTTEN HOT AND MELTED/DEFORMED THE PLASTIC SOCKET. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BULB WAS REPLACED ONLY BUT TO ME IT APPEARS NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE ON THIS CAR. *TR

THE INSIDE REAR MIRROR OF MY 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK 230 IS AN ELECTRO-CHROMIC SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE MIRROR CONTAINED FLUID HAS LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE SELF-DIMMING TO FAIL TO PROVIDE DIMMING AGAINST REAR APPROACHING HEADLIGHTS BUT INSTEAD TO BE DARK AND FULL OF BUBBLES ALL THE TIME. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD AS IT ELIMINATES REAR VIEW CAPABILITY ENTIRELY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER CASES OF THIS FAILURE DOCUMENTED ON LINE AND I HAVE HEARD THAT MAGNA DONNELLY (THE…

REAR BRAKE LAMPS FAILED OVER AND OVER SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2001. DEALER REPLACED BULBS NUMEROUS TIMES AND LAST REPLACED L & R BULBS ON 12/29/2006 AT 29005 MILES. IN APRIL 2007 A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR REAR BRAKE LAMPS FAILURE. REAR LAMPS FAILED ONCE AGAIN AT 39697 MILES AND VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO BEVERLY HILLS MB TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED ON MAY 30, 2008. REAR BRAKE LAMPS HAVE FAILED ONCE AGAIN AS OF 6/1/ 2012 WITH 78000 MILES ON VEHICLE IN SPITE OF THE RECALL. INSPECTIONS BY AN…