Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 Mercedes Benz SLK320

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility/wiper. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility/Wiper1
000
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Oct 30, 2023100,000 milesFL

The contact owns a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SLK320. The contact stated that while making a left or a right turn, the turn signal indicator failed to illuminate as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wiring socket and an unknown part had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was informed by the mechanic of an unknown recall. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Sep 9, 2020130,000 milesOH

THE INSIDE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS A BLACK LIQUID INHIBITING THE VIEW - AUTO DIMMING FLUID LEAKED OR SEPARATED??

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20041000Routine
2003 — this page2000Routine
200211000Routine
200126010Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.