NHTSA Complaint #11058422 — 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11058422 |
| Vehicle | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ SLK320 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 79,861 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS IS INVOLVING, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT MAY BE A SENSOR AND EVERYBODY THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT EASILY GET A MECHANIC THAT UNDERSTOOD WHAT TO DO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW THREE TIMES AND I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR NOW. I HAVE LOW MILEAGE ON THIS CAR. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MILES AND HOUR AND SUDDENLY MY CAR BRAKED, MADE A SCRAPING NOISE & SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THIS LASTED 20 SECONDS. IT SCARED ME SINCE SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME AND ABOUT RAN INTO MY REAR END, NOT TO MENTION OTHER CARS AROUND ME. MY MECHANIC CHECKED MY CAR WITH THE BENZ COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING AND TOLD ME SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS AND IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. TONIGHT IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AND WHILE DRIVING OVER THE CANYON WHERE MANY CARS GO OFF THE CANYON ROAD OVER CLIFFS. IT LASTED A GOOD 20 SECONDS DOING THE SAME THING AND IT WAS A CROWDED FREEWAY. THIS TIME I FOUND THAT MY BAS/ESP LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FIND THAT YOUR COMPANY DROPPED THE RECALL ISSUE ON THIS CAR WHEN THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS PROBLEM. MOST MECHANICS CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I SEE THAT MERCEDES KNOWS ABOUT THIS & THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL RECALL ISSUE. DOES SOMEBODY NEED TO DIE TO FIX THIS WITH A RECALL? VERY FRIGHTENING THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE. AS SAID MANY MECHANICS DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND CARS STILL HAVE THE SAME SERIOUS PROBLEM. HOW CAN THIS ISSUE BE TAKEN LIGHTLY??
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