1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Start: 2000-06-01

fire · 327435 · 2001-12-28

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: SLK230
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WILL START TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, THERE IS SOME FLUID LEAKAGE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *TT

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8001166
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown