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1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1 injured · 663137 · 2008-03-26

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
SLK
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Miles at failure
31,758

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL THE SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF CAR WAS SHOT OUT AND COULD NOT OPERATE THE BRAKE STEERING AND CAR WAS TOWED TO A FACTORY TRAIED MERCEDES BENZ FACILITY, DIAGNOSIS (NO POWER TO ME2 CONTROL UNIT) THE K40 RELAY MODULE WAS REPLACED WHILE IN GARAGE ANOTHER SLK MODEL WAS IN FOR SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM SINCE THIS COULD BE A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE IS REPORTED TO YOU. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10222373
Machine
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