# 1998 MERCEDES BENZ SLK — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `663137` · 2008-03-26 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** SLK
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 31,758
## 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
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