4.3

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,000 miles

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problem #1

Dec 152004

SLK230 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 27,000 miles
1999 mb Slk230 - taillight assembly shorts out and brake light fails. This has happened 5 times, the most recent involving both taillights at the same time! they have not fixed the problem in the defective part now in 5 years. They keep replacing a defective part with a defective part!

- Austin, TX, USA

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