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2009 Mercedes Benz SLK300

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Steering
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Steering complaints

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80,000 miles · Jul 16, 2015
Electrical SystemSteeringUnknown Or Other

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY POWER STEERING AND AC WENT OUT AND A BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. SHORTLY AFTER, ANOTHER WARNING APPEARED SAYING TO TURN OFF ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOWED. THEY DETERMINED I NEEDED A NEW COMPRESSOR, NEW PULLEYS, AND A NEW BELT. A…

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY POWER STEERING AND AC WENT OUT AND A BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. SHORTLY AFTER, ANOTHER WARNING APPEARED SAYING TO TURN OFF ENGINE. I HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND ENDED UP HAVING TO BE TOWED. THEY DETERMINED I NEEDED A NEW COMPRESSOR, NEW PULLEYS, AND A NEW BELT. AFTER IT WAS "FIXED" THE AC STILL WOULDN'T TURN ON AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRONT SAM CONSOLE ISSUE. I GOT THE SAM REPLACED AND THEN AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. MA 10/22/2015 UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

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Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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