2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 18%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 13,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK320, 18% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving mercedes benz clk 320 on route 7 when vehicle suddenly surged forward. Unable to control vehicle crossed 3 lanes of traffic, side another car and ended up in the median strip.”
NHTSA complaint #10043613, filed 2003-10, 13,000 miles“The sfloor shifter and linkage just went out randomly and caused the vehicle to be complacent and non-repairable without any fault or damage by me or previous owner the entire vehicle is been unserviceable and has been unable to locate the original discontinued part and I believe all 2000 clk 320 benz cabriolet models have the same defect within the linkage and shifter which is it becomes stuck and gears lock causing inability to go into gear and safely manuver the vehicle as it was made to be manuvered. …”
NHTSA complaint #11713026, filed 2026-01“At about 2pm on the date of the incident, driver left store parking lot and had stopped car, waiting for an appropriate time to turn right into the right lane of a three lane major highway. Car accellerated out of driver's control across the three lanes of the highway, in front of and amid approaching traffic, and then onto a grassy median strip with a ravine in the center. Car entered median strip almost directly across from the point where the car had been stopped and waiting to enter the highway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10043907, filed 2003-10Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK320
6 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz CLK320
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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