2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 9%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 91,450miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230, 9% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,450 miles. 1 a fire, 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.
“I have a 2000 mercedes SLK230 sport, copper designo edition. I have had many electrical problems with this car in the year I have had it. The back brake light was melted and burned a couple of months ago and I received a recall letter from that. I had the car running for about 1 min. And 30 seconds down the road when I began to smell something that smelled like plastic burning, I thought for sure it couldn't be my car and was coming from outside. I had the heat on notch number 2 but nothing was coming out. All of a sudden the heat came on then just cut off again, I thought that was odd. …”
NHTSA complaint #10189904, filed 2007-05, 53,230 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11008091Sep 28, 2024Complaint During a phone call, the called party has difficulty understanding/cannot understand the driver, or interference/background noises are audible to the called party…
- 10167564Jul 12, 2013Customer experiences low battery conditions, resulting in jump starts, and eventually requiring battery replacement.
- 10167563Jul 8, 2013The COMAND unit does not start or the COMAND display remains dark. The COMAND unit cannot be operated. Note: The problem disappears after a lengthy idle period (>6h) or after…
- 10135917Feb 22, 2013Malfunctions of various control units and/or on-board power supply problems caused by water in the control unit tray under the driver/front passenger seat (dislocated, pinched or…
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230
9 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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