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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK280 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
4%of 23 total for the year
Median mileage
13,493miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK280, 4% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,493 miles.

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.

“The contact owns a 2007 mercedes SLK280. The contact stated that while sitting idle with his foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 5 MPH. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the software was reprogrammed. The failure occurred three times. The failure mileage was 13,493. The current mileage was 13,512.”

NHTSA complaint #10326787, filed 2010-04, 13,493 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200714%
200616%

Other parts of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK280

Air bags
17 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz SLK280

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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