Table 1 shows two common power train related problems of the 2002 Mercedes Benz SLK230.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems | |
| Automatic Transmission Control Module problems |
My gear shifter is defective as I have problem taking it out of gear stationary to drive and also the car does not know what gear I shift into causing high engine revive in the engine and sometimes the car will not drive as it won't move in the middle of traffic on the local roads and highway while in motion from driving. Also the check engine light is on.
The transmission on my 26700 miles car did not shift and the car wouldn’t move on the intersection as well as on the highway where the car would just roll without accepting the gas pedal. Most dangerous on the intersection where cars behind mine would just go without making sure my mercedes is moving(which it didn’t). The mechanic mentioned that transmission fluid may have contaminated other parts of the engine and contaminated various sensors giving erroneous readings error codes all related to electrical issues. There are fault codes suggesting that the ecu, pcm, srs, and abs are not correctly working. In addition, common problem occurring in mb vehicles are the radios are faulty and not working. The car has until 2020 been almost exclusively serviced by Mercedes Benz in fort washington / PA where at the crfax report one can see that the radio, ecu have been meddled with before at this service location. This should proof the longstanding assertion as expressed in different mb forum that there are many existing electrical and transmission problems with this model throughout the build of this series.