Tail Light Problems of Mercedes Benz SLK230

I have less than 50k miles and had to replace the mass air flow sensor twice and now check engine light is on again for the same service needed. I have paid out of pocket not to mention the inconvenience of having it in the shop so many times also have had to replace transmission sensors and tail light, which mercedes did not reimburse for original charge, just re- replaced. Now problems happening with rear mirror. This is ridiculous mercedes should stand by there product that is supposed to last forever and I have had nothing but problems.

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Safety recall slk-class replace brake lamp bulb sockets** the recall described the need to replace the brake lamp bulb sockets to ensure the tail lights continue to function properly. The consumer local mb dealer informed him that Mercedes Benz central supplier was unable to provide the parts needed.

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- the contact fixed the tail lights on her car, and then received a safety recall on her tail lights. Contact paid almost $500. 00 to have her tail lights repaired, and was only reimbursed half of that. The contact wants to know if she can get entire money back. Safety recall number is 2006-080005.

My left tail light keeps going out, a few times before, don't really notice it until someone tells me. I had it happen today, all I could do is replace the bulb but according to other people, eventually the socket melts.

2000 Mercedes Benz slk 230 with 14072 miles only had tail lamp unit r/side replaced due to the bulb "melting". Entire assembly needed to be replaced. Unsafe, defective design for bulb to melt in socket. Problem defined at authorized repair shop as cause: poor fit. I have spoken with mechanics at shop who stated this is common. Why? needs to be a recall on this before there is a fire in vehicle due to this bulb problem.

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My left rear taillight assembly required replacement following the light failure. The dealer kept the assembly. I paid $180. 51.

After driver's side tail light bulb burned out I replaced bulb three times before having to take it to a mercedes specialty repair shop. I was told I would have to replace the entire tail lamp assembly. While there it was mentioned that another consumer had the same problem.

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There is a defect in 1998 - 2001 Mercedes Benz slk model cars tail lights and brake lights. The socket which houses the bulbs does not provide sufficient pressure to maintain electrical contact. The result of this is burned conctats, melted bulb housings and burned out tail and brake lights. This can lead to a fire or an accident in the event of failure. This defect has been reported by hundreds/thousands of slk owners to the manufacturer. The maufacturer refuses to acknowledge this defect and will do nothing to correct it if the vehicle is out of warrenty. The defect, if discovered by the owner prior to warranty expiration is corrected, but if the defect is not discovered in warranty the manufacturer will do nothing to correct it. Subsequent (post 2001) models have had this defect corrected but the pre 2001 vehicles still have this defect.

We own a 2000 mercedes slk 230. The light, that warns of a lamp failure somewhere on the vehicle, kept coming on. It would not stay on all the time however, and we could not find which lamp was malfunctioning. We called the dealer, mercedes-benz of wilsonville, (wilsonville oregon - 503-454-5000) and were told to bring the vehicle in when the warning lamp came on and stayed on. When it finally did, a couple of months later, we took the vehicle in to the dealer. The service was performed on August 16th 2004. The service department inspected the vehicle and told us that the tail lamp bulbs in both tail lamps were arching and had melted the tail lamp assembly. Both tail lamp assemblies had to be replaced at a cost of $360. 00. The service invoice states "28636 bulb failure mil 852 inspected bulb found evidence of arching between socket and assembly 852 r/r both tail lamp assemblys/82-2310. I spoke with the service advisor, alex garcia. He told me that they had seen this same problem on other mercedes vehicles. I asked him if a recall had been initiated because it seemed to me that this was a condition that could cause a fire in the rear of the vehicle, near the gas tank. He told me that no recall had been issued. I requested the old parts and was assured by mr. Garcia that I could have them. He told me he would leave them with the sales department so that I could pick them up that weekend. However when I called the dealership on Saturday the 21st the parts were not there. I will call the dealership on Monday and hope to have the parts returned to me. I believe that this condition is a fire hazard and should be corrected. I suspect that failures in other vehicles were covered by warranty and thus not reported. Nonetheless I believe it should be noted.

While braking tail lights failed. Dealership repaired the tail lights. However, problem recurred.

While driving tail lights failed without warning. The dealership mechanic said that the problem was due to the tail light assembly burning up. The problem has not been resolved. Dealership replaced the both left and right tail light assembly with newer version. Mechanic stated the original part would malfunction at any time without the driver being aware. Consumer stopped driving the vehicle until part was replaced.