Service Brakes Problems of Mercedes Benz SLK320

Driving low speed, about 30 mph, right front wheel begins braking in anti-lock mode. Car pulls right. Bas/esp light comes on. Was just driving, never touched the brake pedal.

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* brake system has failed by brakes applying randomly; research indicates due to faulty yaw sensor and lateral movement sensor per mechanic who retrieved the codes. Per Mercedes Benz, these sensors are no longer available and they're no longer making them. There are no aftermarket parts available. * brakes have applied randomly at various speeds and causes a loss of control of the vehicle. This has been happening over the last few months and poses a very deadly situation. * independent mb specialist master mechanic pulled codes and confirmed problem. He advised there are no parts available. * no lamps indicated problem was imminent.

On three occasions the brakes were applied by the stability control system without driver intervention. In the most recent occurrence this action placed the driver and other motorist in the vicinity of the car in extreme danger. Traveling east bound on highway 80 through fairfield California in the left lane at approximately 75 mph, the brakes were abruptly activated by the stability system causing the car to yaw to the right and then suddenly to the left. Fortunately there was enough distance between other motorist that there was not a collision. The car did however almost collide with the center barrier. This was an extremely dangerous situation.

Vehicle applied brakes on it's own at highway speed and no driver application. The bas/esp alarm lights came on and the vehicle seemed to be ok until it was turned off. The alarm cleared when restarted but the vehicle applied brakes again on it's own and the indicators came back on. The repair shop could not get a code because it was not on when they checked it. This has happened at least 10-12 times but only during hours when the business is closed. I let my local mechanic drive it for a week and it never happened with him. This is very sporadic but dangerous situation. I've seen numerous entries on slk forums with owners having the same problem with this vehicle.

Rear break lights were repalced in 2006 recall (05v05000). Same problem in Jan of 2015. No chance of dealer standing behind the recall again. Now I have to pay out of pocket the cost to fix the lights that were recalled prior. Over $600. When they just replaced the recall with the same faulty lights. Turns out their c-class is now having the same recall problem.

The contact owns a 2002 Mercedes Benz Slk320. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and unknown warning lights illuminated. In addition, the brake automatically engaged causing the vehicle to restart. In addition, the rear and driver side mirrors automatically dimmed in lighting causing it harder to view the road when driving. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,000. Updated 09/09/lj.

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Fast moving traffic, dry weather. All of a sudden car applied brakes, thought I was having one of the tires breaking into pieces. This lasted until I pulled over and stopped, never experienced anything like this. An inexperienced driver in this fast traffic surely would have had an accident, maybe even fatally. Anyway, I saw nothing broken, all tire in tact, so I continued. This was in FL and having just purchased the vehicle the night before, I was on a long journey to my home state DE. It did happen a couple of more time with lighter impact. Today is Monday sept. 29th, I am back and have been researching mbenz forums and found out, not definite, people believe it is yaw sensor. I believe this is a serious issue and needs to be dealt with as soon as possible.

Driving at lower speed, car rumbles ,esp warning light comes on as well as bas/esp. Cars skids to stop. Dry roads, driving normally. Has happened twice since. Very scary.

While driving on a straight, smooth paved road, the right front brake suddenly locked hard enough to cause the car to suddenly jerk to the right and caused the tire to skid. I did not have my foot on the brake pedal at all. Immediately the vehicle's esv dash light came on. Had I not had a firm grip on the steering wheel to hold the car in the road, the car would have left the roadway. This is a very scary and dangerous defect. While reading posts in online forums, several people with these cars are having similar experiences. Below is a link to one such sight for you to research. . Read more...

While driving at speed with weather conditions clear. The right front wheel locked up for a split second causing car to severely pull to the right into other lane, luckily no other vehicles were around and esp/bas light came on and stayed on until restart. Problem then reappeared again at speed and weather clear triggering on and off making vehicle undrivable again luckily no other vehicles were involved. Please investigate this as it is not just happening on this model vehicle of Mercedes Benz. I have search online(esp/bas problems) at benzworld. Com and also at slkworld. Com and found numerous people looking into this ongoing problem. Mercedes more than likely has the repair records to support this if they are willing to step up to the plate and fix this sever safety issue.

The front passenger side brake came on for a few seconds.