Electrical System Problems of Mercedes Benz SLK350

Mercedes Benz SLK350 owners have reported 4 electrical system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common electrical system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (3 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's ignition switch (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Mercedes Benz SLK350

Problem Category Number of Problems
Electrical System problems
3
Ignition Switch problems
1

Recently reported Electrical System problems of Mercedes Benz SLK350

The Electrical System problem

The emergency brake line caught fire underneath the arm rest compartment. Traced the line back to rear tires and nothing electrical could be seen touching brake cable line. So no obvious reason why cable would ignite. I was parked in car port stall after a short trip to a friends house.   Read details...

The Ignition Switch problem

Ignition switches inadvertently turn from "run" to "accessory" position while car is driven and I have to restart the car to keep going. I woke up to read in the newspaper today (2/28/2014) that there is a recall on the gm faulted ignition deaths and the same exact problem   Read details...




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