Mercedes Benz SLK350 owners have reported 12 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (6 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's transmission not engage (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The conductor plate along with its speed sensor is faulty. Luckily I just exit the highway, the transmission just stopped working, can't drive forward or reverse and when I apply gas on either d or r, just the rpm speed up as if the car is in neutral. I was stranded on the middle of the road. Read details...
First incident I was driving down a mountain (malibu canyon road) around 10:30pm and the automatic transmission went out of gear by itself and I had no forward control. The engine revved but the transmission was not engaged. Read details...
I bought a car in December of 2004 from Mercedes Benz and never had any problems until a year later. I started to get transmission problems, the car would start jerking when I come to a stop, and the rpm on the car would go higher than normal when I step on the gas petal after coming to a complete Read details...
4/3/2007. 2005 Mercedes Benz slk 350. Consumer states that occasionally when the vehicle is in neutral at a stop light it is extremely hard to go into first gear. The consumer stated he sometimes has to apply additional pressure on the stick, and when doing so the stick goes into reverse. Read details...
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Mercedes Benz Slk350. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate independently without any warning. The contact stated that the vehicle was turned off and restarted, and at that time the vehicle jumped into first gear. Read details...