| Issue ID | 573874 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10146300 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | SLK |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 01/02/05 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Dt: the contact stated the car was burning an excessive amount of oil. The vehicle used two quarts of oil at only 5, 500 miles. The dealership test drove the vehicle and found that the valves were not seated. Also, at times while pressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle will not move it will only rev the engine. The dealership was contacted, they told her the next time this occurred to shut the engine by putting the car in park and turning the key to the off position. There have been no repairs made to the transmission because the dealership did not have enough information to make any corrections. *ak updated 2/24/2006 - the vehicle was towed tot he dealer on 1/26/2006 and told that there was a problem with the transmission. The vehicle was left at the dealer for the repairs to be made. The vehicle was returned to the consumer. On 1/26/2006 the vehicle again suddenly stopped moving forward while the consumer was traveling 55 mph. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The vehicle was at the dealer for 6 days at which time they were unable to duplicate the problem. *nm |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | BELLE CHASSE, LA |
| VIN pattern | WDBWK56F65FXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 17/01/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | MERCEDES-BENZ BATON ROUGE |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | BATON ROUGE |
| Dealer's state code | LA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |