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2005 Mercedes benz SLK Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	573875
Internal NHTSA #	10146300
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	SLK
Model Year	2005
File date	01/02/05
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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?
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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
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Dealer's name	MERCEDES-BENZ BATON ROUGE
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Dealer's city	BATON ROUGE
Dealer's state code	LA
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Mercedes benz SLK Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercedes benz SLK Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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