https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mercedes-Benz Slk55. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:13:07 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-1434753 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT CAR HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND THEY STILL HAVE NO RESOLUTION. THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THEY CANNOT PREDICT WHEN THE AIR BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-1418532 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT MY VEHICLE CONTAINS THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS HOWEVER NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 18 MONTHS SINCE WE WERE FIRST AWARE OF THE ISSUE. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-1297169 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM MERCEDES BENZ IN FEBRUARY, BUT THEY HAVE NO REPLACEMENT PART AT THIS TIME. I NEED THE USE OF VEHICLE, BUT AM AFRAID TO USE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. MERCEDES BENZ IS NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AS THEY ARE SAYING THE CAR SHOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO GET A LOANER VEHICLE OR GET MB AND TAKATA TO COME UP WITH REPLACE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-1116458 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT WENT TO CHANGE A FLAT AND THE TRUNK CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET SEVERAL STITCHES. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRUNK ON THE SLK55 AMG WILL STAY UP FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COLLAPSE RIGHT WHEN YOU LEAN INTO THE TRUNK TO GET THE SPARE MAKING THINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE A FLAT AND IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-1116476 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT HAD THE CAR IN PERSONAL GARAGE WENT TO JACK VEHICLE UP WITH THE MERCEDES BENZ JACK AND THE PLASTIC OR RUBBER CONNECTOR TO THE VEHICLE OF THE JACK CAME OFF CAUSING UNDER VEHICLE DAMAGE AND ENDANGERING MY PERSONAL SAFETY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-882190 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT WHILE PERFORMING U-TURN IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THEN WOULD ALSO NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, LEAVING VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-845997 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT THE TRUNK WILL NOT STAY UP OR OPEN WHEN YOU RAISE IT. IT MAY HOLD FOR A SECOND THEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT THAT'S WHEN IT WILL FALL AND HIT YOU ON THE HEAD AND IT IS VERY HEAVY FOR A SMALL CAR. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55 https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-slk55#complaint-845998 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT THE TRUNK WILL NOT STAY UP OR OPEN WHEN YOU RAISE IT. IT MAY HOLD FOR A SECOND THEN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT THAT'S WHEN IT WILL FALL AND HIT YOU ON THE HEAD AND IT IS VERY HEAVY FOR A SMALL CAR. *TR