1999 Mercedes Benz CLK320
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1999 Mercedes Benz CLK320. Newest first.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a defective weld was discovered on the weld nut for the bolt used to secure the front shoulder seat belt guides.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Due to this defective weld, the anchorages may not adequately secure the front seat belts in the event of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will repair the shoulder belt anchor assembly.
Owner complaints
18 complaints1 involved a crash1 involved a fire
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Visibility › Sun/moon roof assembly
TL* the contact owns a 1999 mercedes benz clk320. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the sun roof suddenly shattered without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 199,000.
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
Rear roll bar will not raise or lower, could be fatal to rear passengers in a roll over situation. Roll bar/ head restraints stuck in lower position. This was an intermittent problem at first, now it does not work at all. Switch will not raise or lower roll bar all the way; as a result, cannot…
Rear roll bar will not raise or lower, could be fatal to rear passengers in a roll over situation. Roll bar/ head restraints stuck in lower position. This was an intermittent problem at first, now it does not work at all. Switch will not raise or lower roll bar all the way; as a result, cannot raise the convertible top. The top will not raise or lower unless the roll bar IS all the way down. Will not release so that I can manually raise the top either. This IS a defect that needs to be recalled. *tr
- Structure › Body · Visibility
Mercedes benz 1999 clk320: the outside mirror on the driver's door has turned so dark, it IS virtually black and the driver cannot see anything in it. This inability to see in this exterior side-view mirror IS extremely dangerous. It probably IS caused by changes in the coating that IS supposed to either heat the mirror or dim it. *Tr
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Massive loss of transmission fluid from sealed transmission unit. 1999 mercedes benz CLK 320 causing trans to stop functioning while on the highway. *Tr
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Numerous complaints about a faulty crankshaft position sensor in mercedes benz vehicles that prevents cars from starting and also shuts them off whilst on the road and in motion. Car died on me 6 times. Luckily, I wasn't traveling very fast but this IS very unsafe but I did cause a traffic delay and blocked the road several times while stalled. *nm
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
Dt: vehicle IS burning oil. Dealer said they can't find the cause of the problem. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet. Independent mechanic stated that the vehicle was burning excessive oil, and recommended that the dealer or manufacturer look into it.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and associated pulleys
(1) vibrations of engine at idle was felt 1 day prior to the failure. (2) heard loud/knocking noise the next day while driving home. (3) home inspections revealed disengagement of the outer belt pulley from the harmonic balancer.*ak (4) called the san diego dealer for a repair/replacement. (5)…
(1) vibrations of engine at idle was felt 1 day prior to the failure. (2) heard loud/knocking noise the next day while driving home. (3) home inspections revealed disengagement of the outer belt pulley from the harmonic balancer.*ak (4) called the san diego dealer for a repair/replacement. (5) the model IS CLK 320, 1999, approximately 64,000 miles when this happened. (6) directed to this site from an internet forum, whose hundred of members had stated the same problems. (7) surprised to see that odi did not find the defect serious enough to force the manufacturer recall.
- Tires
The tires experienced excessive tire wear, the vehicle had a front alignment, and the tires were rotated, however the problem recurred.*jb
- Unknown or other
Mercedes-benz, devon, pa, says floor mat jammed accelerator as driver braked.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine
While driving about 10 mph, power steering went out, dealer replaced the lower engine pulley. *jb
- Structure › Body › Roof and pillars · Suspension
Vehicle has been to dealer for repairs 20 times. 3 times for convertible top not going down. driver's window would not shut, stopped 4 inches short of being closed. stitching on interior IS coming apart, and there was rattling in front and rear of vehicle.*ak
- Electrical system · Exterior lighting › Brake lights · Power train › Automatic transmission · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components · Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar · Suspension › Front
Since the date of ownership consumer has experienced the transmission leaking. *mjs
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
The vehicle started back firing and stalling, it suddently lost all power, traction lights illuminated on the dash, while the consumer pulled to the side the engine caught on fire.*et
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
No summary
- Visibility › Windshield
Window adjustments were repaired. yh
- Child seat · Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly · Fuel system, other › Storage › Fuel gauge system · Unknown or other
Fuel sending unit was defective from the factory, causing fuel gauge to wander and engine light will come on. 2. No replacement has been issued for recall of booster . Consumer has been waiting 3 months . *ak
- Unknown or other
No summary
- Seats
Seat trim failed. *yc
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Engine crankshaft pulley failure
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer…
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure on all mercedes-benz vehicles using the subject component.the subject component failures are progressive in nature and only a small percentage of the complaints and warrant claims involved a failure that had progressed far enough to effect power steering performance (6 of 55 odi complaints reference increased steering effort).there have been no crashes or injuries related to the alleged defect.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation IS closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report attached for further detail.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10181124Harsh engagement when changing gear range from P to D or R
- 10167553Combination message: "Clean fuel filter" is displayed. The fault code 162500 (water level message - Bosch) or P226997 (water level message - Delphi) or 171600 (filter load - Bosch) is stored in the engine control unit.
- 10166976Message in instrument cluster "DISTRONIC PLUSCurrently Unavailable - See Owner's Manual"
- 10166081Noise complaints when load on backrest frame changes. Affects the driver and front passenger seats. Also perform the remedial action if you are performing work on: - backrest frame - backrest cover or - guide rail of head restraint. If the backrest frame is exposed as a result, the actions must always be performed in order to avoid follow-up repairs.
- 10151959Seat belt extender toothed rack sluggish or makes noises
- 10136041Selector lever blocks in position "P" (brake applied)
- 10136029SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink
- 10135917Malfunctions of various control units and/or on-board power supply problems caused by water in the control unit tray under the driver/front passenger seat (dislocated, pinched or leaking condensation hose)
- 10135628iPhone mobile phone: Various complaints after software update to iOS8
- 10044222Mercedes benz: front or rear seat belt does not roll up correctly. Dirt deposits on the seat belt guide due to soiled seat belt. Also included models 169, f cell, 246, and 231. No model years given.
- 10044181Xentry: rattling/thumping noises from the area of the steering on rough roads or when driving over road undulations. No model years given. Also included models 168 and 172.
- 10033070Xentry (mercedes): engine warning lamp IS currently on or was on and a delay fault of the camshaft adjust to current or stored in the engine control unit. Models 171, 203, 209, 211, 219, 221, 216, 230, 164, 251, and 403. No model years listed.
- 10028586Mercedes vehicle: the srs indicator lamp IS illuminated and code b1058 and b2dbo are stored, replace the srs control unit. Models 203 and model 209. Model years unknown.
- 10028585Mercedes vehicles: the xenon or bi-xenon headlamp not functioning. A function description can be found in wis document gf8s.10-p-20010 (203), gf82.10-p-0003q (209); gf82.10-p-3002r (230). Model years uknown.
- 10020460Play in the rack and pinion steering system. Models 203, 209, 210, 211, 215, 220, 230. Mercedes benz. Updated 5/13/09.
- 10015377Revised repair procedure and additional applicable models. Model 170, 202, 208 and 210 models. Front fog lamp(s) inoperative. Mercedes-benz. Model years: 1994-2004. Updated 09/09/08.
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