2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Complaint Log

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK350. The contact stated while driving 10-15 MPH and making a turn, the contact became aware of an abnormal sound, and the driver's side roof air bags and driver's side door air bag inadvertently deployed. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The contact's neighbor later informed the contact that the rear driver's side tire was flat. The contact inspected the tire and noticed a blowout of the sidewall. The vehicle was towed to Costco, where the tire was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The contact stated that he had not been provided the diagnostic test information. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact to be patient. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 189,000.

The glued seam on the convertible top has come unglued above the back window. The car has been garage kept and only has 66,000 miles. When riding down the road, I am afraid the top may continue to peel back and try to come loose. This isn't only a safety concern, it is a security concern, and protection from weather. It seems to be a known issue in the Mercedes forums.

SRS LIGHT COMES ON. HAD VEHICLE SCANNED AND APPEARS TO BE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BUT DOESN'T SAY WHICH ONE. AFTER DELETING THE CODE, THE LIGHT STAYS OFF UNTIL SOMEONE RIDES WITH ME. ONCE THEY GET OUT THE LIGHT COMES ON. THE DIGITAL RING ON THE DASH THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FLASHES IN SECTIONS AND INTERMITTENTLY. CANNOT FIND ANY CODE OR REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM ANYWHERE. NOT INTERNET AND NO CODE STORED.

PARKED MY CAR IN MY GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT, NEXT MORNING MY GARAGE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR IT WAS EVEN STRONGER. HAS BEEN 3 DAYS NOW AND YOU CAN EVEN SMELL THE GAS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN IT'S BEEN PARKED.THE OVERWHELMING SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE CABIN OF MY CAR IS NAUSEATING AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GONNA CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK350. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the rear taillights became inoperable and would not illuminate as designed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 49,000.

SHOWING DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEFECTIVE

AIRBAG PROBLEM LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. NOT SHORE IF AIRBAG WILL WORK WHEN NEEDED

TIRE SEPARATED FROM OUTER WALL ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP .WHEN I DID TIRE ROLLED OFF OF CAR IN FRONT OF ME DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND VALVES HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

WHEN I FILL MY CAR UP I CAN SMELL GAS IN MY GARAGE. ONCE I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE AND IT GETS BELOW A HALF TANK OR SO I DON'T SMELL THE GAS ANYMORE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE MADE SOME FUMES INTO MY HOUSE AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE SOME MODELS OF MERCEDES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. I WOULD LIKE MERCEDES TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS AT NO CHARGE TO ME. APPARENTLY MERCEDES COVERS MODEL YEAR 2003 TO 2009 ON THE E CLASS IN 2006 TO 2011 ON THE CLS CLASS. I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *BF *TR *TR

VEHICLE WOULD BE STOCK ON 1ST OR 3RD GEAR WITHOUT ANY ERROR CODE ENGINE LIGHT OR TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. THAT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. ON TAKE OFF AT RED LIGHT OR CRUISING ON 5TH 6TH OR 7TH SHIFT. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. I AM GUESSING IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC OR HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STALLS UNINTENTIONALLY. A RESTART OF VEHICLE FIXES THE ISSUE.

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 42K MILES 3 YEARS AND IT SMELLS FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS ON EACH TANK FILL UP. IT SMELLS SO BAD I HAVE LEAVE THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN SOMETIMES SO THAT MY HOUSE DOES NOT CATCH FIRE ALONG THE VEHICLE. SEARCHED ONLINE A LOT OF OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT'S PARTNER OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS PARTNER WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SHADE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF SAN FRANCISCO LOCATED AT 500 8TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN SCREEN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V918000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

WHEN I FILL THE GAS TANK, THERE IS A VERY STEONG SMELL OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE SMELL IA THERE UTIL AT LEAST HALF THE TANK IS USED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH "E" SERIES. MB ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 2007 CLK350 EVENTHOUGH SAME PARTS ARE USED TO DELIVER THE FUEL.

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL FROM REAR LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER FILL UP. FUEL PUDDLE FOUND UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT UNDER FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL. LEFT SIDE FUEL PUMP (FUEL FILTER/SENDER) FOUND CRACKED AND LEAKING AT THE NIPPLE TO THE OUTGOING GAS LINE. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR 10 YEAR OLD E AND C CLASS MERCEDES AND IS PART OF A MERCEDES EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM TO CORRECT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MERCEDES TELLS ME THAT MY CLK IS NOT PART OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION.

AFTER FILLING GAS TANK STRONG GAS SMELL AROUND CAR SPECIALLY IN THE GARAGE NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAK.NO FUEL SMELL IN THE CAR ONLY OUTSIDE BY REAR WHEELS.NOT IN MOTION ,

GASOLINE FUMES ARE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICHLE AFTER FILLING THE TANK. MERCEDES AGREED TO WARRANTY THIS ISSUE FOR 15 YEARS ON THE E-CLASS AND CLS-CLASS IN EA 13-003. THESE COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME ON THIS MODEL (CLK). THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE REOPENED AND INCLUDE ALL EFFECTED MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. THE CONTACT STATED THE BONDING BETWEEN THE GLASS PANEL AND THE SLIDING ROOF FRAME DETERIORATED WHICH RESULTED IN THE TWO PARTS SEPARATING. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER MERCEDES-BENZ OF LONG BEACH (2300 E SPRING ST, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755, (562) 374-7759) WHERE IT EXPLAINED OVER THE PHONE THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT GOING TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER HAD TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,835.

EVERY MERCEDES FROM THE YEAR 2005-2008 WITH THE M272 V6 ENGINE AND M278 V8 ENGINE GETS A CODE CALLED P0016-P0017 WITCH IS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE CAMSHAFT INTERNALLY TO GO BAD. MBUSA HAD A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AND IT STATES THAT NON OF THE CARS HAVE THAT ISSUE WHEN IN REALITY THEY DO MBUSA STATES THAT THE CAR IS OVER 10 YEARS OLD IN THE YEAR 2015 BUT IN THE CLASS ACTION IT CLEARLY STATES 10 YEARS OR 125,000 MILES. IVE CALLED MBUSA MANY OF TIMES BUT NO REPLY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME

FUEL TANK LEAK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, MAINLY AFTER REFUELING AND THEN CONTINUING WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN STATIONARY. MECHANIC ASSESSED THAT FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE GAS TANK AND THE FUEL COMPONENTS.

VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR SEAT ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. MERCEDES AGREED TO WARRANTY THIS ISSUE FOR 15 YEARS ON THE E-CLASS AND CLS-CLASS. WHY DIDN'T MERCEDES AND NHTSA INCLUDE THIS MODEL (CLK) THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME COMPONENTS?

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL ARE BURNED, THE SMELL IS NO LONGER NOTICEABLE. THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM BOTH SENDER UNITS WHEN TANK IS MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. EXTREME FUMES WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN CLOSED GARAGE WITH A FULL TANK. SMELLS LIKE A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL IS LEAKING. PAID FOR THE SAME REPAIR 20K MILES AGO, NOW SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. MB DEALER WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY, COST FOR REPAIR IS $1800 (PLUS ORIGINAL REPAIR). THE SYMPTOMS ARE IDENTICAL TO INVESTIGATION EA 13-003. ARE SIMILAR PARTS INVOLVED? GIVEN THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HERE AND ONLINE FORUMS, AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE DONE. THERE IS NO WAY THIS AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS LITERALLY A "TICKING TIME BOMB".

A VERY STONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE GARAGE AFTER HAVING CAR FILLED. THE STRONG SMELL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME BUT DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. LAST WEEK A PLUMBER CAME TO MY HOUSE FOR A LEAKY PIPE SITUATION AND NOTICED THE SMELL AND SAID THAT WAS NOT NORMAL AND COU LD PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD! I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO GREENWAY MERCEDES LATE ON TUESDAY, 9-29-15. I SAID I WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE IT MUST BE A DEFECT. THEY SAID INDEED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. THE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED THAT IT WAS THE SEALS IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, AND I PAID $1400 TO BE REPAIRED. I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU BECAUSE I HAD RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH YOU.

THE SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) LIGHT CAME ON AND A MESSAGE SAYING THERE WAS A FAULT AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE WORKSHOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE DRIVER SEAT NEEDS REPLACED. THIS HARNESS IS CONNECTED TO THE SIDE AIR BAG LOCATED IN THE DRIVER SEAT. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE HARNESS IS $850. THE MECHANIC AT THE MB DEALER SAID THE WIRES WEAR AWAY FROM SEAT MOVEMENT OVER THE YEARS AND NOW NEED REPLACED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. THE AIR BAGS ARE INSTALLED AS A SAFETY DEVICE AND SHOULD NOT FAIL BECAUSE THE SEAT IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHEN SETTING THE SEAT POSITION.

I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND DID NOT SHIFT BACK DOWN TO A LOW GEAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE OVER A 3 WEEK PERIOD. BOTH TIMES I ALMOST CAUSED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BY BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MB DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CONDUCTOR PLATE SENSOR BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIX WAS $1300 TO REPLACE THE UNIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK350. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

THE VEHICLE STALLED, ENGINE QUIT, ON A BUSY SIDE STREET. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER ON THE DIRT SIDE OF THE STREET. RESTARTS WERE ATTEMPTED TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE WILL IDLE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS THEN SHUTDOWN. IT SOUNDED LIKE FUEL STARVATION. THE FUEL INDICATOR SHOWED 4 BARS OR A LITTLE UNDER HALF TANK. THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED WITH 5 GALLONS OF GASOLINE WHERE THE VEHICLE STARTED FINE AND DRIVEN HOME. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND OUT TO BE A FAULTY FUEL INDICATOR. IT LATER FREEZES ON HALF FULL EVEN IF IT IS FILLED TO FULL TANK AT THE GAS STATION. FUEL GAUGE READINGS ARE INCORRECT AND INTERMITTENT. RESEARCH FROM NADA GUIDES ON THIS VEHICLE REVEALED US NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 08V303000 AND MERCEDES BENZ RECALL NO. 2008 07000, REGARDING INCORRECT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION NUMBER CODING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE'S VIN DOES NOT SHOW ANY RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. UPDATED 09/25/15*LJ.......UPDATED 10/19/15 *BF UPDATED 12/21/2015 *JS UPDATED 01/25/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION UNTIL IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2007 MERCEDES CLK 350, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY SON, WHEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE IN MOTION. I WAS TERRIFIED! I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH BIG RIGS AND ALL. WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, NOR COULD I CHANGE GEARS, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO HEAD TOWARDS THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR SHUTDOWN BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR COMPLETELY IN THE LANE. I WAITED AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CAR RESTARTED AND I MOVED OFF THE EXIT. AS SOON AS I EXITED, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AGAIN, AND SHUTDOWN IN MOTION. MY CAR DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE/SPEED SENSOR. UPON INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO MERCEDES ON NUMEROUS OF OCCASSIONS. I DISCOVERED COMPLAINTS AT NHTSA, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ALL THE WAY TO THE BBB. EVEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODELS. I WAS SO UPSET! TO FIND OUT THAT, THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT BUT THE CONSUMERS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. MY SON AND I WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY HIT AND KILLED! THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE! A CAR SHOULD NOT STOP IN MOTION AT ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! MERCEDES NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS PART THAT IS REQUIRED TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT, BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,942.

WHEN THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT (SRS) CAME ON I WAS TOLD THE HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSIDERABLE COST. I HAD IT REPAIRED AN A SHORT TIME LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN. I AM TOLD AGAIN I HAVE A FAULTY HARNESS AND AGAIN I MUST DO THE SAME REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND MERCEDES TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY.

TRANSMISSION (MERCEDES TYPE 722.9) WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION S/N 722906 00 999408. SUSPECT COMPONENT: VALVE BODY (ELECTROHYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT). MULTIPLE VARIATIONS OF IMPROPER SHIFTING, EXAMPLES: 1. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER VEHICLE IS STOPPED WITH ENGINE RUNNING RESULTING IN NO MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE; 2. TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT TO INITIAL GEAR THEN REMAIN IN THAT GEAR RESULTING IN MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE WITH HIGH ENGINE RPM'S. ISSUE MAY CORRECT ITSELF BY OPERATOR SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL/PARK, OR TURNING ENGINE OFF. ISSUE IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. LACK OF PROPER SHIFTING RESULTS IN VEHICLE BECOMING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY SUN ROOF GLASS BLEW OFF OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT OPEN AT THE TIME. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS HIT. I DID NOT SEE ANYONE. MERCEDES BENZ DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, OR SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ELEVATED TO ASSURE THAT THIS TYPE OF SITUATION DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A PRODUCT LIABILITY SITUATION AND THIS SHOULD BE NOTED SOMEWHERE. *TR

THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. IT WAS INSPECTED AT FLETCHER JONES MERCEDES BENZ DEALER AND THE LEAK WAS FOUND AT THE FUEL TANK FILTER, LEVEL SENSOR, AND 2 SEAL RINGS. DUE TO THE COST, I DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER BUT AT A LOCAL SHOP SPECIALIZING IN MB. COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $836.70. I AM REPORTING THIS LATE FOR PURPOSES OF SAFETY AND TRENDING.

AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK AND PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE IT GIVES OFF A TERRIBLE GAS ODOR WHICH GETS MORE AND MORE STRONG THE LONGER THE CAR IS IN THE GARAGE. ONCE THE CARS FUEL TANK EMPTIES SOMEWHAT IT SEEMS TO NOT EMIT THE GAS ODORS AS MUCH . SHAME ON MERCEDES USA FOR NOT DOING A RECALL ON THIS HAZARD. FOR A COMPANY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON SAFETY.. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS ON THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ CLK550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,889.

AS I WAS WATCHING THE GMC ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ON THE NEWS THIS MORNING, IT STRUCK A CHORD, AS THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAR LAST SUMMER. FORTUNATELY WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET SO THE SPEED WAS LOW. THE CAR LITERALLY TURNED OFF... NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES... NO POWER WINDOWS... NOTHING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS IN THIS MODEL, BUT HAVE NOT SEEN A RECURRENCE WHEN THEY REPLACE THE SWITCH. THIS WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT I THOUGHT AT THE TIME, IT SHOULD BE. THIS COULD HAVE EXTREMELY TRAGIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN UNSECURED CLAMP BEHIND THE FIREWALL AND AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE CAR JUST QUITS. SOMETIMES IT WILL START ITSELF BACK UP AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO TURN IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE CAR WILL JUST QUIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AFTER SOME QUICK THINKING AND REALIZING WHAT JUST HAPPENED THE ONLY THING TO DO IS DRIFT TO THE BERM OF THE ROAD WITH NO PWR STEERING OR BRAKES. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN I START THE CAR IT WILL QUIT AND TAKES TWO TO THREE MORE TRIES. ALSO HAD A SEVERE RAW GAS COMING FROM THE CAR AFTER A FILL UP. THE GAS FUMES WERE SO SEVERE THAT WE HAD TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE FOR FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION IN OUR GARAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MB DEALER IN PITTSBURGH AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THE GAS PROBLEM AS THE GASKETS AROUND THE GAS TANK WERE DRY-ROTTED AND I PAID APPROX $600.00 FOR THIS REPAIR WHICH I FEEL THAT MB SHOULD HAVE COVERED SINCE AT 66000 MILES THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. AS USUAL THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE STALLING ISSUE. MB KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THERE COMPUTER HOOK-UPS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAPPENS TOO. *TR

THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE DISPLAY OF OUR 6-YEAR OLD MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. THE SANTA BARBARA AUTO GROUP MERCEDES BENZ SERVICE PERSON EXPLAINED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAD NEVER BEEN USED/DEPLOYED, NOR HAD THE CAR EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY INCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED CHARGE TO ME WAS ABOUT $1200. I CONTACTED MBUSA DIRECTLY, AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL IN THE FIRST PLACE. AFTER 5 DAYS OF LEAVING VOICEMAILS, I RECEIVED A CALLBACK WITH THE OFFER OF COVERING 25% OF THE COST. I FOUND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED UP FUEL IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE. AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND A FEW GALLONS OF FUEL ARE BURNED, THE SMELL IS NO LONGER NOTICEABLE. THE REPAIR FACILITY SAID THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND SEALS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

MY CLK 350 CABRIOLET STATED DRIVING DIFFERENT. AT FIRST, WHENEVER I WOULD SLOW DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF. EVERYTHING WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT WHEN I WOULD DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUR OF GEARS PROPERLY, AND IT WOULD VERY PAINFULLY AND SLOWLY ACCELERATE ITS SPEED. IT WOULD JERK, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. COME TO FIND OUT, AT 62,000 MILES, MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WITH NO LOGICAL EXPLANATION GIVEN FROM ANY BENZ DEALER. SPEED SENSORS, CAMSHAFT, CONVERTER ALL MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL. IT IS OVERWHELMING, LASTS FOR DAYS, AND WE NEED TO PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE, AS THE SMELL IS SO INTENSE IT MAKES YOU FEEL SICK. IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO AGO, AND SEEMS TO BE MOST OBVIOUS AFTER GETTING FUEL. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF MB OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. ALSO, THERE SEEMS TO BE A RECENT CLASS ACTION SUIT INITIATED BY THE NHTSA INVOLVING THIS PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SAFETY PROBLEM IF AN EXPLOSION OCCURS AND THE INTENSE FUMES SEEM LIKELY TO CAUSE OTHER HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WON'T CHANGE GEARS. *KB

SEAT BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT UNLESS THERE ARE ASSISTED MANUALLY, IF NOT NOTICED THEY HANG OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. IF A DRIVER HAD DELIVERED A PASSENGER TO A DESTINATION AND THAT PASSENGER FAILED TO ASSIST THE SEAT BELT INTO THE ENCLOSURE AND EXITED LEAVING A PORTION OF THE BELT DRAGGING ON THE GROUND AND POSSIBLY GETTING CAUGHT ON A OBSTRUCTION OF SOME TYPE, OR CAUSING SOME UNINTENDED ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ CLK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT BLOW ANY AIR OUT THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,136. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2007 MERCEDES CLK63 HAS FOR SOME 5 OR SO YEARS NOW SMELLED STRONGLY OF GASOLINE UPON FILLING UP. IRONICALLY THE ODOR IS STRONGEST WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE SMELL DOES SUBSIDE AS THE FUEL LEVEL DECREASES SOMEWHAT. THE DEALER (EURO MOTORCARS BETHESDA (MD) ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM 5 OR SO YEARS AGO BUT TO NO AVAIL (EVEN THOUGH I DID PAY FOR THE REPAIRS), THE ISSUE WAS ONLY TEMPORARILY RESOLVED. MY SERVICE ADVISOR LOOKED AT, AND PRONOUNCED MY FUEL PUMP AND GASKET AS BEING THE CULPRITS. A SEPARATE REVIEW BY A SUBSEQUENT ADVISOR SAID THE SAME. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG AS TO BE AN EMBARRASSMENT (AT LEAST) FOR WHAT IS OTHERWISE A SUPER CAR WITH ONLY 65000 MILES ON IT. AT WORST, I'M AFRAID THAT A SPARK OR SOMETHING CUD SET IT OFF (NOTE: WE PARK IT BOTH AT HOME AND AT OFFICE IN A GARAGE STRUCTURE WHERE THE SMELL, AND IT SEEMS THE DANGER, IS ONLY MAGNIFIED). I WAS MOST RECENTLY QUOTED A PRICE OF $1200 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR WHAT WILL BE A 2ND TIME.