2006 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLS55 Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 MB CLS55. AFTER FILLING UP MY VEHICLE WITH FUEL, I NOTICED A LEAK IN MY GARAGE AND A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR BOTH WHILE RUNNING AND WHILE SHUT OFF. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND VERIFIED THAT BOTH FUEL PUMPS ARE LEAKING FROM THE TOP. THESE LEAKS RESULT IN A POOL OF FUEL DIRECTLY UNDER THE REAR SEATS. I RECEIVED A $2,200 DOLLAR VERBAL QUOTE FROM A DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL PUMPS. THEY ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 55 SERIES VEHICLES. *TR

THE FUEL SENDER HAS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE SEAL, WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL FUEL LEAKS OUT THE TOP. *TR

WHENEVER I FILL THE GAS TANK FULL WITH FUEL, THERE IS AN OVER WHELMING SMELL OF GAS IN THE GARAGE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LEAK WHEN THE TANK IS NEAR FULL. ONCE I DRIVE THE CAR AROUND FOR A WHILE, THE SMELL OF GAS GOES AWAY. *TR

GASOLINE LEAK CREATING EXTREME ODOR INSIDE AND AROUND CAR EXTERIOR. DEALERSHIP STATES FUEL SENDING UNITS AND TANK NEED TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RELATED RECALL #2008-020001 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP 1/19/09 TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THE PROPOSED REMEDY WAS INEFFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO TESTIMONY OF HUNDREDS OF OTHER E/CLS OWNERS WITH IDENTICAL, PERSISTENT ISSUES- THIS IS A DEFINITIVE DESIGN ISSUE AND HAS CREATED A SERIOUS SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE THAT REQUIRES MB TO SUFFICIENTLY RECTIFY ONCE AND FOR ALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS500. WHEN FACED OR PARKING DOWNWARDS ON A HILL, THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO CHANGE GEARS. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME, YOU WILL HIT SOMETHING. TWICE I ALMOST HIT THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME, ONCE A WALL IN A SUBTERRANEAN PARKING GARAGE. FOR EXAMPLE. I AM PARKED ON A HILL FACING DOWN. I NEED TO BACK UP TO PULL OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. BEFORE I CAN SHIFT (THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), THE CAR IS ROLLING FORWARD TOWARD THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE 2006 MERCEDES MODELS HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION. IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GEARS FROM 5 TO 7, THEY HAD TO ELIMINATE THE "PARK LOCK" FEATURE. I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A TRANSMISSION LIKE THIS IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. I BELIEVE IT IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

I OWN A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS AMG. THE RIDE HAS DEGRADED AND IT NOW VIBRATES SIGNIFICANTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY STATE ALL 4 RIMS ARE BENT. THIS IS PROBABLY TRUE HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN CAREFULLY AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED WHICH WOULD CAUSE ALL 4 WHEELS TO BE BENT. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALED OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. THE RIMS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO COPE WITH NORMAL DRIVING EVEN IN CALIFORNIA. *NM

MY 2006 MERCEDES CLS55 AMG HAS HAD 6 DENTED RIMS WITHIN THE FIRST 13 MONTHS (11,000 MI). MY DEALER SOLD ME WHEEL AND TIRE INSURANCE, BUT STATES THE RIM MUST BE CRACKED BEFORE IT WILL BE REPLACED. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED TWO RIMS AT $1100 EACH, AND THE CAR IS ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO VIBRATION. THE TIRES SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT, AND ONE HAS A SIDEWALL BUBBLE. IF THE CURRENT TREND CONTINUES, I WILL HAVE TO SPEND CLOSE TO $20,000 IN RIMS OVER A 39 MONTH LEASE PERIOD. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT NORMAL SPEEDS, MOSTLY OVER SMOOTH HIGHWAYS. A REPORT FROM TIRE RACK.COM REGARDING THE FACTORY SUPPLIED TIRES SUGGESTS THAT THEY NOT BE USED AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 40F! THE WHEELS AND TIRES SUPPLIED BY MERCEDES BENZ ON THIS CAR ARE COMPLETELY INADEQUATE FOR NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND I WOULD NOT HAVE LEASED THE VEHICLE HAD I BEEN INFORMED OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. *JB

NO WARNING EVENTS. AUTOMATIC SHIFTER FREEZES IN GEAR. REPAIRED ONCE - RECURRED. REPAIRED AGAIN - RECURRED. WIRING REROUTED TO ANOTHER CIRCUIT - SHIFTER NOW JERKS AS IT GOES INTO GEAR. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE AGAIN. MERCEDES CLAIMED THAT A CASE FILE WAS SET UP AND THAT WE WERE THE ONLY INCIDENT IN THE US. WE CALLED AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENCE AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT NO CASE FILE WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE DEALER. IN ADDITION, RIGHT REAR TIRE THREAD BARE AFTER 8,000 MILES OF USE IN LIGHT DRIVING - 85% CITY. *NM

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THREE WHEELS AND ONE TIRE IN LESS THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS55. *MR THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF A POT HOLE, THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED NINE DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR AND FRONT WHEELS WERE DAMAGED. THE THIRD TIME ONLY THE RIMS WERE DAMAGED, WHEREAS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT BOTH THE RIM AND THE WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED FOUR MORE FAILURES WITH THE RIMS. TWO OF THESE FAILURES WERE OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT; THE OTHER TWO WERE FAILURES OF THE RIMS THAT REPLACED PREVIOUSLY FAILED ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. IN LESS THAT SEVEN MONTHS WITH 11K MILES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVEN INDIVIDUAL FAILURES OF THE WHEELS AND TWO FAILURES OF THE TIRES. *SC

I PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT (NVS-216 MEC; REF. NO. 10130172) CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF 3 RIMS/WHEELS AND TWO TIRES ON MY 2006 MERCEDES CLS55. SINCE THAT TIME WITH LESS THAN 11,000 MILES ON THE CAR THERE HAS BEEN AN ADDITIONAL FAILURE OF FOUR MORE RIMS AND FOUR MORE TIRES. THIS IS A TOTAL OF 7 RIMS AND TIRES IN LESS THAN 7 MONTHS.*JB