2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250 Complaints

I AM APPROXIMATE ON THE DATE WITHOUT GOING BACK TO SERVICE FILES. THE CAR WAS NEW TO ME AT THE END OF JANUARY 2014. THEN IN MID-MARCH, A COUPLE OF THING WERE HAPPENING. THE CRASH AVOIDANCE ALARM WOULD GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THEN, INSIDE OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS THE CAR LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. FIRST TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE OTHER TWO TIMES, OPEN ROAD, IN EARLY MORNING SO LUCKILY LITTLE TRAFFIC. IN ALL 3 CASES OF THE ACCELERATION LOSS, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. IT IS NOT AS IF IS A DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE...IF YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AS YOU ARE COASTING, THE ENGINE IS JUST IDLE. DOES NOT REV. ONCE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE DASH WARNINGS THAT CAME UP WERE "INOPERATIVE. SEE OWNER'S MANUAL" (NO LIE?!) AND THEN "PRESAFE FUNCTIONS LIMITED. SEE OWNERS MANUAL." CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR IN ALL CASES. SPEED AT THE TIME OF INCIDENTS, ONCE 15 MPH, TWICE AROUND 40 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD FOR 2+ WEEKS AND THE ISSUE WOULD NOT REPLICATE ITSELF. WHEN I PICKED UP, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN "UPDATE" THAT WAS DONE AND MAYBE THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. IT DID . . .UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO. FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY 2015. THE SAME THING HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN TWO WEEKS. TWO TIMES INSIDE OF 15 MINUTES IN ONE CASE. ONCE IN A VERY RISKY MERGING TRAFFIC SITUATION. I AM WRITING THIS ON THE DAY THAT THE LAST TWO INCIDENTS TOOK PLACE. TAKING THE CAR IN TONIGHT. I REALLY DON'T WANT THE CAR BACK UNTIL I KNOW IT IS FIXED OR THEY JUST REPLACE IT. I FIND IT VERY ODD THAT THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS NOW A RASH OF THE INCIDENTS. I AM SO THANKFUL THIS HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I'M GUN SHY NOW. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT NOTICE MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. SEVERAL NOTIFICATIONS APPEAR ON THE DASH SCREEN "INOPERABLE SEE OWNERS MANUAL" THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN TWO DAYS WHERE THIS SAME DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING ISSUE OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ CLA 250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESP AND PRE-SAFE FUNCTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT RADAR SENSOR WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,334.

PURCHASE MY 2014 CLA 250 IN JANUARY 2014 FOR MY DAUGHTER. IN MAY MY DAUGHTER CALL AND SAID THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE SHE WAS A NEW DRIVER. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER SHE SAID IT DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2014 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH AND THE CAR JUST STOP MOVING. A MESSAGE OF INOPERATIVE CAME THE SCREEN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO TURN AND NOTHING WOULD WORK EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKES. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN THE CAR WILL START WORKING AGAIN. PUT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. THEY SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER UPDATE. MERCEDES DEALER UPDATED THE SYSTEM. AS THEY WERE DRIVING THE CAR BACK TO ME THE SAME THING HAPPENED. SO THEY TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER KEPT IF A WEEK AND SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THREE MONTHS LATER EXACTLY 1 YEAR HAVING THE CAR. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND IT STOP RUNNING AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE TIRE LIGHTS CAME ON. SO I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM SCHOOL AND ON THE WAY HOME THE CAR STOP RUNNING AGAIN RECEIVED THE SAME MESSAGE AS ALWAYS THE CAR IS INOPERATIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN ONE YEAR OF OWNING THE CAR 6 TIMES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I DO NOT ADVISE ANYONE TO PURCHASE THIS CAR. *TR

RECEIVED THE CAR NEW IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE VIEW MIRROR WOULD NOT ADJUST TO THE LEFT ENOUGH TO ADEQUATELY SEE VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE. THE BLIND SPOT WAS THE LARGEST I HAVE EVER SEEN ON ANY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE DRIVEN. IT WOULD ADJUST TO THE RIGHT FAR ENOUGH TO SEE THE FRONT SEATS INSIDE THE CAR BUT WOULD NOT ADJUST ENOUGH TO THE LEFT TO ADEQUATELY SEE THE LEFT LANE NEXT TO THE CAR. THE VIEW WAS OF THE SIDE OF MY CAR AND A LITTLE OF THE LEFT LANE. IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF DRIVING I ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS WHEN CHANGING LANES ON A HIGHWAY. I NOW HAVE TO COMPLETELY TURN MY HEAD AND LOOK OUT THE BACK SEAT SIDE WINDOW TO SEE IF THERE IS ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE BEFORE CHANGING LANES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED WITH MERCEDES AND CHANGED THE MIRROR AND THE MIRROR MOTOR TO TRY TO CORRECT THIS BUT IT HAS NOT. THEY TOLD ME IN JUNE THAT MERCEDES WAS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE FOR THE 2015 MODEL AND THAT I WOULD GET A NEW 2015 MIRROR WHEN AVAILABLE. THEY INSTALLED THE NEW 2015 MIRROR IN DECEMBER BUT IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 2014 MIRROR. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT THE VIEW FROM THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR IS NOT MUCH BETTER THEN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE MERCEDES BENZ BLOG. *TR

SUMMARY: PRE-SAFE FUNCTION LIMITED MESSAGE AND ESP LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH AND MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST GOT TAKEN OUT BY AN 18 WHEELER. I TRIED HARD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT WORKED AFTER THAT. THEN IT HAPPENED 40 MINUTES LATER. VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. *TR

THE PRE SAFE MODE HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON MY CLA 250 SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST JANUARY. I THINK THE PRE SAFE MODE IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR JUST LOST POWER, NO ANY FEEDBACK WHEN I STEPPED THE GAS PEDAL, THE BEST THING IS THE BRAKE STILL WORKED. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE CAR WENT WELL BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. HOWEVER, AFTER TWO DAYS, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF SO I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOW TO THE DEALER. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON HIGH WAY, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC JAM. *TR

PRE-SAFE FUNCTION MESSAGE AND ESP LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE CAR STOPPED ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TRY TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. AFTER MOVING TO THE SIDE, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT WORKED AFTER THAT. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION & THROTTLE RESPONSE IS JERKY & UNPREDICTABLE. ROTORS WENT BAD AT 5,000 MILES, BEGINNING TO GO BAD AGAIN AT 12,000. NUMEROUS UNKNOWN INTERIOR RATTLES.WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPLETELY FLEW OFF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN - VISIBILITY INSTANTLY REDUCED TO NEAR-ZERO. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE CAR DISPLAYED "PRE-SAFE FUNCTIONS LIMITED/ESP INOP" MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE IMMEDIATELY LOSING POWER ON FREEWAY, WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY. NOT ONLY IS THIS VEHICLE OF POOR QUALITY, IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING PURSUING STATE LEMON LAW. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION TWICE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE DISTANCE ON FREEWAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. THIS IS A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE DISPLAYED PRE-SAFE INOPERATIVE ERROR MESSAGE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. MY FAMILY IS VERY SKEPTICAL OF THIS CARS RELIABILITY AND IS SEEKING OPTIONS WITH ATTORNEY UNDER STATE LEMON LAWS. *TR