2015 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE STATIONARY, THE TRUNK INDEPENDENTLY UNLATCHED AND OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE LEFT OVERNIGHT HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

1) THE TRUCK OPENS FOR NO REASON WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR DRIVEN WITHOUT TRUNK FEATURE BEING ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND DAY. 2) COLLISION PREVENTION OF LIGHT DISPLAYED & WON'T GO OFF. (SEE ATTACHED). GOOGLE INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS AN ISSUE.

RECEIVED LETTER 2/5/19 REGARDING TAKATA PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. AS OF 9/20/19, MERCEDES PROVIDED OCTOBER 2020 AS AN ETA. AS OF 9/28/20, MERCEDES CAN GIVE ME NO ESTIMATED DATES FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A KNOWN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR 20 MONTHS WITH NO END IN SIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT COVER OF THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO GAVE HER AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE COMMAND UNIT REBOOTS EVERY 2 MINUTES WITH THE CAR ON OR OFF. IT KILLS THE BATTERY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE BATTERY DISCHARGES. WE HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE. MERCEDES CHARGED 157.00 AND WANTS ANOTHER 500--600 FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES AND JUST WENT OUT OF WARRANTY.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, ENGINE OFF, ALL DOORS CLOSED, AND AFTER LOCKING THE DOOR USING THE SMART KEY LOCKING BUTTON OR THE KEYLESS LOCKING FUNCTION (TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE), ALL FOUR DOORS APPEAR TO BE LOCK (CAN VISIBLY SEE LOCK MOVE DOWN TO LOCK POSITION). HOWEVER, WITHOUT THE SMART KEY NEARBY, THE REAR DOORS CAN STILL BE OPEN.

THE COLLISION ASSIST HAS MALFUNCTIONED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2016 FROM THE MERCEDES DEALER ON CAPITAL EXPRESSWAY IN SAN JOSE. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, THEY TURNED IT OFF AND NOW I HAVE A WARNING LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY. BEFORE I HAD IT TURNED OFF, IT USED TO BREAK SUDDENLY AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND FLASH LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET FOR NO REASON. IT WAS A DISTRACTION THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP PHONE NUMBER IS 408-579-9087, I SPOKE WITH SCOTT FULLER AND BRIAN WOODS

ML 250 BLU TECH DIESEL. 55,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY MAINTAINED ONLY BY MERCEDES BENZ AND EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE HAD BEEN COMPLETED TIMELY BY ONLY MERCEDES BENZ. 1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY MERCEDES 30 DAYS PRIOR AND GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON PRIOR TO OR DURING THE INCIDENT. THIS COMPLAINT IS VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER ON YOUR WEBSITE ALSO INVOLVING THE SAME PARTS. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A MAJOR 4 WAY INTERSECTION. WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN A HORRIBLE LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JUST SEIZED. WHEN I TRIED TO GO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK, STEERING WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOWED TO MERCEDES. DIAGNOSES WAS FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BROKEN AND 2 REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES NEVER HAD I HEARD OF A DRIVE SHAFT BREAKING AT 55,000 AND CERTAINLY NEVER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CAR IS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, NO TOWING NO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT, ETC. MERCEDES WAS CONTACTED, THE OFFERED A 5% DISCOUNT AS A "GOOD WILL" GESTURE BUT REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND ADVISED THIS WAS NOT PART OF A PRIOR RECALL. THEY FURTHER STATED WHEN THE CAR WAS CHECKED 30 DAYS PRIOR THE DRIVE SHAFT AND COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT DISCOVER-ABLE.

RECALL ISSUED IN MARCH 2019; MERCEDES SAYS EARLIEST IT WILL REPLACE IS NOV. 2020. PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY HEAT AND HUMIDITY; I LIVE IN HOUSTON, WHERE HEAT & HUMIDITY BOTH HIGH. FAILURE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH...WHY ALLOWING MERCEDES TO TAKE NEARLY TWO YEARS. NTSHA, DO YOUR JOB!

SUNROOF SHADE HAS UN-GLUED ITSELF IN A MATTER OF TIME THAT WOULD NOT SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH MERCEDES BENZ QUALITY SPEC.