2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL STREET SPEED "COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST INOPERATIVE" DISPLAYED AND CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN TRAFFIC, BUT WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND PULL OVER AND PARK, TURNED CAR OFF, & BACK ON. DISPLAY RESET AND CAR NORMAL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY-REPAIR WAS "NON CONNECTING PINS". TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THIS SOLVES. UPON INVESTIGATION, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2014 MB AND I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PERFORMANCE.

INOPERATIVE PRE SAFE FUCNTIONS LIMITED. VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND BECOMES INOPERATIVE WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IT IS A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT RISK OF GETTING REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AS SOON AS THE MESSAGE APPEARS AND DOES NOT GIVE ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING ON HIGHWAY WITH LOTS OF CARS AND HARDLY ANY GAP TO PULL OVER SHOULDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A CLEAR STRAIGHT ROAD AND ON HIGHWAYS AT 55-60 MILES AN HOUR. I AM SUBMITTING THE DATE OF LATEST OCCURRENCE OF THE INCIDENT IN THIS REPORT.

GOOD DAY, I AM ATTACHING PHOTOS OF A FAILED RIM FROM MY 2014 CLA 250. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 54,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FAILURE-CRACK HAS PROPAGATED TO WHERE THE TIRE WILL NO LONGER HOLD AIR AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS THE 2ND FAILED RIM, THE FIRST CRACKED IN A SIMILAR FASHION AT JUST OVER 44,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY MY LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER AT NOT CHARGE. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE 2ND FAILED RIM. WHILE WE LIVE IN THE MID-WESTERN USA (CHICAGO AREA) WHERE THE ROADS ARE ROUGH AND THERE ARE POTHOLES, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE OR DEFORMATION IN THE AREA WHERE THIS CRACK FORMED. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT MERCEDES-BENZ WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE CHICAGO AREA FOR 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER, NEVER HAD A CRACK IN A RIM LIKE THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT MERCEDES-BENZ NEEDS TO CORRECT AND REPLACE FAULTY RIMS ON OWNERS CARS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS YOU NEED. I WILL BE SENDING THIS SAME MESSAGE TO THE NHTSA. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE REPORTED THIS. MERCEDES BENZ HAS AN INTERNAL "SERVICE TECHNICAL BULLETINS" TO THEIR DEALERS ON THIS.ISSUES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS ON MERCEDES CARS.

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE AND ALMOST RUN OFF THE SIDE OF A CLIFF. UPON DOING RESEARCH I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES AND THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN MANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FILED.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN LEFT LANE DOING AROUND 60MPH AND CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE TAKING AWAY ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. I WAS FORCED TO COAST ACROSS LANES NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION AND MANAGED TO PULL INTO A BUS STOP. I LEARNED THAT LIMP MODE IS TO PROTECT THE CAR FROM FURTHER DAMAGE BUT THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER SHOULD COME FIRST. THERE SHOULD AT LEAST BE SOME KIND OF ADVANCED WARNING TO PULL VEHICLE OVER BEFORE IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND ENDANGERS THE LIFE OF THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

OVER A YEAR I AM COMPLAINING THAT I AM GETTING UNUSUAL NOISE FROM MY CAR. MERCEDES BENZ SILVER SPRING TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IT HAS LOW PROFILE TIRE AND RIMS GET BEND FROM INSIDE CAUSING THE NOISE. I TOOK THEIR WORD BUT ISSUE REMAIN THERE. I JUST TOOK THE CAR FOR OTHER ISSUE AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND THEY CAME BACK WITH ISSUE 'SPLIT DIFFERENTIAL ISSUE' IN THE CAR WHICH WILL COST AROUND $4100.00. I DID INTERNET SEARCH AND FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO CLA 250 IN 2014 GOT THE EXACT ISSUE. I OWN CARS FOR SO MANY YEARS BUT NEVER HEARD ANYBODY HAVE SIMILAR ISSUE. MERCEDES IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON LOCAL STREETS, SUDDENLY I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE FROM THE SUNROOF. AFTER THAT I PULLED MY CAR ASIDE AND NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK ON THE SUNROOF. (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS) THERE WAS NO FALLING FOREIGN OBJECTS, NO IMPACT FROM THE WEATHER. I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE DAY CRACK. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FIND A PARKING LOT TO STORE THE CAR. AFTER I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE PARKING LOT, THE SUNROOF SHATTERED COMPLETELY. SOME OF THE GLASS PIECE EVEN FELL AND CAUSED INJURY TO MY WIFE. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM THE OUTSIDE AT THAT TIME AND YOU CAN ALSO CLEARLY TELL FROM THE PICTURE OF THE CRACK. IT IS NOT CAUSED BY ANY FALLEN FOREIGN OBJECT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE AT THE RISK OF MY FAMILY'S INJURY SO I CALLED THE MB ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THE CAR TOLLED. THE SHATTERED SUNROOF NOT ONLY CAUSE DIVERSION OF THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION AND ALSO CAUSE BODY INJURY FROM THE FALLEN GLASS PIECES. MERCEDES IS NOT RESPONDING TO THE COMPLAIN. DEALER IS TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY ON THIS ISSUE AND CHARGE ME $2,400 TO REPAIR THE SUNROOF. I DID A SEARCH ON INTERNET AND I NOTICED THAT SIMILAR CASES ARE WIDELY SEEN WORLDWIDE, SEE BELOW LINKS TO RECENT INCIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA AND UK. HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/RED_DEVIL718/STATUS/979365018843172865 HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2018/MERCEDES-BENZ-SUNROOF-SHATTERED.SHTML (CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON GLA) HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/SRINIVAS_KAMATH/STATUS/814467425190100992 ONE OF THE RECENT CASE EVEN CAUSED INJURY TO A DRIVER WHO IS A PILOT. HE BOUGHT THE CASE TO THE COURT IN CALIFORNIA. I REALLY THINK MERCEDES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND EVALUATE THE RISK, CONSIDER A RECALL SINCE THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON CASE.

ON MAR 6 2017 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED FLETCHER JONES ON ELSTON IN CHICAGO, AND LET THEM NO MY LIGHT WAS ON, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CHARGE FOR THIS. I TOLD THEM ANYTIME THERES A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG I SHOULDNT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, THEY ARGUED ME DOWN AND MADE ME PAY ALMOST 800.00 NOW I GET A LETTER SAYING ITS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS,I CALL AND TALK TO SANDY IN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SHE TELLS ME IM EXACTLY RIGHT THEY SHOULDNT CHARGED ME. SHE TOLD ME WHEN I RECEIVE MY RECALL LETTER I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A REFUND. SO NOW I TALKED TO DAN HOFFMAN AND HE TELLS ME SHE SHOULDNT OF TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THERE FIXING A DIFFERENT PART. BUT IT SHOULDNT MATTER ANYTIME YOUR AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING THATS ON THE MANUFACTURER NOT ME. SO THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK.

AFTER HAVING 40K SERVICE ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO ON MY 2014 CLA250, 'SERVICE REQUIRED: DO NOT SHIFT GEARS, VISIT DEALER' LIGHT CAME ON FROM A PARKED POSITION. THANK GOODNESS I WAS PARKED! I'VE READ SEVERAL POSTS WHERE THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCUPANCY... A CRITICAL FAILURE! ANYWAY, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. IT HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLATBED AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO EVEN START THE CAR AND IS AT THE SHOP NOW. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 42K MILES. THIS REALLY IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW AFTER READING IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING TOO! I HAVEN'T READ ANYWHERE WHAT THE ACTUAL ISSUE IS, ONLY THAT AFTER SONE PEOPLE GET IT BACK AFTER A SOFTWARE UPDATE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. MB REALLY NEEDS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS CRITICAL ERROR AND FIX IT SINCE IT IS SO DANGEROUS!