2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS500 Complaints

I BOUGHT 4 BRAND NEW TIRE MICHELIN AT TOWN FAIR TIRE WITH EXTERNAL WARRANTY 3 YEARS. AFTER 7 MONTHS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS SPILT ON THE SIDE DEPP BUT TIRE IS. NOT FLAT YET. I ASK THE STORE TO EXCHANGE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS ACCIDENT BUT THEY SAID WE CAN EXCHANGE AS LONG AS YOUR TIRE IS NOT TOTALLY FLAT. I DON'T KNOW WHICH INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE THIS BUSINESS TO SAVE THE CLIENT FOR WHAT THEY PAYING FOR. I CAN SHOW PHOTO TO MY TIRE AS A PROVE AND IF THIS FRONT TIRE CAN FLAT IN HIGH WAY , IT WILL COURSE BIG ACCIDENT. IT IS NOT FAIR TO PAY 1300$ TIRE WITH EXTRA WARRANTY AND THE STORE TIRE GIVE A RESPOND LIKE" DIE FIRST AND AFTER GET REIMBURSEMENT". THANK YOU

I OWN A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 500 4 DOOR I TOOK TO MB DEALER TO CHECK FOR ANY OPEN RECALL ON SBC BREAKS AND THE THE ANSWER BY MB WAS THAT MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DATE WAS PAST THE RECALL ON THE BREAKS. MY VEHICLE THAT I PAY TOP MONEY IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, IS PARKED INTO MY GARAGE FOR ALMOST 12 MONTHS, I KEEP LOOKING FOR SALE AND WHEN THE MB DEALER SEE THE BRAKE RED LIGHT ON DASH, THEY WALK AWAY WITH LESS THAN $ 3,000 DOLLARS FOR MY VEHICLE THAT I PAID $ 18,000. MB ESTIMATED AROUND $ 4700 TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THE SBC MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE COMPLETE TO BE REPROGRAM AGAIN AND BE A SAFE DRIVE VEHICLE. MY WIFE E-500 ALSO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY SAID THE SAME, BUT DOE S NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS ON THE SBC MODULE. JUST WONDERING WHY MB DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND LET THE OWNERS LIKE ME CONTINUE ON THE MB FAMILY.

I BEGAN SMELLING FUEL IN THE CABIN OF MY CAR AND CONTACTED THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA, WESTMINSTER, CO. THE WOMAN I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUES, BUT THAT SHE WOULD LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO ME. I NEVER HEARD BACK. THE SMELL WAS GETTING WORSE AND AFTER 3 WEEKS, I COULD NOT DRIVE WITH MY WINDOWS CLOSED, GAGGED WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR AND SMELLED LIKE FUEL UPON EXITING THE CAR. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ AGAIN AND ASKED IF I COULD BRING THE CAR IN. I WAS TOLD I COULD AND THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR FAULTY FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL TANK WAS ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED, BUT UPON RETURNING THE CAR TO ME, THE CAR STILL SMELLED LIKE FUEL. I THOUGHT THE SMELL MIGHT DISSIPATE OVER A FEW DAYS, BUT IT DID NOT, SEEMED TO GET WORSE AGAIN, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP THAT THE FUEL HAD LEAKED INTO THE UNDERLAYMENT OF THE CAR AND WAS DETERIORATING THE FLOOR BOARDS. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO "NOT SMOKE IN THE CAR" BY THE SERVICE REP. MERCEDES BENZ IS NOW REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY PART. THEY FEEL THAT THE CAR IS "SAFE" EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD NOT TO SMOKE IN IT. I DON'T SMOKE, BUT IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SPARK OR I GET IN AN ACCIDENT, I DON'T WANT THE CAR TO BLOW UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM CRASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN INTERIOR OF CAR ALONG WITH SMELL IN GARAGE AFTER OVERNIGHT PARKING. CHECKED ENGINE FOR LEAKS AS WELL AS GENERAL TANK AREA. NEGATIVE. I THINK THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT (UNDER REAR SEAT MAY BE LOOSE OR DEFECTIVE. CAN'T OVER EMPHASIZE THE STRONG GAS SMELL, WHILE STATIONARY--SEEMS TO DISSIPATE ON MOVEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD CAUSING A GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL HYDRAULIC PUMP HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE REDUCE BRAKE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE SBC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V133000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,500.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL THAT HAS A SERVICE THRESHOLD. WHEN THIS THRESHOLD IS REACHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO NON POWER ASSISTED HYDRAULIC MODE TO THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND RESULTS IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE SENT A COPY OF THE MERCEDES SERVICE BULLETIN S142.46-P-0012A WHICH ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. MERCEDES STOPPED INSTALLING THIS SYSTEM IN 2006. AT THE VERY LEAST, MERCEDES SHOULD ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL TO INTERROGATE THESE VEHICLES WITH STAR DAS TO DETERMINE HOW CLOSE TO THE SERVICE THRESHOLD THE SBC UNIT IS AND REPLACE THEM AT THE DEALER'S EXPENSE. THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS, UNLIMITED MILEAGE, SO MB KNOWS OF THE DEFECT. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY VEHICLES ARE OUTSIDE THIS 10-YEAR WINDOW, YET THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I BOUGHT THE USED MERCEDES BENZ CLS500 2006 JUST FOUR DAYS AGO. IN THE DEALER NOTES , IT SAID THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND THE CAR RUNS SMOOTHLY . I TEST DROVE IT , AND IT DID . BUT NOW , THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE CAR FAILED TO START. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START UNTIL I TURN THE KEY ABOUT 20 TIMES. YESTERDAY , THE CAR STOPPED ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. LUCKILY , I MANAGED TO RESTART IT AND DROVE HOME . AND THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN . PLEASE HELP.

I HAD A MAJOR TIRE BLOWOUT, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, TO MY LEFT REAR TIRE. WITHOUT WARNING, SUDDENLY MY CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL, THEN I HEARD A LOUD BOOM; LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A TON OF BLACK SMOKE. I DID MY BEST GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, AND ENDED UP IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION ON THE FREEWAY, FRIGHTENED FOR MY LIFE, WAITING FOR HELP FOR OVER AN HOUR. ALL FOUR OF MY TIRES WERE RECENTLY REPLACED; APRIL 2014. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE, AND I FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE TIRE RIPPED APART FROM THE SEAM; WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRE. IT'S HORRIBLE THAT CONSUMERS LIVES ARE AT RISK. WE RELY ON THE EXPERTS, AND THEY PUT OUR LIVES AT RISK. YOU THINK WHEN YOU BUY NEW TIRES, YOUR SAFE AND YOUR NOT!! MY TIRES WERE PURCHASED, AND REPLACED BY THE CAR DEALER.