| Service Brakes | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 2133.9%ODI 10462549 · 48,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS 500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IN HIS HOME, HE COULD SMELL GASOLINE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.... UPDATED 08/15/12 *BF UPDATED 08/16/2012 *JS Look up ODI 10462549 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10525692 · 49,874 miI RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD THAT MY REAR TAIL LIGHT BLINKER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. UPON TESTING THE HAZARD LIGHTS THE BLINKER WAS CORRECTING AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. 2 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED THE SAME ERROR AGAIN, TURNING OFF AND ON THE CAR DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. UPON OPENING THE TRUNK AND INSPECTING THE LIGHT I NOTICED THE TOP BROWN WIRE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS WAS BLACKENED AND BURNED AS IF THE WIRE WAS OVE… Look up ODI 10525692 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Fuel/Propulsion System | 150.0%ODI 10548066 · 50,000 miFROM A STOPPED POSITION THERE IS DELAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED BEFORE THE ENGINE ACTUALLY BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THE DELAY IS APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND PRESENTS SERIOUS DANGER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO APPROACHING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WITH THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND NO ERROR FAULTS HAD BEEN LOGGED IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM WAS I… Look up ODI 10548066 at NHTSA ↗ | 1219.4%ODI 10475312 · 105,000 miI FILLED MY GAS TANK AND DROVE HOME, PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I ENTERED THE GARAGE AND WAS OVERWHELMED BY THE SMELL OF RAW GAS. THE GARAGE WAS CLOSED AND IT CONTAINS A HOT WATER HEATER WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY LIT THE GAS FUMES AND STARTED A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. MY 2 KIDS' BEDROOMS ARE ABOVE THE GARAGE. THROUGH SOME CHECKING, GASOLINE SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK WHEN IT IS FULL. IT IS NOT COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP MODULE SEAL. THIS IS BOTH DANGEROUS AND A POLLUTION AND HEALTH RISK. I JUST BOUGHT THE C… Look up ODI 10475312 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 11162381 · 100,200 miFUEL SMELL SUSPENSION DRIVERS SEAT TEARING BRAKES Look up ODI 11162381 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Fuel System, Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1016.1%ODI 10439428LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACK IN FUEL TANK. SERVICE ADVISOR AT LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP STATES CRACK IS FROM SEAL FOUND ON TOP OF TANK. REQUIRED REPLACING OF FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP SEALS FUMES FROM FUEL SEEPED INTO VEHICLE AND BACK SEAT CUSHIONS WITH VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. SEATS STILL SMELL LIKE FUEL, THUS CAR WITH SMELL OF FUEL. VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH BURNING SENSATION TO NOSE. SERVICE ADVISOR STATES THIS IS SECOND INCIDENT WITH CRACKED FUEL TANK THIS YEAR. *TR Look up ODI 10439428 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 46.5%ODI 10207663PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, STRUCK CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, THE MOST RECENT OVER $20,000. THE CAR IS STILL IN REPAIR SHOP 4 WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I AM FEARFUL … Look up ODI 10207663 at NHTSA ↗ | 150.0%ODI 10356235 · 83,000 miI HAVE A 2007 MERCEDES CLS 550. MY HEADREST HAVE DEPLOYED FOR SOME REASON ON AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN THE HEADREST DEPLOYS IT HITS ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. IT HAS HAPPENED 2X WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND 2X WHILE BACKING UP. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED THE HEADREST ON AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. INCLUDING KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND HALF. THAT REPAIR WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY, THE HEADREST DEPLOYED AGAIN FOR NO REASON AND STRUCK ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. I B… Look up ODI 10356235 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 150.0%ODI 10548066 · 50,000 miFROM A STOPPED POSITION THERE IS DELAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED BEFORE THE ENGINE ACTUALLY BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THE DELAY IS APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AND PRESENTS SERIOUS DANGER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO APPROACHING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WITH THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND NO ERROR FAULTS HAD BEEN LOGGED IN THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM WAS I… Look up ODI 10548066 at NHTSA ↗ | 34.8%ODI 10207663PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, STRUCK CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. IN BOTH INSTANCES THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE, THE MOST RECENT OVER $20,000. THE CAR IS STILL IN REPAIR SHOP 4 WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I AM FEARFUL … Look up ODI 10207663 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 23.2%ODI 10270109 · 34,400 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLS. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, INCLUDING BRAKING AND POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE GLIDED DOWN INTO A CURB DUE TO THE FAILURE. WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE RESTARTS NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WERE DISCOVERED, BUT NOT THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, IN WHCIH THE CONTACT BELIEVES IS THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THE F… Look up ODI 10270109 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 1100.0%ODI 10525692 · 49,874 miI RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD THAT MY REAR TAIL LIGHT BLINKER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE BLINKER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. UPON TESTING THE HAZARD LIGHTS THE BLINKER WAS CORRECTING AND AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE LIGHT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. 2 WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED THE SAME ERROR AGAIN, TURNING OFF AND ON THE CAR DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. UPON OPENING THE TRUNK AND INSPECTING THE LIGHT I NOTICED THE TOP BROWN WIRE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TAIL LIGHT HARNESS WAS BLACKENED AND BURNED AS IF THE WIRE WAS OVE… Look up ODI 10525692 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 34.8%ODI 10464371 · 91,900 miDRIVING AT STEADY SPEED, TRIED TO BRAKE- BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP- NO APPARENT BRAKING ACTUALLY HAPPENED, DESPITE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. LOCKING UP OF DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSING A 360 DEGREE SPIN. CAR MALFUNCTIONED AFTERWARDS, COULD NOT DRIVE UNTIL TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AFTERWARD- NO BRAKE LIGHT, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO ERROR MESSAGE IN THE DASHBOARD RELATING TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR Look up ODI 10464371 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine | 150.0%ODI 10509696 · 64,530 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ S500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,530. *TR UPDATED 06/07/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ULTIMATELY OFFERED A 20 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THE PART ONLY. UPDATED 06/13/2013 *JS Look up ODI 10509696 at NHTSA ↗ | 23.2%ODI 10574204 · 66,397 miTHE CAR GAS SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING. VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION GAS TANK READ THAT THERE WAS 1/4 TANK. COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR COLLISION. PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, TANK AND SENSORS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. FUEL MODULE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE THROUGH MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BY MERCEDES TWICE. ON GOING SMELL OF GASOLINE. *TR Look up ODI 10574204 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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