Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Complaints

490 consumer complaints on file.

#11182865February 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
CARS BRAKE SYSTEM VIOLENTLY SHAKES THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CAR HAS 17K MILES ON IT AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR, SAYS THE ROTORS ARE WARPED BECAUSE I DROVE THE CAR IN THE RAIN, AND THE RAIN WARPED THE ROTOS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181405February 20, 2019
ENGINE
WATER PUMP CRACKS IN VERY COLD WEATHER OVER HEATS WHILE IN DRIVE AND FLOODS INTO ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180372February 15, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEE UPLOADED DOCUMENT PROTECTED AUTO ISSUES FOR FULL STORY. HENNESSY BUICK, MAZDA, GMC SOLD ME A CAR 8/18/2017 UNKNOWINGLY I DISCOVERED ON 2/5/2019 THAT IT HAD AN ILLEGAL CAN BLOCKER/SWITCH (MANIPULATES COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN CAR AND TAMPERS TRUE MILEAGE ON CAR) INSTALLED IN IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER OBTAINING EMISSIONS TEST 12/26/2018, SEVERAL CAR FAILURES BEGAN TO HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY AT TESTING CENTER. WHILE IN MOTION THAT DAY, SEVERAL LIGHTS BEGAN TO STOP WORKING. IN JANUARY 2019, WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING FAILED CAUSING ME TO BE UNSAFE AS I COULD NOT BRAKE, GAS OR TURN WHEEL. THE BLOCK AFFECTED ALL ITEMS ABOVE, EXCLUDING WHEELS & VISIBILITY,BUT DUE TO LIMITATIONS I WAS ONLY ABLE TO SELECT 3
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179894February 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250C. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY A SPEEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEADACHES, HIP PAIN, WHIPLASH, AND VISION ISSUES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,460.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11162487December 19, 2018
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE SEAT BELT BECAME TOO TIGHT AROUND THE CONTACT'S WAIST. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE CONTACT'S WAIST AND THIGHS. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARK PLACE MOTORCARS MERCEDES-BENZ FORT WORTH (817-310-9745, LOCATED AT 5601 BRYANT IRVIN RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76132) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILLURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161569December 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2016 MERCEDES BENZ CLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AND DROVE ROUGHLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING A FUEL INJECTOR REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157264December 10, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE TOLL ROAD WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE I HERE A LOUD BOOM AND CRACKLE ABOVE MY HEAD. ALMOST LIKE A FIREWORK WHEN IT GOES OFF. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUN SHOT. WHEN I LOOKED UP MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF WAS GONE. NOTHING WAS DRIVING IN FRONT OF OR BESIDE ME. NOTHING HIT MY CAR. HOWEVER MERCEDES SAYS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE AND SOMETHING HIT IT, BUT MY INSURANCE WON'T PAY FOR THE SUNROOF REPAIR BECAUSE OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. THEY SAY IT IS MERCEDES RESPONSIBILITY. HOWEVER, MERCEDES BASICALLY CALLED ME A LIAR AND REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $3200 TO REPAIR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157040December 8, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CLA IN THE RAIN ON THE 405N IN IRVINE, CA AT ABOUT 4PM TO GO TO MY NEW PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ONBOARDING. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30MPH BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC IT WAS VERY SLOW. I PUT MY BLINKER ON TO MERGE OVER INTO THE SECOND LANE AND MY CAR BEEPED AND AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING, IT FELT LIKE MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND I COULD ONLY SLIGHTLY MOVE THE WHEEL, MY BLIND SPOT ASSIST WAS INOPERABLE, MY DASHBOARD LIT UP EVERY LIGHT/WARNING SIGN IT COULD AND I COULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. I HAD TO SLOWLY ROLL TWO LANES OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE IT WAS POURING RAIN. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF HOW SLOW MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING OVER. I DID NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO RESTART IT. I WAITED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY FOR 2 HOURS TO GET TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NEWPORT BEACH FLETCHER JONES. ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS I HAD MY BATTERY CHANGED AT MERCEDES BECAUSE IT COMPLETELY DIED AND WOULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. WHEN I GOT TO THE VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THAT 2-3 OTHER CLA'S CAME IN THE SAME DAY, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156546December 6, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152832November 20, 2018
WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I LEASED THIS VEHICLE END OF SEPTEMBER 2016 BUT HAVE REPLACED TIRES 6 TIMES WITHIN LAST TWO YEARS DUE TO BUBBLE IN SIDE OF THE TIRES. I DON'T THINK IT IS ISSUE WITH TIRES SINCE I HAVE 2016 BMW WITH SAME TIRES WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. IT COULD THE RIM SIZE OR THE SUSPENSION ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSE TIRES TO BUBBLE UP. I HAVE BEEN LEASING CARS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ISSUES LIKE THIS. NUMEROUS TIME I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ROOT CAUSE FOR IT BUT NO LUCK SO FAR. THE ISSUE HERE IS IT PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY DANGER OF OUR LIFE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING WITHOUT EVEN GOING THRU A POT HOLE.EACH TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED, IT IS CAUSING ME TO SPEND 350 TO REPLACE EACH TIRE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED LAST WEEK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY BUT LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO A SIDE WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR.THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAVE 37,000.00 MILES. I AM NOT SURE IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINS WAS FILES REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES. I WANT BENZ TO REPLACE THESE TIRES AT FREE OF COST TILL THEY FIND OUT THE ISSUE AND FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152850November 20, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152369November 18, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN 7TH GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC 'DRIVE' TRANSMISSION MODE THE CAR SWITCHED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS (LOSING ALL POWER/THROTTLE) UNTIL SWITCHING ITSELF DIRECTLY BACK INTO 7TH GEAR. THEN DID THE SAME THING AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS LATER. EACH EPISODE OF HAVING NO ACCESS TO POWER IN NEUTRAL LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149454November 5, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ACCELERATING OUT OF A LEFT TURN, THE CAR HESITATED MOMENTARILY THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE CAR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143573October 28, 2018
WHEELS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143405October 27, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE ACCESS ROAD GETTING READY TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I PROCEEDED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MADE IT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE GOING AROUND 60 MPH BUT SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR THREW ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH THREE LINES OF WORDS: THE FIRST LINE SAID 'SERVICE REQUIRED', THE SECOND LINE SAID 'DO NOT SHIFT GEARS' AND THE LAST LINE SAID 'CONTACT DEALER'. I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OVER TO THE FAR LEFT HAND SIDE OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED WITH NO ISSUES. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THOUGH, I HAVE HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT HAVE FOLLOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132180September 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131121September 25, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124464September 5, 2018
TIRES, WHEELS
THE TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MILES PER HOUR. THEY ARE PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 RUN FLAT 225 40R18. ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES HAS A BUBBLE IN IT. THE VEHICLES LOST CONTROL AND WAS SWERVING SEVERELY RIGHT AND LEFT ALMOST DOING A FULL 180 DEGREE TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH NEARLY HIT OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD TIRE ISSUES AT LEAST 4 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. TIRE HAD PRESSURE ISSUE AND WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE TO MERCEDES OF CHERRY HILL NJ APPROXIMATELY A MONTH BEFORE THIS BLOW OUT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113952July 26, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
"TAKATA RECALL" THE DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MARCH 21ST 2018 AND THE CAR WAS ON A RECALL. THE ACCIDENT WAS AT OCKECHOBEE ROAD, MIAMI, FL WITH 11TH STREET. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE DRIVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES-BENZ IN NOVEMBER 2017 STATING THAT THE CAR HAD AN INSUFFICIENT ELECTRICAL GROUNDING IN THE STEERING COLUMN COMPONENTS AND THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIRBAG CAUSING A RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH, BUT THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE YET. DESPITE OF THIS, THE DRIVER TOOK THE CAR TO A MERCEDEZ-BENS DEALER IN THE SAME MONTH, ON NOVEMBER 29TH 2017, AND NOTHING WAS MADE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE ACCIDENT WAS TRAGIC. IT WAS AT 2:40PM AND TWO MINUTES BEFORE 2:38PM THE DRIVER SPOKE TO HIS WIFE AND EVERYTHING WAS WELL. ALSO THE AUTOPSY DIDN'T SHOW ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIS HEALTHY CONDITIONS. HE WAS AN AMAZING FATHER, HUSBAND AND VERY CALM PERSON. A PART OF THE INVESTIGATIONS SHOWS THAT THERE IS NO BREAK MARKS ON THE FLOOR, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE DRIVE LOST THE CONTROL OF THE CAR. HIS SON (16) WAS IN THE CAR WITH HIM AND HAD A LOT OF INJURIES AND STILL IS RECOVERING. BECAUSE ALL OF THIS EVIDENCES, I BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON HIS FACE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#11112285July 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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