NHTSA Complaint #10433054 — 2002 MERCEDES BENZ CL CLASS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ CL500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN ABNORMAL SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST. THE ABC SENSOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED ABC HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE VEHICLE JUNE 07, 2007 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V263000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY LIABILITY FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.