NHTSA Complaint #10852491 — 2004 MERCEDES BENZ CL500

RECALL #1-ABC PUMP LEAK. AT 67,000 MILES IN MARCH 2013, THE ABC PUMP BROKE AND LEAKED FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSED THE SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. HAD THE NECESSARY REPAIRS MADE AT THE COST OF $3500 WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. RECALL #2-INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE-AT 87,000 MILES IN MARCH 2016, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON I-10. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS ISSUE IS ALSO A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 OF THE 4 SAFETY RECALLS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. VEHICLES EXPERIENCING 1 OF THE 4 ISSUES HAVE BEEN COVERED BY RECALLS, BUT A VEHICLE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED 2 OF 4 ISSUES SO FAR IS NOT COVERED. WHERE IS THE COMMON SENSE IN THIS? ON AVERAGE, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN ONLY 7500 MILES PER YEAR.