NHTSA Complaint #11140687 — 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500
SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11140687 |
| Vehicle | 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 130,900 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
BOUGHT THE 2006 CLS 500 2 YEARS AGO, SINCE THAT SECOND DAY I HAVE ISSUES WITH SBC MODULE, I CALL MB DEALER THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SINCE THE PRODUCTION DATE WAS 2004, OKAY AFTER THAT I TRY SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND NOBODY HAVE THE STAR TOOL TO FIX UP, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I CONTINUE TAKE THE RISK COUPLE MONTHS UNTIL THE FUEL LINE STARTS LEAK ON THE PUMP, THIS COULD GENERATE A SPARK AND BURN MY CAR, I CALL AGAIN MB DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IS PROBABLY UNSAFE TO START THE CAR. AFTER ALL THIS YEARS I PARKED THE CAR AND ALL MY SUSPENSION WAS BROKE AS WELL, CALL AGAIN THE MB DEALER THEY ESTIMATED $ 1800 TO REPLACE THE AIR SHOCKS, SO I BUY FROM ARNOTT THE SAME MB SELL AND I REPLACE ALL 4, SO THE CAR IS UP AGAIN, NEXT WEEK I DECIDE TO SELL THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING IN 3 YEARS 9,000 MILES ONLY, TRY TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE, GUESS WHAT, MY TRANSMISSION GO TO LIMP MODE BECAUSE THE BREAKS ARE NOT WORKING, SO FAR I DECIDE TO WRITE IN HERE TO COMPLAIN WHY A SUCH BEAUTIFUL CAR HAVE SO MANY ISSUES AND MB DOES NOT CARE FOR THE OLD MB. I ALMOST GET ON ACCIDENT WHEN MY BREAKS COMPLETE FROZEN TO THE END !!!
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