Mercedes Benz CLK350 problems and owner complaints

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP AND WAS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. AUTOMOBILE WAS GARAGE KEPT AND PRIMARILY DRIVEN TO WORK WITH HIGHWAY MILES. ONLY PREMIUM NON-ETHANOL MIXED FUEL WAS USED FROM SHELL. SUDDENLY, ONE DAY, STRONG GASOLINE ODOR PERMEATES GARAGE. MOST NOTICEABLE WITH FULL TANK. THE CAUSE WAS A FUEL TANK SENDER UNIT. A PLASTIC DIAPHRAGM WITHIN THE UNIT DEVELOPED A STRESS CRACK RIGHT AT THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN TWO FACES. IT IS CLEAR THAT PROPER BONDING BETWEEN THE TWO WAS NOT IDEAL DURING M…

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10497811 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, GASOLINE FUMES FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A DEFECTIVE RING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. ...UPDATED 10-24-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED GAS WAS VISIBLE ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WHERE THE ELEC…

Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10544180 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT, CAR SHIFTED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGH SPEED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON. CAME TO STOP EXITING OFF FREEWAY AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON ENGINE WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. TOWED TO MERCEDES AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A "DEFECTIVE" SPEED SENSOR ALSO WAS TOLD THIS MALFUNCTIONING SENSOR COULD NOT BE REPLACED IN AND OF ITSELF AND THAT THE WHOLE VALVE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2200 FOR A 2006 CAR WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT. BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 58,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10300311 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLK350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE, WHICH RESPONDED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRAN…

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10617229 at NHTSA ↗

MY MERCEDES 350 ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED VERY RAPID ACCELERATION. I AVOIDED CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO A BEVERLY HILLS LAMP POST WHICH CAUSED OVER $25,000.00 DAMAGE TO THE POST AND MY CAR. MERCEDES NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10291541 at NHTSA ↗

2006 MERCEDES CLK350 CONVERTIBLE- ABOUT 45, 000 MILES ON IT, BOUGHT AS A USED CAR IN SEPT 2009. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE LEFT ON ALL DAY AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WOULD DRIVE ABOUT A BLOCK OR TWO AND THE SECOND TIME I PUT ON BRAKES, THE EPS DASH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. THE ENGINE COULD BE RESTARTED AND THE CAR DRIVEN (INCLUDING THE FREEWAY), BUT THE EPS LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON AND KILL THE ENGINE, AFTER MORE BRAKING. THE CAR DIED, ON THE WAY TO THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10316954 at NHTSA ↗

WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED, "SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION VISIT WORKSHOP" UPON INVESTIGATING THIS ERROR MESSAGE ON THE INTERNET MERCEDES BENZ FORUM, I HAVE DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING: 1. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AFFECTING SEVERAL MB MODELS, INCLUDING THE E-CLASS, C-CLASS, SLK, CLK, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. 2. WHEN THIS MESSAGE APPEARS, THE DRIVER AIR BAG IS MOST LIKELY DISABLED. 3. MB SERVICE BULLETIN PB-91.60/93D ACKNOWLEDGES THIS PROBLEM AS A DESIGN OR ASSEMBLY ERROR, AND RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF A WIRING COMPONENT IN THE STEERIN…

Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10444791 at NHTSA ↗

MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2004 & 2007 & EQUIPPED WITH MERCEDES' M272 HAVE A FAULTY BALANCE SHAFT WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY ANEALED, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. THE SUBJECT ENGINES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE GEARS IN THEIR BALANCE SHAFTS. THESE DEFECTIVE GEARS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, EXCESSIVELY, AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHER EXPENSIVE ENGINE COMPONENTS WITHOUT WARNING. REPAIR REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE AND WAS QUOTED AT $7000-$8000 BY THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER. MOST OTHER IMPORT SHOPS DO NOT WANT TO EVEN ATTEMPT THE REPAIR DUE…

Owner-reported narrative. 77,914 miles reported. Look up ODI 11000641 at NHTSA ↗

I've just bought the car and it has only 70k, the engine doesn't want to go, it stalls but there is no check engine light on, I'll be driving and the car will just die, or start to diminish, and gas consumption , now all my lights fail, high beams, low beams, turn signals, Brake lights one after another, so I go to auto zone to purchase lights and one of the associates comes to help me, he stares that all the we ires are exposed,

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11430148 at NHTSA ↗

MY CAR HAS ALOT PROBLEMS,, I DON'T THINK ITS SAFE TO DRIVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT BUT MY BALANCE AND STEERING IS NO RIGHT,... *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10534761 at NHTSA ↗