Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz CL550. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL. THE FUEL TANK HAS CRACKS IN IT CAUSING IT TO LEAVE A PUDDLE OF FUEL. THE COMPANY HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN .
FUELED THE CAR THIS MORNING THEN PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I ENTERED THE GARAGE ABOUT A HOUR LATER THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE ENTIRE GARAGE. IS THERE ARE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I DID NOT OVERFILL THE TANK, AND THE CAP WAS ON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES CL 550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE FLUID LOW MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES. IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL SYSTEM SENSOR LIGHT SUDDENLY DISPLAYED INDICATING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000...UPDATED 12/11/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED LAST MONTH, THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. ALSO, THE WINDOW MOTORS WERE REPAIRED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 12/11/14
I FUELED THE CAR THIS MORNING THEN PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. WHEN I ENTERED THE GARAGE ABOUT A HOUR LATER THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE ENTIRE GARAGE. IS THERE ARE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I DID NOT OVERFILL THE TANK, AND THE CAP WAS ON. *TR
NOTE: DATE LISTED IS NOT FIRST TIME NOR ONLY TIME, THIS IS DATE OF LAST FILL UP. CAR HAS STRONG GAS ODOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP. THIS LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT DOES NOT STEM TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKING UNDER CAR OR UNDER HOOD. WHEN CHECKING ONLINE, THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME CONDITION, INCLUDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS DEFECT. *TR
DRIVER SIDE FUEL SENDER LEAKING FUEL STRONG FUEL ODOR AUTHORIZED MERCEDES SERVICE PROVIDER REPAIRED THE LEAK AND STATED THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT COST US APPROX. $800.00. *TR
CAR MADE NOISE & STOPPED SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, OIL LEAKAGE HAPPENED BEFORE 30,000 MILEAGE ,DRIVEWAY FULL OF OIL LEAKAGE ,TOOK TO THE DEALER, INITIALLY COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECT ,AFTER INSISTING THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, THEY CALLED ME & SAID THERE IS SOME TUBE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED ,STOPPED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ,STOPPED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, STOPPED AGAIN ,MERCEDES ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE CAME & CHANGED THE BATTERIES ,AGAIN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHIN 3MONTHS OF CHANGING THE BATTERY.TOTAL 4 TIMES CAR STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING .I FEEL IT IS VERY DANGEROUS & IT CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT & I AM AFRAID NOW TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT CAN STOP AGAIN & ANY CAR CAN HIT ME FROM BEHIND. .I AM AFRAID IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE .I CALLED MERCEDES CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 9/6/12 & MADE A COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS MATTER & ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THEY SOLD ME A LEMON CAR. EVERY TIME IT WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES SERVICE CENTER & I PAID LOTS OF MONEY EVERY TIME IT GOT FIXED ,ALMOST I PAID $ 9227.25 ,WITHIN 55,000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A NEW IN 2007 .I BEEN TELLING THE SERVICE PEOPLE THERE IS DEFINITELY MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE CAR OTHERWISE WHY SHOULD IT BREAKDOWN ON ME BEFORE EVEN 50,000MILES .I TOLD THEM THAT THEY SOLD ME A LEMON CAR .BUT THEY KEEP GIVING ME EXCUSE .FINALLY I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE SINCE IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY IN MAY 14TH, I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE & MADE A COMPLAINT . I TOLD THEM THAT EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR TO SERVICE WITH THIS PROBLEMS THEY GAVE ME EXCUSES & FIX SOME PARTS & THE RECEIPTS DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINTS . CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY 4 TIMES WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN BEFORE EVEN IT REACHED 50,000 MILEAGE . I HAVE BOUGHT 4 MERCEDES BENZ BEFORE FROM THE SAME DEALER ,NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS . *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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