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2013 Mercedes-Benz CL550 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 30, 2019
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz CL550, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ CL550. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF HANOVER (1877 WASHINGTON ST, HANOVER, MA 02339, (781) 924-4200) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WIRES CONNECTED TO THE WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID 11204689 · filed Apr 30, 2019

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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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