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2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Oct 2, 2018
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 31, 2012

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK500. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Airbags
Filed Oct 2, 2018

SRS LIGHT ON. I TOOK IT FOR CHACK AND HERE IS WHAT THE SCANNER SAYS: PASSENGER AIRBAG IGNITION SQUIB THE RESISTANCE VALUE IN THE IGNITION CIRCUIT IS TOO HIGH

NHTSA ID
11132883
Incident
Oct 2, 2018
Mileage
136,000 mi
BrakesEngine
Filed Jul 24, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLK500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A RAINY DAY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE "EMERGENCY BRAKE ON" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED AND THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FALLING APART AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SUPPORTED THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

NHTSA ID
10743297
Incident
Jul 15, 2015
Mileage
66,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Mar 19, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLK 500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND ONLY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA ID
10503585
Incident
Mar 19, 2012
Mileage
47,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 15, 2012

EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A STRONG GAS SCENT. IT IS UNBEARABLE WITH THE FAN INSIDE THE CAR ON. I MUST DRIVE WITH ALL THE WINDOWS OPEN TO BREATHE PROPERLY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10484874
Incident
Nov 1, 2012
Mileage
99,000 mi
ElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 31, 2012

MY TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY GOES INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN WITHOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO WARN TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. IF I PULL OVER & TURN THE ENGINE OFF & BACK ON, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT GEARS NORMALLY FOR A FEW DAYS. THE MERCEDES DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM & NO OTHER CARS DO THIS. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON & THE TRANSMISSION WON'T CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED FOR $6500. A INDEPENDENT MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT MERCEDES MAKES A NEW TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY / ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, TO FIX MY PROBLEM, FOR $4500 LESS THEN THE DEALER PRICE. HOWEVER, MERCEDES SENT A POLICY LETTER TO THEIR DEALERS ON 4/15/11 THAT SAYS MERCEDES WILL NOT SELL VALVE BODIES / ECU FOR MY TRANSMISSION TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS. THE MERCEDES 4/15/11 LETTER REFERS TO A POLICY DOCUMENT TRP POLICY # PAC003 TO JUSTIFY NOT SELLING THE PART TO NON DEALERS. THIS DOCUMENT DEFINES THEIR RULES FOR SELLING THEFT RELATED PARTS. I READ THE DOCUMENT "PAC003", & IT ONLY SAYS THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTS THAT PROVE OWNERSHIP. MERCEDES IS IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF MULTIPLE LAWS & REGULATIONS. MERCEDES FORCES ME TO PAY A MUCH HIGHER PRICE TO THEM TO REPAIR THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT & THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I THINK THIS IS CALLED A "MONOPOLY"! THEY USE THE "ANTI THEFT PART" AS AN EXCUSE TO CHARGE ME AN EXTRA $4500. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE STEALING MY CAR. I'M WORRIED ABOUT BEING KILLED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHING INTO ME FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR. I'VE BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I SPOKE WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS AT THE DEALERSHIP, & THEY WERE ALL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CARS. IT IS TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STOP MERCEDES GOUGING CUSTOMERS. *JS

NHTSA ID
10453628
Incident
Mar 22, 2012
Mileage
60,211 mi

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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