2014 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLS63, 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
- Engine150.0%
- Powertrain (other)150.0%
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
the car started showing a low coolant message around 2017 about twice a year. I felt it was too often the message would come up. I would too off coolant each time to address it without seeing any leaks ever under the car. then 2018 thru 2019 the message would appear about 3 or 4.times per year. had it checked by Mercedes service and they advised nothing was leaking from the car and found no codes indicating urgency in repair to address. my car started failing to turnover after cranking and in July 2021 it failed to turnover at all ever again. took it to the factory sego r dealer and they examined the car for repair from 7/2021 to 12/2021 when they gave it back to me. after getting me to authorize $8,000 in repair cost to get it to turnover, and must needless repair, they advised it needs a new engine. it don't take $8,000 in repair to tell someone their cats needs a new engine. So that was unfortunate. furthermore the nhtsa issued a memo stating the coolant leaks into the engine oil compartment as a known issue until production date 12/2013. my cars production date was 10/2013. the dealer failed to include addressing the known issues stated in the memo 7/2021 to address the timing case and the cylinder case if the coolant system would not pressurize, which my car did not and the known issue that was overlooked in both identifying and repairing per the memo were ignored and I was asked to pay $8,000 in December 2021 to get the car back and be told it needs a new engine, despite the facts listed in the public memo that should have been addressed and there is no work that was performed to these components on my car and no me tiin of the potential hazard the coolant leaking into the engine creates such as an additional failure of the engine temperature sensor that disguises and overheated engine as cooler due to the mixed coolant intake the chamber that ultimately caused my engine to fail and bring a 130,000 caf new to 2000 dollars for parts.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
the car started showing a low coolant message around 2017 about twice a year. I felt it was too often the message would come up. I would too off coolant each time to address it without seeing any leaks ever under the car. then 2018 thru 2019 the message would appear about 3 or 4.times per year. had it checked by Mercedes service and they advised nothing was leaking from the car and found no codes indicating urgency in repair to address. my car started failing to turnover after cranking and in July 2021 it failed to turnover at all ever again. took it to the factory sego r dealer and they examined the car for repair from 7/2021 to 12/2021 when they gave it back to me. after getting me to authorize $8,000 in repair cost to get it to turnover, and must needless repair, they advised it needs a new engine. it don't take $8,000 in repair to tell someone their cats needs a new engine. So that was unfortunate. furthermore the nhtsa issued a memo stating the coolant leaks into the engine oil compartment as a known issue until production date 12/2013. my cars production date was 10/2013. the dealer failed to include addressing the known issues stated in the memo 7/2021 to address the timing case and the cylinder case if the coolant system would not pressurize, which my car did not and the known issue that was overlooked in both identifying and repairing per the memo were ignored and I was asked to pay $8,000 in December 2021 to get the car back and be told it needs a new engine, despite the facts listed in the public memo that should have been addressed and there is no work that was performed to these components on my car and no me tiin of the potential hazard the coolant leaking into the engine creates such as an additional failure of the engine temperature sensor that disguises and overheated engine as cooler due to the mixed coolant intake the chamber that ultimately caused my engine to fail and bring a 130,000 caf new to 2000 dollars for parts.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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