2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class owner complaints

I was driving and the reduce braking light came on. I pulled over stopped my vehicle because it stated that I needed to do so, restarted the vehicle and tried to make it home. I began to loose control of the steering and even though I was pushing the brake pedal to stop, the pedal went to the floor. I was in rush traffic and so scared that I would hurt someone or myself. I recently had my brakes and rotors replaced, months in advance. I barely made it home and since then I have tried to take my vehicle to the shop but in doing so the same problem arose. Again, I was frighten to put it on the road I placed it back in the garage. Please help. I am not understanding why I am having these problems. I brought the car in september of 2013 and this is the only major issue I have had. I

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-benz cls500. While driving 70 MPH, the "reduce brake" and "stop the vehicle" indicators illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the shoulder lane where it was able to restart and resume normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the sbc unit failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

No notice Brake Failure. Coming up to the corner of my sub-division before making a right turn onto a busy 4 lane road, Stepped on the brakes and nothing happened ! Swerved to the left to avoid hitting a jeep that was stopped in front of me also waiting for traffic to clear enough to make the right turn. My car traveled into the busy road, and its a Miracle I didn't get killed by a truck traveling 50 mph that might have T-boned my car on the driver side door. Car was beeping a loud noise and the instrument panel was lit up in Red with the following alarm. Reduced braking power, visit workshop. Car would not accelerate over 5 MPH with the alarm blaring. Luckily was able to turn on emergency flasher and pull over to the side without getting hit. This is the first time I ever had a car

Vehicle sbs system. System at end of life according to code stored. Dealer advises that recall for my vehicle expired august 2015. Never received notice from mb. Costing me a fortune. Afraid to drive vehicle because of how sudden the system shuts down. Dealer tells me the system in the pump is breaking down.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mercedes cls500. The contact stated that she believes the vehicle was included in recall NHTSA campaign id number: 05v133000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The technician stated the sbc unit needed to be replaced but was not covered under the recall. The technician stated the only part covered was the sbc pump. The contact was waiting to hear back from the manufacturer for possible assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 59,767.

The vehicle was sended to inspection due to a "brake warning" started showing at the gauges control panel. Mercedes benz dealer service manager indicates that they not have a correct tool to recode to actualize the brake system and /or fix the problem at that time. Three visits and several phone calls been made to the dealer. The service advisor is always with other customer. I'm stop to drive my vehicle, because I never knew how deep is the problem. Doing a visual inspection I observed that the rear brake pads are not applying good enough, the surfaces of the rotors are different. The Mercedes benz dealer representative still not notify me. This is a safety issue. This vehicle is not making any noise or have any vibration during braking. But I notice that is braking more at front than the

The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS500. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the messages "Reduced Braking Pressure, and “Service Required" was displayed and the vehicle experienced a loss in braking power. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over and proceed to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN on the SVC (Sensotronic-braking Control Unit) did not match with the VIN and that the contact had to bring the vehicle to a local dealer for repair. Upon becoming aware of the failure, the vehicle was towed to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed; however, the contact was advised that the dealer could not replace the unit because the unit was not the corr

Smells like gas inside the car after filling up with fuel. Only smells inside the car and is very strong.

I began smelling fuel in the cabin of my car and contacted the Mercedes benz dealership in my area, westminster, co. The woman I spoke with told me that she was unaware of any issues, but that she would look into it and get back to me. I never heard back. The smell was getting worse and after 3 weeks, I could not drive with my windows closed, gagged when I got into the car and smelled like fuel upon exiting the car. I called Mercedes benz again and asked if I could bring the car in. I was told I could and that there was a warranty extension for faulty fuel tanks. The fuel tank was allegedly repaired, but upon returning the car to me, the car still smelled like fuel. I thought the smell might dissipate over a few days, but it did not, seemed to get worse again, so I took the car bac

In september, 2015 took my vehicle to houston greenway (3900 southwest freeway; houston, texas 77027) for an inspection of the fuel tank (strong fuel odors were detected). The inspection revealed that the fuel tank required replacement. The replacement work was done and I paid for it out of pocket. I recently received a letter from mbusa stating that the mbusa had elected to extend the warranty on my vehicle

Car smells of gasoline inside and on engine bay, Mercedes forums specify a recall has been issued to fix problem

Fuel sender unit was recalled in 2008, only months before we purchased the vehicle as the 2nd owner. This was purchased as a certified pre owned vehicle. We have obtained a vehicle master inquiry from Mercedes benz and there is nothing that makes it very clear that the original recall was ever handled properly. In 2013, we experienced s strong odor of fuel when the car was filled with gasoline. The car seemed to lag at takeoff, out of turns, and idled roughly. When the vehicle was brought in for service, we were told nothing of the recall, and were charged $1,015.00 to replace the part (which was the exact part # of the faulty unit). Over the last few months, we noticed the smell again once in a while. The vehicle displayed the same signs as the previous time. At this point, the fuel smell

Bought this car less than 30 days ago and it has very strong gas smell every time after refueling inside and outside the car...I have to leave my garage door open because of the strong gas fumes in the garage that also creep into the house!! *tr

After filling my car, I started smelling a gas odor coming from the driver side back seat area when I reach home about 2 miles away from the service station where I filled up. I figure the smell would have go away but everytime I drive my car I can be assured to smell that gas odor in the rear driver side passenger area which now is very annoying for a car I paid so much money for. .... *tr

Leaking fuel from crack in fuel tank. Service advisor at local Mercedes benz dealership states crack is from seal found on top of tank. Required replacing of fuel tank and fuel pump seals fumes from fuel seeped into vehicle and back seat cushions with very strong smell of fuel. Seats still smell like fuel, thus car with smell of fuel. Very uncomfortable with burning sensation to nose. Service advisor states this is second incident with cracked fuel tank this year. *tr

The consumer had to replace three wheels and one tire in less than thirty days after purchasing the 2006 Mercedes benz cls55. *mr the first incident was a result of a pot hole, the second incident occurred nine days after the consumer received the vehicle back and discovered that the right rear and front wheels were damaged. The third time only the rims were damaged, whereas in the first incident both the rim and the wheel had to be replaced. *jb the consumer had experienced four more failures with the rims. Two of these failures were of original equipment; the other two were failures of the rims that replaced previously failed original equipment. In less that seven months with 11k miles, the vehicle experienced seven individual failures of the wheels and two failures of the tire

Fuel/propulsion system failed during operation on X-Way. Squeaking noise front suspension. Wheel rims cracking. Replacement key fob not working.

Pulling into parking space car accelerated and hit tree. Air bags did not inflate and satellite did not notify police. Could not stop vehicle. Myself and 2 other people were injured. Similar situation happened earlier this year when vehicle would not stop, struck car in front of me, air bags did not inflate and satellite did not notify police. In both instances there was extensive damage to my vehicle, the most recent over $20,000. The car is still in repair shop 4 weeks after accident. I am afraid to drive the car because I am fearful the same thing will happen. *tr

I was driving down I-10 on wednesday, september 8th, 2010 between 5:10 and 5:15 p.m. And all of a sudden my car took off at speeds over 100mph out of control. I was able to get the car on the shoulder of the interstate and come to a complete stop. I was horrified and could not believe what had just happened.it is a miracle no one was killed or injured. My 14 year old son and his friend were in the car during this whole ordeal. I called my husband and he advised me and the kids to be calm and to turn the car off, which I did. I then described to him in detail what had just happened. After about 60-90 seconds later, because the heat inside the vehicle was unbearable, I turned the car back on to get some air. The car then violently leapt forward with the gear shift in park position and took