2007 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class owner complaints

After filling up the gas tank and parking it in the garage it gives off a terrible gas odor which gets more and more strong the longer the car is in the garage. Once the cars fuel tank empties somewhat it seems to not emit the gas odors as much . Shame on Mercedes usa for not doing a recall on this hazard. For a company that prides itself on safety.. I have read hundreds on the exact same complaints all over the web. *tr

Parked my car in my garage for the night, next morning my garage had a strong smell of gas. When I got in the car it was even stronger. Has been 3 days now and you can even smell the gas outside of the car when it's been parked.the overwhelming smell of gasoline inside cabin of my car is nauseating and I'm afraid it's gonna cause me to lose consciousness.

When I fill the gas tank, there is a very steong smell of fuel inside and outside of the car. The smell ia there util at least half the tank is used. The same problem has been with "e" series. Mb issued a recall. However, the dealership tells me there is no recall for 2007 clk350 eventhough same parts are used to deliver the fuel.

Mercedes clk 350 is a coupe model. When the seat is moved forward to gain access to the rear seat, the front seat headrest automatically retracts into the seat. The headrest goes all the way down so that there is no space between the headrest and the top of the seat back. If ones hand is there as support while getting in, the hand is caught and held until the seat back is brought back into the proper position. The force is so strong and the material on the headrest and seat back so firm that they can break a finger or a childs hand. *jb

There is a very strong gas smell. It is overwhelming, lasts for days, and we need to park the car outside of the garage, as the smell is so intense it makes you feel sick. It just started happening about a week or two ago, and seems to be most obvious after getting fuel. I searched the internet and found that this seems to be a very common problem with a lot of mb owners having similar issues. Also, there seems to be a recent class action suit initiated by the NHTSA involving this problem. I'm concerned this could be a life threatening safety problem if an explosion occurs and the intense fumes seem likely to cause other health related problems. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Mercedes benz clk550. The contact stated that while parked, a fuel odor emitted from the interior and exterior of the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that there was fuel leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 15,889.

A very stong gasoline smell in the garage after having car filled. The strong smell has been going on for sometime but didn't think too much about it. Last week a plumber came to my house for a leaky pipe situation and noticed the smell and said that was not normal and cou ld present a fire hazard! I immediately took the car to greenway Mercedes late on tuesday, 9-29-15. I said I won't have to pay for this because it must be a defect. They said indeed I would have to pay. The diagnostic showed that it was the seals in the fuel sending unit, and I paid $1400 to be repaired. I told them I was going to file a complaint with you because I had researched and found other complaints filed for the same problem with you.

Strong smell of fuel from rear left side of vehicle after fill up. Fuel puddle found under rear passenger seat under fuel tank access panel. Left side fuel pump (fuel filter/sender) found cracked and leaking at the nipple to the outgoing gas line. This is a common failure for 10 year old e and c class Mercedes and is part of a Mercedes extended warranty program to correct this exact problem. However, Mercedes tells me that my clk is not part of the warranty extension.

Transmission (Mercedes type 722.9) will not shift properly. Transmission s/n 722906 00 999408. Suspect component: valve body (electrohydraulic control unit). Multiple variations of improper shifting, examples: 1. Transmission will not shift after vehicle is stopped with engine running resulting in no movement of vehicle; 2. Transmission will shift to initial gear then remain in that gear resulting in movement of vehicle with high engine RPM's. Issue may correct itself by operator shifting to neutral/park, or turning engine off. Issue is increasing in frequency. Lack of proper shifting results in vehicle becoming potentially dangerous to drive. *tr

I slowed down to make a turn and the car would not accelerate. It appeared to be stuck in high gear and did not shift back down to a low gear. This happened twice over a 3 week period. Both times I almost caused a traffic accident by being stuck in the middle of the road. I took the car to the mb dealer and was told it was the conductor plate sensor board that controls the transmission. The fix was $1300 to replace the unit.

Every Mercedes from the year 2005-2008 with the m272 v6 engine and m278 v8 engine gets a code called p0016-p0017 witch is the right hand side camshaft internally to go bad. Mbusa had a class action law suit and it states that non of the cars have that issue when in reality they do mbusa states that the car is over 10 years old in the year 2015 but in the class action it clearly states 10 years or 125,000 miles. Ive called mbusa many of times but no reply please feel free to call me

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Mercedes-benz clk550. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the coolant light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact was not able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle was towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed that there was an unsecured clamp behind the firewall and as a result, the engine was destroyed and needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the engine replaced. The failure mileage was 72,000.

The SRS (supplemental restraint system) light came on and a message saying there was a fault and the vehicle needs to be taken to the workshop. I took it to the dealer and was told the wiring harness in the driver seat needs replaced. This harness is connected to the side air bag located in the driver seat. The estimate to replace the harness is $850. The mechanic at the mb dealer said the wires wear away from seat movement over the years and now need replaced. This should not happen. The air bags are installed as a safety device and should not fail because the seat is moved back and forth when setting the seat position.

Airbag problem light keeps coming on. Not shore if airbag will work when needed

Seat belts fail to retract unless there are assisted manually, if not noticed they hang outside the vehicle. If a driver had delivered a passenger to a destination and that passenger failed to assist the seat belt into the enclosure and exited leaving a portion of the belt dragging on the ground and possibly getting caught on a obstruction of some type, or causing some unintended action. *tr

While driving on the interstate my sun roof glass blew off of the vehicle. It was not open at the time. I immediately pulled over to see if anyone was hit. I did not see anyone. Mercedes benz does not seem to be concerned that this could have been a fatality if anyone would have been hit, or swerved to avoid an accident. My vehicle is currently at a Mercedes dealership and I have also contacted my insurance company. This needs to be elevated to assure that this type of situation does not happen again. This is a product liability situation and this should be noted somewhere. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 Mercedes benz clk. The contact stated that the air conditioner would not blow any air out the vents. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they stated that the air conditioner was working properly. The manufacturer was notified and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 1,136. The VIN was unavailable.

The vehicle stalled, engine quit, on a busy side street. The driver pulled over on the dirt side of the street. Restarts were attempted to no avail. The engine will idle for a couple of seconds then shutdown. It sounded like fuel starvation. The fuel indicator showed 4 bars or a little under half tank. The fuel tank was filled with 5 gallons of gasoline where the vehicle started fine and driven home. The cause was found out to be a faulty fuel indicator. It later freezes on half full even if it is filled to full tank at the gas station. Fuel gauge readings are incorrect and intermittent. Research from nada guides on this vehicle revealed us NHTSA campaign id 08v303000 and Mercedes benz recall no. 2008 07000, regarding incorrect software calibration number coding. However, this vehicle'

I own a 2007 Mercedes clk 350, I was on the highway with my son, when my car stopped accelerating while in motion. I was terrified! I was in the middle of oncoming traffic with big rigs and all. When I realized that the car would not accelerate, nor could I change gears, I turned the wheel to head towards the emergency lane. The car shutdown before I was able to get the car completely in the lane. I waited and attempted to restart the vehicle. The car restarted and I moved off the exit. As soon as I exited, the car stopped accelerating again, and shutdown in motion. My car diagnostic was the transmission control module/speed sensor. Upon investigating I discovered that this is a known issue that has been reported to Mercedes on numerous of occassions. I discovered complaints at NHTSA, cons