2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class owner complaints

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-benz 550 cls. The contact stated that fuel could be smelled inside the vehicle while driving and while the vehicle was sitting in park. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The test results showed that a vent inside the fuel tank was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the vent replaced. The contact called the manufacturer. The manufacturer advised that the failure had become a common problem for the particular year, make and model but a recall had not been issued. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Leaking fuel around the fuel sending unit under rear seat behind driver, filling the passenger compartment with gasoline fumes, after filling the car up with gasoline.

I pulled into a service station to fill my tank. After adding fuel to capacity I began to smell fuel in the passenger compartment. I attributed the smell to possibly spilling fuel on myself. I drove the vehicle to work and then home. The next morning I continued to smell fuel in the passenger compartment. I took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis and was told that there was a leak in the tank that was splashing / venting into the passenger compartment. The service technician shared that this was a common problem with the cls. *tr

On march 10, 2012 my wife started the aforementioned vehicle and immediately began to smell gasoline fumes in the passenger compartment. As she exited the parking garage, the toxic fuel smell became unbearable and she immediately turned- around, re-entered the garage, quickly shut off the car and exited the vehicle for fear of fainting and / or an explosion. The mb rep explained to us that there was a failure in the fuel delivery system; which is accessible under the backseat of the passenger compartment; and the leakage caused fuel to be pumped into the passenger cabin and accumulate under the rear seat; thereby saturating the insulation, carpet and rear seat cushions. The mechanics replaced the fuel system; and reiterated that the gasoline leaked up into the passenger compartment (from

A cast aluminum wheel on my 2008 Mercedes benz cls63 amg cracked due to a casting defect. In the inside lip of the rim of the wheel at the outer diameter is a void, or hole, that was created by a an air bubble that was entrained in the molten metal but could not escape the mold before the metal solidified. This void makes the radius of the wheel at that point weak and susceptible to cracking under normal operating conditions. I am entering this complaint regarding the casting defect in order to present information that proves Mercedes-benz must replace one wheel on my vehicle. The usa consumer action handbook contacting NHTSA is suggested. The handbook made one thing clear, NHTSA law states, if a safety-related defect exists, the maker must fix it at no cost to you, even if your warran

A Mercedes-benz 2008 cls63 amg has four OEM cast aluminum wheels with large casting defects in the form of debris collected at a knit line around its circumference. The other three pictures show the knit line as well as mold debris. The deformity, or knit line, is the location where the two mold fronts meet when the mold is filled. One of these defects looks like it goes all of the way through the wheel. This one should leak and should have been caught on a leak test. Wheels are scrap. They have another casting defect from moisture in molten al. When cast the water boils and outgasses forming pits on the surface of the part. This causes weakness. It should not happen. The vehicles now has 53,000 miles on it. These defects create a weak spot on the wheel. With the constant loadin

My vehicle had 9,000 miles on it and is driven in moderation. One of the rims needed to be replaced because it was cracked - the other 3 are bent. Within 1,500 mile, I have learned that the replaced rim is now also bent. I am concerned about the vehicle's saftey while driving at freeway speeds - the car shakes. The manufacturer refuses to replace the wheels stating no defects or recalls have been issued.

I see there was a recall on instrument clusters on my vehicle in 2001. My instrument cluster is completely black and I can’t see speed or any thing at night. You cant replace the bulb or cluster unless mercedes reprogram it which the price is rediculous. I did some research and seen that Mercedes did some recalls for my vehicle but it doesn’t show up. I was told to contact you guys in regards to this.

My airbags deployed after on day of driving home from a day babysitting my niece and nephew I got home parked my car in the garage and that whole night from 11 at night untill about 330 in the morning the loudest sound I've ever herd the equivalent of a bomb detonation explosion went off and im 10 15 feet away painting my garage and next thing I know I look at my Mercedes-benz cls550 2008. All the airbags in the roof and by the back window detonating! I cant understand why to this day the car was locked keys where in my room in the house. And I have no idea how this could of happened. ! Please get ahold of me at your earliest convenience because this is absolutely insane sometimes like this could happen in a high end luxury car. Again it's a 2008 Mercedes-benz cls550. VIN# [xxx]. Yo

My doors will open without the keyfob being in close proximity to the vehicle. My car has been stolen d/t this feature. Also the electrical lighting system malfunctions causing dimmer lights especially when driving at night

Engine is makine a ticking noise and lose of power

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-benz cls550. The contact stated that at start-up the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The local dealer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Have gotten airbag code b9223. Drivers side iginition squib resisted center is high r12/9 message. Took it to.local.mb dealer and they want $1800 to fix a airbag problem, which is something that should be defect free regardless of warranty. This is an ongoing issues with mb and it honestly seems that this is done deliberately to generate revenue by selling service for almost $2000 to replace a $50 connector they know is manufactured in a subpar fashion, expecting it to fail. Mb has failed myself and countless others with this one simple problem. There needs to be a recall and they should be forced to fix this problem for their customers. Peoples lives are at steak.

The airbags located in the roof just deployed out of no where when I was on my way home from work only the 2 side curtain airbags

While approaching interstate on ramp began to hear a loud whistling sound coming from the front left wheel well. I pulled over and found the left front suspension beginning to sink. The strut lower to a point where the body of the car was only 2-3 inches above the tire. When I checked the dashboard indicators I had an error light indicating that the vehicle was too low to drive. *tr

Please advise of any Mercedes benz recalls on air suspension issue with cls class vehicles, in particular, cls550 model. There seems to be a recurring issue with leak or malfunction with hydraulic air suspension causing vehicle to lean to one side and incur warning of "stop vehicle is too low".

Parking brake inoperative and a yellow park triangle warning at left corner of the dashboard display.

I was driving g through a parking lot when the serpentine belt broke. Naturally, the car became difficult to steer but manageable. As I attempted to turn into a parking spot I heard a 'pop' under the hood. When this occurred, the wheel went into a free spin. There was no input from the steering wheels to the rack and pinion. Upon investigation I found the lower steering shaft broken about 2 inches above the rack spline. The steering shaft was broken in two. The increased force required to turn the wheel was too much for the shaft to handle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-benz cls550 equipped with continental extremecontact sport tires, size: 245/40/zr18 (na). While driving 45 MPH, the TPMS warning indicator illuminated and the rear passenger tire blew out. The vehicle was taken to Mercedes-benz of stockton (located at 10777 trinity pkwy, stockton, ca 95219, (209) 944-5511). The contact requested that the tires be replaced, but the dealer declined to assist with having the vehicle repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 98,000 and the approximate tire failure mileage was 2,000.

I bought a 2008 mercedes cls and have had it for a while now and with no warning it has started making a banging noise while idling. It idles very rough and shakes my car. I'm unable to drive it safely at this point. The engine is also mimicking symptoms of an idler gear/ balance shaft wearing down due to poor building materials from factory allowing movement of the timing chain. Apparently causing the engine to blow. I don't know what to do now. I don't know if it is covered by mercedes. But I know I am not alone on needing this to become a recall...