2002 Mercedes-benz CLK-Class Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES CLK320. THE LIGHTS FOR THE GEAR INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ S55. WHILE DRIVING 95 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION SUDDENLY DROPPED AND RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THAT THE ACTIVE BODY CONTROL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,575.

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY 2002 CLK55 AMG STARTED NOT DISPLAYING RANDOM LEDS IN THE TEMPERATURE, TIME AND DRIVE/REVERSE/1/2/3 GEAR. THE RANDOM LOSS OF LEDS IS CONSTANT. I CAN NO LONGER SEE THE TIME, TEMPERATURE OR WHICH GEAR THE CAR IS IN BASED ON THE LED. *TR

I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2002 MERCEDES BENZ CLK320. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF PURCHASE I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AMPLIFIER WHICH WAS LATER DISCOVERED AFTER BEING REPLACED 3 TIMES GETTING WET WHENEVER THE CAR BECAME WET. RESULTING IN A CRACKLING AND POPPING SOUND ULTIMATELY LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUDIO SYSTEM. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I WAS REFERED TO A MERCEDES BENZ REPAIR SHOP. THEY CLAIMED TO NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER WETTING THE CAR WHICH WAS A LIE UPON WASHING THE VEHICLE SHORTLY AFTER RECIEVING THE BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. ULTIMATELY THE AUDIO SYSTEM HAD CASTROPHIC FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN A VERY LOAD SQEALING SOUND WHICH BLEW OUT THE AMPLIFIER THE LEFT DOOR SPEAKER AND MY EAR WHICH HAS RESULTED IN PERMANENT RINGING IN MY EARS, AND HEARING LOSS WHICH HAS COST ME TO DATE NEARLY $4000.00 DOLLARS IN MEDICAL BILLS AND HAS PERMANENTLY ALTERED MY LIFE AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO SLEEP, FINISHED SCHOOL AND D...

WHEN DRIVING ON RTE 6 IN HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS IN MY MERCEDES CLK 430 (THE DROP DOWN OPTIONS ONLY INCLUDE CLK 320) , THE "BATTERY ALTERNATOR" LIGHT WENT ON ON THE DASHBOARD. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN AT HIGH SPEED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITH A VERY HARD STOP ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS AN "OPEN RECALL" ON MY CAR FOR PRECISELY THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND OUT WHY I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT INSTEAD A "SERVICE BULLETIN" WAS ISSUED AND THAT, UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE NO NOTICES WERE REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO THE CAR OWNER. THE RATIONALE WAS THAT THIS WAS NOT DEEMED A "SAFETY" ISSUE. I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE POSSIBILITY OF A TOTAL SHUT DOWN OF THE CAR COULD NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIPS CAN VOLUNTARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM IF AND WHEN THE CAR IS BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE....