2007 Mercedes-benz R-Class Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITH FORCE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TRANSMISSION MODEL 722.9 FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. CREATES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGES BRINGING CAR TO STAND STILL, OR IT DOWNSHIFTS WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AT HIGH SPEED. FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION IS DROPPING OFF THE CAR. MY CAR HAD ONLY 45K MILES ON IT WHEN IT FIRST EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM. NOW IT COST MORE THAN RETAIL VALUE OF THE CAR TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE SEAT WARMER, SHE SMELLED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HER JACKET WAS STUCK TO THE SEAT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND JACKET. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BURN INJURIES. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

GOT IN MY CAR AND TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMERS AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES I NOTICED A SMELL, THOUGH IT WAS THE FUMES FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I KEPT DRIVING AND THEN I FELT SOME DISCOMFORT ON MY LOWER LEFT UPPER HIP AREA. FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BITING ME. BY THIS TIME I WAS A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND KEPT FEELING DISCOMFORT....GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND MY COAT WAS STUCK TO THE SEAT. I TURNED AROUND AND TO LOOK AT THE SEAT AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND MY COAT. THE DISCOMFORT I FELT WAS THE BURNING FROM THE SEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R350. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER LATER NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LUMBAR AREA OF THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AND THE CLOTHING WORN BY THE DRIVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.