1999 MERCEDES BENZ CLK320 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ CLK320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

Mileage: 199,000

REAR ROLL BAR WILL NOT RAISE OR LOWER, COULD BE FATAL TO REAR PASSENGERS IN A ROLL OVER SITUATION. ROLL BAR/ HEAD RESTRAINTS STUCK IN LOWER POSITION. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST, NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SWITCH WILL NOT RAISE OR LOWER ROLL BAR ALL THE WAY; AS A RESULT, CANNOT RAISE...

Mileage: 97,235

MERCEDES BENZ 1999 CLK320: THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS TURNED SO DARK, IT IS VIRTUALLY BLACK AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING IN IT. THIS INABILITY TO SEE IN THIS EXTERIOR SIDE-VIEW MIRROR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT PROBABLY IS CAUSED BY CHANGES IN THE COATING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO E...

Mileage: 60,000

MERCEDES BENZ 1999 CLK320: THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS TURNED SO DARK, IT IS VIRTUALLY BLACK AND THE DRIVER CANNOT SEE ANYTHING IN IT. THIS INABILITY TO SEE IN THIS EXTERIOR SIDE-VIEW MIRROR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT PROBABLY IS CAUSED BY CHANGES IN THE COATING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO E...

Mileage: 60,000

MASSIVE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM SEALED TRANSMISSION UNIT. 1999 MERCEDES BENZ CLK 320 CAUSING TRANS TO STOP FUNCTIONING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IN MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES THAT PREVENTS CARS FROM STARTING AND ALSO SHUTS THEM OFF WHILST ON THE ROAD AND IN MOTION. CAR DIED ON ME 6 TIMES. LUCKILY, I WASN'T TRAVELING VERY FAST BUT THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BUT I DID CAUSE A TRAFFIC DELAY AND...

Mileage: 75,000

DT: VEHICLE IS BURNING OIL. DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER LOOK INTO IT.*AK

Mileage: 76,000

(1) VIBRATIONS OF ENGINE AT IDLE WAS FELT 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. (2) HEARD LOUD/KNOCKING NOISE THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING HOME. (3) HOME INSPECTIONS REVEALED DISENGAGEMENT OF THE OUTER BELT PULLEY FROM THE HARMONIC BALANCER.*AK (4) CALLED THE SAN DIEGO DEALER FOR A REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. (5) T...

Mileage: 63,989

THE TIRES EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONT ALIGNMENT, AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*JB

Mileage: 3,000

MERCEDES-BENZ, DEVON, PA, SAYS FLOOR MAT JAMMED ACCELERATOR AS DRIVER BRAKED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER ENGINE PULLEY. *JB

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 20 TIMES. 3 TIMES FOR CONVERTIBLE TOP NOT GOING DOWN. DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD NOT SHUT, STOPPED 4 INCHES SHORT OF BEING CLOSED. STITCHING ON INTERIOR IS COMING APART, AND THERE WAS RATTLING IN FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 20 TIMES. 3 TIMES FOR CONVERTIBLE TOP NOT GOING DOWN. DRIVER'S WINDOW WOULD NOT SHUT, STOPPED 4 INCHES SHORT OF BEING CLOSED. STITCHING ON INTERIOR IS COMING APART, AND THERE WAS RATTLING IN FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE.*AK

SINCE THE DATE OF OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *MJS

SINCE THE DATE OF OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION LEAKING. *MJS

SINCE THE DATE OF OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. *MJS

SINCE THE DATE OF OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS AND FAILURES. *MJS

SINCE THE DATE OF OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTING SYSTEM, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RECTIFY. *MJS

SINCE THE DATE OF OWNERSHIP CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN, THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. *MJS

NO SUMMARY

THE VEHICLE STARTED BACK FIRING AND STALLING, IT SUDDENTLY LOST ALL POWER, TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, WHILE THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*ET

FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO WANDER AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. 2. NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RECALL OF BOOSTER . CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS . *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO WANDER AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. 2. NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RECALL OF BOOSTER . CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS . *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO WANDER AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. 2. NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RECALL OF BOOSTER . CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS . *AK

FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO WANDER AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. 2. NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RECALL OF BOOSTER . CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS . *AK

NO SUMMARY

NO SUMMARY

SEAT TRIM FAILED. *YC

WINDOW ADJUSTMENTS WERE REPAIRED. YH