Mercedes-benz Cls550 2012

• Recall 125798 [USA]: If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc (mbusa) is recalling certain 2016 amg gt-s, glc300, cla250 and gle300d 4matic vehicles, 2013 c250, e350 bluetec and g63 amg vehicles, 2008-2014 c300 vehicles, 2013-2014 c300 4matic and ml350 4matic vehicles, 2009 c350 vehicles, 2014 cls550, e350 4matic, e350 coupe 4matic, e350 wagon 4matic, glk350 and sl550 vehicles, 2012 cls550 4matic vehicles, 2012-2016 e350 vehicles, 2016-2017 gl450 4matic vehicles, 2012-2014 ml350 4matic bluetec vehicles, 2015 s550, s550 4matic and c300 4matic sedan vehicles, 2015-2016 c300 sedan vehicles, and 2017 sl63 amg vehicles. Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air bags in the event of a crash.
  mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will update software in the affected control units, free of charge. The recall began april 21, 2017. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 118525 [USA]: Reduced rear side marker illumination may prevent other drivers from seeing the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Mercedes-benz usa, llc. (mbusa) is recalling certain model year 2015 cls 400 and cls 400 4matic, 2012-2015 cls 550 and cls 550 4matic, 2012-2013 cls 63, 2014 cls 63, and 2014-2015 cls 63p. The affected vehicles have led tail lights that may not light on the sides, reducing the rear side visibility of the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
  mbusa will notify owners, and dealers will update the lighting controller software, free of charge. The recall began april 6, 2015. Owners may contact mbusa customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Mbusa's number for this recall is 2015030005.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 93995 [USA]: The reduced torque of the striker bolts might lead to a loosening of the bolts. if two of the four bolts securing the striker became loose, the secondary hood latch function would become ineffective. if this problem combines with a failure of the primary hood lock or if the hood is not properly closed, the hood could open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
  Mercedes-benz is recalling certain model year 2012 cls550 and cls550 4matic vehicles, manufactured december 01, 2011, through december 13, 2011. The bolts that hold the hood's secondary latch striker may have been insufficiently tightened.
  mercedes-benz will notify owners, and dealers will check and retighten the bolts as necessary. Mercedes-benz notified the owners by phone for this campaign starting on 11/21/2012. Owners may contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.
  customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Desiccated air bag inflator rupture investigation # EA21002

  From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.Nhtsa.Gov/sites/nhtsa.Gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.Pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in us vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004l that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All takata inflators produced with propellant 2004l contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated psan inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant saturation can occur within the first five years in the worst environments, and the time required for full saturation is affected by multiple factors. While no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004.Three entities -- takata (now known as tk global), the independent testing coalition, and exponent -- have been studying the long-term behavior of takata desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004l (as well as 2004) in the presence of moisture and temperature cycling. The research efforts, which include development of predictive modeling techniques and field sample analysis, are ongoing. To date, none of the researchers have identified field evidence showing that propellant 2004l is undergoing a degradation process that leads to aggressive deployment and potential rupture. However, the time in service of such inflators remains short compared to that of the inflators using propellant 2004. Further study is needed to assess the long-term safety of desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l.The office of defects investigation is opening this investigation to examine whether a safety defect related to propellant degradation exists in non-recalled desiccated psan frontal inflators manufactured by takata. This investigation will require extensive information on takata production processes and surveys of inflators in the field. Lists of recall actions that may have used desiccated psan inflators as remedy parts, as well as the makes and models originally manufactured with them, is available with the downloadable version of this document (see nhtsa.Gov/recalls?Nhtsaid=ea21002 -- note this information is subject to change/revision as the investigation proceeds). This investigation does not supersede ea15-001, which remains open.
  

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Cam link sensor leaks oil onto engine harness, frying all electric components, causing vehicle to stutter while operating

Cam link sensor leaks oil onto engine harness, frying all electric components, causing vehicle to stutter while operating

Fuel leak into rear driver side back seat from below. Gas leaked into passenger cabin due to a seal that broke from gas tank. Dangerous smell and fire hazard. Leak happens all the time, when parked and especially when driving. Mbusa and dealerships not accepting the defect and design flaw that causes gas to sputter into passenger cabin when driving.

Fuel leak into rear driver side back seat from below. Gas leaked into passenger cabin due to a seal that broke from gas tank. Dangerous smell and fire hazard. Leak happens all the time, when parked and especially when driving. Mbusa and dealerships not accepting the defect and design flaw that causes gas to sputter into passenger cabin when driving.

Engine started misfiring and would go into limp mode so i brought it to dealership for diagnostic and was told oil was leaking from the camshaft sensors into the engine wiring harness and ecu. All of which needed to be replaced at a cost of over $6033.00 and the car has only around 50k miles on it. Several previous year mercedes from 2011 and earlier have a recall on the camshaft sensors due to oil leaking from them into engine wiring harness and ecu however my year car which is 2012 has no recall on these parts even though they use the exact same camshaft sensors and have the same problem as the previous years which is oil leaking from them and destroying expensive parts that need to be replaced. *tr

Engine started misfiring and would go into limp mode so i brought it to dealership for diagnostic and was told oil was leaking from the camshaft sensors into the engine wiring harness and ecu. All of which needed to be replaced at a cost of over $6033.00 and the car has only around 50k miles on it. Several previous year mercedes from 2011 and earlier have a recall on the camshaft sensors due to oil leaking from them into engine wiring harness and ecu however my year car which is 2012 has no recall on these parts even though they use the exact same camshaft sensors and have the same problem as the previous years which is oil leaking from them and destroying expensive parts that need to be replaced. *tr

Fuel leak from unknown part of the tank

"fuel leaking from gas tank" after smelling a strong fuel smell both inside and out side my vehicle i took to mercedes 9/17/18 to see if they knew of the issue of if there was some type or recall on my vehicle regarding a fuel issue. The smell always seemed stronger after i put in a full tank of gas. They did a visual inspection and told me they see fuel leaking from my vehicle and that there was no fuel related recall. They wanted to charge me $185 just to see what the actual problem was and didn't really have a concern if the vehicle was safe to drive or not. So i took my car to a local auto shop to do an oil change and to look into the fuel issue. As i was in the waiting area while my vehicle was being looked at the shop owner came in and asked if he could save my life? I then followed him to the garage bay where he showed me a pool of gasoline sitting on top of the fuel tank underneath my driver side rear passenger seat. My gas tank had been leaking and collecting fuel on top of the tank. The over flow of the leak was pouring underneath my car and onto the hot exhaust. This has apparently been a know issue at mercedes but they have done nothing about it. Total disregard for safety or human life.

Driving on the highway with my 6month old baby and suddenly my car surges and loses power. The check engine light flashes and i move to the side of the road with almost no acceleration. Turn off the engine, wait a while then turn it back on and head back home. The cel stayed on but i still had engine power so i thought it was a fluke. This car just has 60k miles on it and i take it to mercedes for all the routine checks. So this behaviour was out of nowhere. I drove it to mercedes and got a diagnostic done and i was told the camshaft position sensor had leaked oil into my engine harness and now i need to fix a laundry list of things amounting to $6000. This came out of nowhere and i questioned euromotorcars in germantown md how this could happen. How can a mercedes that cost so much and goes through regular maintainable just break so significantly. All i got was a 'it happens'! Well i think not. I have done some research and apparently this is a well known flaw with mercedes vehicles. They even had recalls go the same issue but they stop at the 2011 model. My car is 2012, exhibiting the exact same issue due to the inferior parts used during what i can only classify as a terrible engineering decision. This almost caused an accident and put myself and my baby at risk. Several people have had this complaint about the same flaw and same damage to their mercedes, on older models. Why does this not apply to the 2012 model when it is built with the same inferior part and exhibits the exact same problem. Now i'm stuck with a $6000 bill that is of no fault of mine. I was never made aware during any of my maintenance visits that this sensor is something i need to service or replace. Had i known, that could have saved me a lot of risk and an expensive repair. It appears this is a well know issue and well kept secret with mercedes dealerships.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0442 [1] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• P0456 [1] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P0722 [1] Output Speed Sensor No Signal
• P0723 [1] Output Speed Sensor Intermittent
• P0729 [1] Gear 6 Incorrect Ratio
• P0730 [1] Incorrect Gear Ratio
• P0731 [1] Gear I Incorrect ratio
• P0732 [1] Gear 2 Incorrect ratio
• P0733 [1] Gear 3 Incorrect ratio
• P0734 [1] Gear 4 Incorrect ratio
• P0735 [1] Gear 5 Incorrect ratio
• P076F [1] Gear 7 Incorrect Ratio
• P0606 [1] PCM Processor Fault
• C2197 [1] C2197