What 157 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Mercedes-benz CLA

The contact owns a 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously involved in a collision, in which another vehicle crashed into the passenger's side of the vehicle, causing damage to the frame and headlights; however, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained soreness in the neck and back and received medical assistance. A police report was filed, but the contact did not have the police report information available. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred several times while driving. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V662000(Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had leaked excessive oil onto the ground. The contact stated that the vehicle had failed to start while pressing the Push to Start button. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that she would need to pay a fee for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ODI 11675817

MERCEDES BENZ GVA 250. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS BEING DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP AND DRAGGED ON IT'S ROOF. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES, AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE MICRO CRACK IN A RIB. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11099748

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND A WOODEN LIGHT POLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID DUE TO WET PAVEMENT AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE LIGHT POLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, HEAD, AND BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS KEPT AT THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS AND RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (GREENWICH MERCEDES-BENZ, 261 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT 06830). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR REPAIRS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ODI 11094135

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 12/14/17, IN WHICH MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WHEN SOMEONE HIT ME ON MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE PANEL & THEN I HIT A LIGHT POLE HEAD ON. THE CARS WERE GOING AT LEAST 65MPH OR MORE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT (WHICH BLEW OUT MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ON IMPACT) OR THE CAR HITTING THE POLE(THE POLE CAME COMPLETELY DOWN ON IMPACT). I HAVE THE INVESTIGATION FORM & THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER IF NEEDED.

NHTSA ODI 11063551

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2017 WHERE DRIVER AND PASSANGER AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S FRONT TOOTH WAS KNOCKED OUT AND LEFT SIDE DAMAGED. PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAGS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT SURE ABOUT REST. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS DID WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BUT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND WITH MY INSURANCE AND TITLE HOLDER (CAR LOAN). THE DRIVER HAD SKIN LACERATIONS FROM AIRBAG AND I DN'T KNOW WHAT WENT OFF WHERE AND HAVE MEMORY LOSS SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE BETTER ABLE TO ASESS.

NHTSA ODI 11048126

I HAD TWO MVA ACCIDENTS (FEBRUARY 1 AND MARCH 16, 2016) IN THIS VEHICLE WITHIN~ 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN I SLOWED DOWN THIS VEHICLE UNDER 10-15MPH. UPON PURCHASE, I NOTICED UNLIKE OTHER CARS I HAVE OWNED, AT A STOP THIS MBGLA 250 VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF COMPLETELY AND START BACK WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, I NOTICED WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK FROM PARK PLACE BODYWERKS IN MARCH, 2016, (AFTER ~ 5 WEEK REPAIR PERIOD FROM THE FIRST ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2016) THE ENGINE GEARS WOULD JUMP FROM 1ST TO 4TH AFTER SLOWING DOWN ON THE BRAKE FOLLOWED BY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS JUMPING BETWEEN GEARS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THIS. THE CURRENT CAR ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON MARCH 16, 2016, WITHIN 1 WEEK POST REPAIR FROM PARK PLACE BODYWERKS, AFTER I STOPPED AT A STOPPED LIGHT I HIT THE LIGHT POLE, RESULTING IN FRONT END DAMAGE AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. DURING THIS CONTINUOUS ADDITIONAL 3 MONTH REPAIR PERIOD, I WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY, 2016 BY MY GEICO ADJUSTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD THE WRONG FLUID IN IT AND THE CLAIM WOULD BE ESCALATED. IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW, I WAS CONTACTED BY A PARK PLACE BODYWERKS AGENT AND ASKED "DID YOU CHANGE THE FLUIDS IN THE TRANSMISSION.." I WAS EXTREMELY OFFENDED AND INFORMED HIM "I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE HOOD..." AS OF TODAY, 6/13/16, GEICO HAS PAID PARK PLACE BODYWERKS ON BEHALF OF MY POLICY $28,831.30 FOR A VEHICLE I HAVE ONLY OWNED SINCE NOVEMBER 2015, DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS, BOUGHT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM PARK PLACE BODYWERKS WITH LESS THAN 8000 MILES, CONTAINED THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DEALERSHIP, HAD TWO LOW SPEED ACCIDENTS EACH WITH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, A HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE OWNER AND NEVER HAD A DRIVING HISTORY LIKE THIS OF MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS.

NHTSA ODI 10874019