4.8

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,458 miles

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problem #7

Dec 132021

CLA250

  • miles
I noticed for the last several weeks my car sometimes hesitates when I start the engine. I hadn't looked into it and wasn't sure what it could be because I changed my battery less than 2 years ago. I hoped it was a fluke or do to the increasing cold weather. Also the car occasionally shudders and hesitates when I increase and decrease speed and one or two the radio shut off on it's own. This morning, the automatic windshield wipers came on even though it was not raining and my windshield was not wet. This lasted for a few minutes before it stopped on it own. Then I drove about a mile and was at a stop light. When I eventually tried to accelerate, I wasn't able to and it was then that I noticed my car had slipped to neutral on it's own. I was on a busy road when this happened. The car also restarted on its own and I was able to shift to drive and continue driving. Thinking this was a fluke or perhaps a battery issue, I continued to drive for a few more minutes and again I found myself at a stop light and again, the car slipped into neutral. I quickly put my emergency lights on and restarted the car. The radio came but on, but I noticed the A/C did not come back on. I didn't bother turning it back on. I was able to drive 23 miles to my destination with no other incident. The majority of the 23 mile drive, after the car had stopped 2 times, was highway driving, so I did not need to stop much.

- Washington, DC, USA

problem #6

Jun 152020

CLA250

  • 37,800 miles
)N 6/15/20 while driving to a doctors appointment on the highway, my engine suddenly overheated and it warned me to pull over immediately. The vehicle had 37,800 miles on it. On diagnosis, it was found that a valve in the water pump had seized from a coolant leak, preventing it from opening and circulating coolant into the engine. Unfortunately, the car was just out of warranty.,

- Utica, NY, USA

problem #5

Apr 142019

CLA250

  • 10,270 miles
There was an issue with the water pump, mb has since replaced the product with a new one because of issues with the old style not working. My car is just over the warranty and has on 10,270 miles on it and is now experiencing the overheating issue (warranty ended December 2018). If the problem with old style water pump was known why not notify customers? when the vehicle is on, driving or running stationary the engine overheats.

- Germantown, MD, USA

problem #4

Dec 282017

CLA250

  • 39,000 miles
Immediately after entering a freeway from an on-ramp at approximately 60mph, warning chimes for collision indicator deactivated came on, auto-dampening of engine speed occurred, and auto-braking occurred. No vehicles were directly in front of vehicle, nor near enough to side or rear cause proximity sensors to activate. The only remedy for this was to limp to the side of the road (in rush hour traffic), turn off car, and then turn back on. All indicators and warnings were cleared upon restarting vehicle. This is the second time this has happened within 12-months.

- Leander, TX, USA

problem #3

Apr 012017

CLA250

  • 34,046 miles
If something in the roadway hits the oil pan it will crack and causing the engine to lock up without notice. It seems there should be something protecting the oil pan preventing this from happening and more time notifying of low oil should be allowed to move off the road way and shut the engine down. I also question the strength of the material or design of the oil pan.

- Metairie, LA, USA

problem #2

Oct 112016

CLA250

  • 17,089 miles
If something in the roadway hits the oil pan it will crack and causing the engine to lock up without notice. It seems there should be something protecting the oil pan preventing this from happening and more time notifying of low oil should be allowed to move off the road way and shut the engine down. I also question the strength of the material or design of the oil pan.

- Metairie, LA, USA

problem #1

Sep 022016

CLA250

  • 12,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Mercedes-Benz Cla250. While driving 75 mph, the vehicle independently began to decelerate and lost power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle actuator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000.

- Tewksbury, MA, USA