10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
55,334 miles

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problem #3

May 112018

CLA250

  • 2 miles
I was driving my car on local streets, suddenly I heard a cracking noise from the sunroof. After that I pulled my car aside and notice that there was a small crack on the sunroof. (see attached photos) there was no falling foreign objects, no impact from the weather. I have no clue what is the cause of the day crack. My first reaction was to call the insurance company and find a parking lot to store the car. After I contacted the insurance company and I was on my way to the parking lot, the sunroof shattered completely. Some of the glass piece even fell and caused injury to my wife. This was definitely a manufacture defect because there was no impact from the outside at that time and you can also clearly tell from the picture of the crack. It is not caused by any fallen foreign object. I was not able to drive the car anymore at the risk of my family's injury so I called the mb roadside assistance to have the car tolled. The shattered sunroof not only cause diversion of the driver's attention and also cause body injury from the fallen glass pieces. Mercedes is not responding to the complain. Dealer is taking the responsibility on this issue and charge me $2,400 to repair the sunroof. I did a search on internet and I noticed that similar cases are widely seen worldwide, see below links to recent incidents in California and uk. Https://twitter.com/red_devil718/status/979365018843172865 https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2018/Mercedes-Benz-sunroof-shattered.shtml (California class action lawsuit on gla) https://twitter.com/srinivas_kamath/status/814467425190100992 one of the recent case even caused injury to a driver who is a Pilot. He bought the case to the court in California. I really think Mercedes should be responsible for this issue and evaluate the risk, consider a recall since this is not an uncommon case.

- Long Island City, NY, USA

problem #2

Dec 282017

CLA250 4WD 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 81,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Mercedes-Benz Cla250. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the sun roof exploded. There were no signs of breakage from the outside and no warning prior to the failure. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to Mercedes-Benz of new orleans (3727 veterans blvd, metairie, la 70002, (504) 456-3727), but could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 81,000.

- Haraham, LA, USA

problem #1

Apr 112017

CLA250 4-cyl

  • 85,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Mercedes-Benz Cla250. While driving approximately 68 mph, the panoramic sun roof shattered without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the technician could not locate the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 06/08/17

- Bush, LA, USA