Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / CLS55 / 2006

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006097836 Incident Date: Feb, 20 2006
Consumer's City: SHERMAN OAKS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: CLS55 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WDDDJ75X56A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 10 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2006 mercedes-benz cls500. when faced or parking downwards on a hill, the car rolls forward when you attempt to change gears. if you are unable to brake in time, you will hit something. twice i almost hit the parked car in front of me, once a wall in a subterranean parking garage. for example. i am parked on a hill facing down. i need to back up to pull out of my parking space. before i can shift (this is an automatic transmission), the car is rolling forward toward the car in front of me. i complained to the dealer and the manufacturer, and was told the 2006 mercedes models have a new transmission. in order to increase the number of gears from 5 to 7, they had to eliminate the "park lock" feature. i have never encountered a transmission like this in 40 years of driving. i believe it is a real safety hazard. *jb