Suspension Related Problems of the 2001 Mercedes Benz CL600

Table 1 shows one common suspension related problems of the 2001 Mercedes Benz CL600.

Table 1. Suspension related problems of Mercedes Benz CL600

Problem Category Number of Problems
Suspension problems
2

Suspension problem #1

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Mercedes Benz Cl600. The contact stated that the instrument panel cluster failed to work and the gages intermittently shorted. The contacts vehicle ran out of fuel due to the short in the fuel gage and the contact was able to refuel the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that while traveling over unleveled land or a bump the instrument panel flickered. The contact indicated that the vehicle was taken to a repair shop who repaired the vehicle with a hose kit and the failure recurred. The contact stated that there was an intermittent leak occuring under the hood. The contact indicated that he had to fill the hydrolic fluid and press a button to raise the chassis as an interim fix for the leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was not able to drive the vehicle due to the intermittent failure with the instrument cluster and the hose failure. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 04v228000 component(s): (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000. Dyd.

Suspension problem #2

R headlight turn signal will not work (rest of headlight works) randomly flash check different lights and all work. Random issues with front windows. Abc light. Car has less than 54,000 miles on it. Mercedes told me all recalls have been considered fixed and I shouldn't have purchased the car if I didn't want to spend the money to fix it. Now it has thrown the v-belt. I have read the forums about the many issues and there doesn't seem to be any assistance offered to remedy these issues. When you spend a lot of money on a vehicle you would think it would be dependable for a while without having to put thousands more into it. I am not talking about the regular maintenance and upkeep. This is a great car minus the many issues.


Suspension related problems in other Mercedes Benz CL600 model year vehicles:



CL600 Service Bulletins
CL600 Defect Investigations