2016 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Steering Problems

“We have a 2016 mercedes c-300 vehicle that had a recall on the steering column concerning a latch bolt. Unknown if this recall pertains to the safety concern itself, after this fix the electronic communication system failed and causes this vehicle to lose power steering and would/can result in a crash. My family was traveling at speeds of nearly 70mph on the interstate and the entire steering system shut down forcing us to manually force the vehicle to the side of the road. …”

“While turning my steering wheel during normal operation, I heard what appeared to be a popping or snapping sound from inside the steering wheel. Immediately afterward, my horn stopped working, all steering-wheel control buttons became inoperative, and the airbag warning light illuminated with the message “Front Left Malfunction – Service Required.” All these failures occurred suddenly and at approximately the same time, without any prior warning or symptoms. The instrument cluster still lights up, but I can no longer access the mileage display using the steering-wheel controls. …”

“My car has shut off on me while driving two times and road side assistance came out two different occasion. I kept up with maintenace on the vehicle. I went to pep boys up the st from my house instead of mercedes for oil changes. Out of no where my engine light came on and I towed my car two mercedes to fix. They said my engine blew n the turbo . They won't cover it under warranty since I gave them all my maintence receipts from pep boys . This was a demo car I originally leased and had it for 2 years with 9 months left on the car. …”

“I was driving my cla in the rain on the 405n in irvine, ca at about 4pm to go to my new place of employment for onboarding. I was going approximately 25-30mph because of the weather and traffic it was very slow. I put my blinker on to merge over into the second lane and my car beeped and automatically went into neutral. I couldn't do anything, it felt like my steering locked up and I could only slightly move the wheel, my blind spot assist was inoperable, my dashboard lit up every light/warning sign it could and I could not switch gears. …”

“Takata recall. Contacted mercedes benz greenway spoke with service department explained that I checked upon mail notification of a recall on my vehicle. Spoke with receptionist who told me that there was no recall (tammy or chrystal). Called back and luis told me that there was a recall but no solution. What do I do? Continue driving at risk with my child in the car!!!!???”