Hi. i'm considering on purchasing the 2012 cls63
Are there any known problems regarding this car yet?
Current owner's opinions will be much appreciated.

 

The cars have only been out since August stateside... you wont get a good sampling yet.

 

One problem I came across is that I'm now very **** about where I park.

 

ok well then I have issues trying to stay under 100 mph

 

Vic you going to chip it?

 

Is a frog's a$$ watertight?

Absolutely I will- I already have the PP but I hear that there is at least 50 hp left if not more.

 

I have a serious problem with one of the pedals. It's always on the floor. Guess which one it is...

 

My Problem: i test drove it and want it!!!!

 

I had a window regulator go bad (rear driver side), and while the window is still operable, it's taken a week + to get a part pulled off the assembly line. Warranty'd of course.

 

I'm constantly running late recently. Might be because I now take the long way to go ANYWHERE.

 

I can't get this goofy looking smile off my face!

It's really annoying to BMW M drivers.

 

come on guys --
some serious inputs would be more appreciated. does anyone have the amg nidel?

 

I think the lack of serious issues and Vic's comment about its limited history, tell you al you need to know at this stage

 

What is this nidel you speak of and where can I get 1?

 

On a serious note..i dislike the lag we have on the throttle.

 

Right rear taillight led failed and is in the dealers right now getting a whole new taillight.

 

Did you get a warning notice on your dash?

 

Something like right tail lamp failure. Don't remember exactly. All covered by warranty of course.

 

so its been a couple months now, anything new that anyone wants to add?

 

Aside from the fact a silly curb got in my way for a small rash......This is one bulletproof machine. Everything works all the time.......

 

I have had 2 problems, both still persist:

Wheel balance ... was off from factory with vibration at 70 to 75. Took to dealer, rebalance, vibration moved to 80 to 85 =/ Annoying.

Steering column squeak ... when the car is cold, there is an annoying squeak coming from directly down the steering column, behind the dash. Goes away after a few miles of driving. Requires turning the wheel by more than about a half turn to notice. Taken to 2 different dealers now (Fletcher Jones and Laguna Niguel), both denying the problem exists. Of course, neither actually checked the car cold, as when I went to pick it up the car oil temp was at 200 =/ I told them both they had to check it cold.
I'm tempted to call MB directly and complain, but havent felt like dealing with it right now. Too busy at work.

 

Hello all,

I've been lurking here for awhile, reading up on all the info regarding tunes for the 63.

Bought the wife a CLS63 for xmas. Black on black, P30, LSD, all the goodies for the most part except night driving assist and the ceramic brakes. Traded an 09 550 and never had any problems with it.

Due to a decent pre xmas snow storm, we didn't really have a chance to drive it much until last Thursday when the wife decided to drive it out of town on a business trip.

Less than an hour into the trip, I start getting calls from her as the cruise control had stopped working, and wouldn't re-engage and just about every system imaginable on the car is being reported as unavailable or failing. This mind you on a completely clear day, clear roads, and the exterior of the car is 100% clean. Same thing also happened to the guy who drove the car out to us on delivery, but we wrote it off as being due to the road conditions at that time and the exterior sensors being dirty.

Benz picked up the car yesterday and hopefully its just a short or some easy fix. Dealer has always given us excellent service, so I'm sure they'll get it sorted out.

Only other problem with the car is now my son wants one too.

 

I actually finally had luck with this last week. I was headed to work one morning and the noise still persisted when I was near the dealer at the freeway entrance (Laguna Niguel). I decided to try my luck and hope it still squeaked when I pulled up to their service line. Thankfully, it did. Left it over night and they checked it again in the morning cold, and think they found the source: driver side upper front strut mount. The strut turns with the wheel, and they think its something in the mount rubbing when turned near lock in either direction.

They ordered a new one, but unfortunately it has to come from Germany

 

The only problem that you may have with this new cls it's, people won't stop looking at your car were ever you go.

 

obove speedo meter there is plastic and loose a bit when its cold because it shrink (LOL) and cuase it keeps shaking and making moise, MB knows about it and already released TIB or whaterver it is called, for a refix.

i noticed it the first day when i got the car and complained about it, but you all know dealer won't do a thing unless there is a fix from MB, but i did it myself and the service manager agreed on my way better than MB way which requires to open the dashboard again and everything to stuff it, my fix was double side 3M tape and a stick a small piece that do the job perfectly and within 2 minutes of holding it till it grabs and dry.