2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 Problems & Recalls

Engine misfires while driving. OBD 2 codes P0016 and P0017 indicates bad balance shaft. Common defect in these cars. Very expensive repair needed.

We received a recall notice on our Mercedes stating that over time the bonding in the glass panel and sunroof frame might deteriorate over time and cause the glass to separate from the vehicle. On 02/06/25, my son brought his car into the Mercedes dealership in Lafayette, Indiana to take care of the...

We received a recall notice on our Mercedes stating that over time the bonding in the glass panel and sunroof frame might deteriorate over time and cause the glass to separate from the vehicle. On 02/06/25, my son brought his car into the Mercedes dealership in Lafayette, Indiana to take care of the...

The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate above 35 MPH with the traction control warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle started to stall while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechani...

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started leaking oil. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure ...

Mileage: 172,000

The car randomly misfires and goes into limp mode with a flashing check engine light. This has occurred on roadways and the vehicle loses all engine power. My engine code, 272920 30 183997272.920, falls into a known range of balance shaft gear problems with this motor. There was previously a settlem...

Engine pulley noises

The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the transmission failed to shift, and the transmission appeared to be frozen in the 2nd gear. The contact stopped and turned off the vehicle and shifted into park (P); when the vehicle was restarted an...

Mileage: 131,629

To whom this may,I been having problems with check engine light keep coming on,I'm paying alot of money on this car,it could be that recall hose on back order causing that check engine light to come on,please HELP!!!!!!

To whom this may,I been having problems with check engine light keep coming on,I'm paying alot of money on this car,it could be that recall hose on back order causing that check engine light to come on,please HELP!!!!!!

To whom this may,I been having problems with check engine light keep coming on,I'm paying alot of money on this car,it could be that recall hose on back order causing that check engine light to come on,please HELP!!!!!!

My Engine light came on and I took it to Star Motors. They reported two codes, 1200 and 1208. This means a bad Balance Shaft. This balances the engine and controls the timing belt. I had three choices they said, Repair it for $5,900.00 ....Yes that's right. Sell the car or drive it till it dies. I a...

The timing chain failed without warning causing the vehicle to cut off while driving 75 mph on the highway. The service engine soon late was not on at all so there was no warning that something was wrong with the vehicle.

The intake manifold has a plastic tumble flap mechanism. This commonly breaks in most of these Mercedes Benz vehicles. The main problem is the high cost of repair due to it's location in the engine under a complex wiring harness. Mercedes has never issued a recall, but this problem can lead to ca...

Steering column is locked. The car will not start.

This automobile is unsafe because of the dangerous sunroof being detached.

MY CAR HAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM PROBLEM. IT HAS TO BE RESET TO WHERE IT WONT ERASE WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE ITS STALLING OR IT SHAKES TO MUCH WHEN U ARE STOPED AT A RED LIGHT IT GIRKS ALOT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT CUZ IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER TO GET SPEED WHEN...

Mileage: 5

MY CAR HAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM PROBLEM. IT HAS TO BE RESET TO WHERE IT WONT ERASE WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE ITS STALLING OR IT SHAKES TO MUCH WHEN U ARE STOPED AT A RED LIGHT IT GIRKS ALOT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT CUZ IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER TO GET SPEED WHEN...

Mileage: 5

MY CAR HAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM PROBLEM. IT HAS TO BE RESET TO WHERE IT WONT ERASE WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE ITS STALLING OR IT SHAKES TO MUCH WHEN U ARE STOPED AT A RED LIGHT IT GIRKS ALOT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT CUZ IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER TO GET SPEED WHEN...

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE REMOTE KEYFOB WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLETCHER JONES MOTORCARS OF FREMONT (5760 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT, CA 94538, (510) 623-1111) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V918000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL R...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V919000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...

SOMETIMES, ENGINES YELLOW LIGHT IS ON, AND CAR HAD A LITTLE SHAKING, AND LAKES ARE SOFT WHEN BRAKING,. AND THE CAR WINDOW ASIDE OF FRONT GUEST STOPS MOVING UP AND DOWN.

SOMETIMES, ENGINES YELLOW LIGHT IS ON, AND CAR HAD A LITTLE SHAKING, AND LAKES ARE SOFT WHEN BRAKING,. AND THE CAR WINDOW ASIDE OF FRONT GUEST STOPS MOVING UP AND DOWN.

SOMETIMES, ENGINES YELLOW LIGHT IS ON, AND CAR HAD A LITTLE SHAKING, AND LAKES ARE SOFT WHEN BRAKING,. AND THE CAR WINDOW ASIDE OF FRONT GUEST STOPS MOVING UP AND DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND 'CAM SHAFT BALANCE CALIBRATION, SENSOR ONE AND SENSOR B' APPEARED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARA...

Mileage: 131,000

HELLO THERE, THIS IS MY VEHICLE INFORMATION 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 SPORT VIN : (XXXXX) AND THIS IS THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER : 16V081 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER : 2018030001 I HAVE STARTED A RESEARCH AFTER I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOO MANY ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING & HEADLAMPS, TAILGATE LIGHTS...

Mileage: 55

HELLO THERE, THIS IS MY VEHICLE INFORMATION 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 SPORT VIN : (XXXXX) AND THIS IS THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER : 16V081 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER : 2018030001 I HAVE STARTED A RESEARCH AFTER I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOO MANY ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING & HEADLAMPS, TAILGATE LIGHTS...

Mileage: 55

HELLO THERE, THIS IS MY VEHICLE INFORMATION 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 SPORT VIN : (XXXXX) AND THIS IS THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER : 16V081 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER : 2018030001 I HAVE STARTED A RESEARCH AFTER I HAVE EXPERIENCED TOO MANY ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING & HEADLAMPS, TAILGATE LIGHTS...

Mileage: 55

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230WZ. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL" 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR STARTED MISFIRING REALLY BAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLICKERING AND STAYED ON AND THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR ON THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN THE CAR JUST WAS LIMP IT WOULDN'T EVEN...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL" 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR STARTED MISFIRING REALLY BAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLICKERING AND STAYED ON AND THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR ON THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN THE CAR JUST WAS LIMP IT WOULDN'T EVEN...

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL" 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY CAR STARTED MISFIRING REALLY BAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLICKERING AND STAYED ON AND THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR ON THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN THE CAR JUST WAS LIMP IT WOULDN'T EVEN...

Mileage: 150,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALE...

I WAS TOLD TO FILE HERE IF THERE WAS NO REMEDY ON THE SAFETY RECALL AND THERE WASN'T. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2016 FOR MY TAKATA AIRBAG AND TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO AVAILABLE REMEDY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I JUST CHECKED ONLINE AND STATUS IS SAME NO REMEDY -INCOMPLETE.

TAKATA RECALL MY SRS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH MERCEDES DEALER IN HENDERSON NV AN I CONTINUE TO BE TOLD, THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AN CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL GET IT IN THEY WANT ME TO PAY THEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM? I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT T...

TAKATA RECALL. DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEM TO GET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR NEARLY A YEAR NOW.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF SAN DIEGO...

TAKATA RECALL - DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND CAN NOT REPAIR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

TAKATA RECALL- WENT IN FOR RECALL SRS LIGHT TURNED ON.DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST 150- TO FIND OUT PROBLEM, I'VE SAID ISN' THE SRS LIGHT IS THE AIRBAG UNIT? HE SAID NO MECHANIC IS GOING WORK IF THE RED LIGHT IS ON, UNLESS THE RED LIGHT NOT THERE.SO I'VE ASKED WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ALONG THE WAY? ...

Mileage: 41,060

TAKATA RECALL- WENT IN FOR RECALL SRS LIGHT TURNED ON.DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST 150- TO FIND OUT PROBLEM, I'VE SAID ISN' THE SRS LIGHT IS THE AIRBAG UNIT? HE SAID NO MECHANIC IS GOING WORK IF THE RED LIGHT IS ON, UNLESS THE RED LIGHT NOT THERE.SO I'VE ASKED WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ALONG THE WAY? ...

Mileage: 41,060

TAKATA RECALL- WENT IN FOR RECALL SRS LIGHT TURNED ON.DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST 150- TO FIND OUT PROBLEM, I'VE SAID ISN' THE SRS LIGHT IS THE AIRBAG UNIT? HE SAID NO MECHANIC IS GOING WORK IF THE RED LIGHT IS ON, UNLESS THE RED LIGHT NOT THERE.SO I'VE ASKED WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ALONG THE WAY? ...

Mileage: 41,060

TAKATA RECALL - WENT ON WWW.AIRBAGRECALL.COM SAW A LIST OF DEALERSHIPS TO CONTACT. CALLED STEVENS CREEK BENZ AND REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME TO IGNORE ANY OF THE TK HOLDING'S POSTCARDS AND ANY OTHER POSTCARDS RELATING TO THE AIRBAG RECALL AND WAIT FOR MERCEDES TO CONTACT ME.

TAKATA RECALL-MERCEDES BENZ HAS FAILED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG IN MY CAR. RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED IN APRIL 2016-OVER A YEAR AGO. I LIVE IN CA, WHICH IS LISTED AS A PRIORITY PART OF THE COUNTRY FOR HAVING RECALL COMPLETED.

"TAKATA RECALL" - NO REMEDY ON FAULTY AIRBAGS AND RECEIVED NOTICE THAT COMPANY HAS FILED CHAPTER 11. FIRST NOTIFIED IN 2016, BUT MANUFACTURER HAVEN'T RESOLVED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE SAFETY IMPACT WOULD BE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TO DATE.

Mileage: 60,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS REAR ENDED AND HEADREST AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 120

TAKATA RECALL I WAS REAR ENDED AND HEADREST AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 120

TAKATA RECALL, STILL NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WITH A FIRETRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE DUE TO THE ...

Mileage: 200,000

TAKATA RECALL CURRENTLY WE HAVE NO INFORMATION REGARDING THE FIX. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2016 AND WERE NOTIFIED BY PREVIOUS OWNERS ON JANUARY 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MER...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PR...

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. THE TACHOMETER WOULD REV HIGH BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVOLUTIONS. ONCE TRAFFIC FREED UP FROM A STOP AND GO 20 MILE/HR THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND REMAINED...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN TH...

THE AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED A YEAR AGO AND MERCEDES KEEPS SAYING THEY DONT HAVE PARTS TO FIX. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE TRYING HARDER TO FIX.

ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHEN RPM REACHED 2,000 AND HAS STAYED ON EVER SINCE. DIAGNOSTICS MADE AT A PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS INDICATED A BALANCE SHAFT PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS 68,400 MILES.

Mileage: 68,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL - I CONTACTED THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. THEY IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED MY CALL TO A HOTLINE FOR MERCEDES BENZ USA, AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT MERCEDES WILL NOT OFFER ME A ...

ENGINE DIAGNOSIS WARNING LAMP LIGHT UP, FAULT CODES 1200 AND 1208 STORED IN MOTOR ELECTRONICS CONTROL UNIT. CAUSE: BALANCE SHAFT SPROCKET (ENGINE M272) WORN SPROCKET DAMAGE PROFILE. ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON AND B-SERVICE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.. ENGINE- M272.

Mileage: 79,306

MY FAN ON ,YCAR WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES MY AIR WENT OUT...I DROVE APPROX 5 MILES TO THE STORE AND WAS ON MY WAY BACK HOME WHENI NOTICED MY AIR WAS NOT WORKING. A MESAGE CAME ON TO TAKE TO THE SHOP.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA...

Mileage: 74,000

MY FIRST INCIDENCE WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN GET STIFF LIKE IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING. CHECK IT WASN'T THE FLUID (THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTH AGO I THOUGHT HMMM PROBABLY JUST SOMETHING FREAKY) THEN 1/8/16 RIDING DOWN THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACCE...

Mileage: 100,000

MY FIRST INCIDENCE WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN GET STIFF LIKE IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING. CHECK IT WASN'T THE FLUID (THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTH AGO I THOUGHT HMMM PROBABLY JUST SOMETHING FREAKY) THEN 1/8/16 RIDING DOWN THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACCE...

Mileage: 100,000

MY FIRST INCIDENCE WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN GET STIFF LIKE IT NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID OR SOMETHING. CHECK IT WASN'T THE FLUID (THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTH AGO I THOUGHT HMMM PROBABLY JUST SOMETHING FREAKY) THEN 1/8/16 RIDING DOWN THE BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACCE...

Mileage: 100,000

THE SRS LIGHT IS ON STEADY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. I GET A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY "CHECK PASSENGER AIRBAG" AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG "ON/OFF" SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION, WHICH I CANNOT CHANGE. WHEN I LOOK UP THE VIN I GET NO ANSWER FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. I REALLY THINK MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON...

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC. HE CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE BALANCE SHAFT. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY MERCEDES 230 MODELS HAVE THIS MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PIECE WAS CHEAPLY MADE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR MERCEDE...

Mileage: 105,000

SIDEWALL AND TIRE COMING APART 245/40 ZR17 91Y M+S TUBELESS RADIAL 23 DOT 4M6C 001X 2111 TREAD WEAR 600 MADE IN USA GDA-1AZ 35-552663-01

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE PLASTIC ACTUATING RODS BROKE CAUSING THE INTERNAL FLAPPERS TO STICK OUT. THIS CAN SUCK INTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO VALVES AND ENGINE HEAD. MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD NOT HAVE USED PLASTIC RODS THAT BREAK....

Mileage: 103,835

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF ...

Mileage: 90,000

I BOUGHT THE C230 AT ONE YEAR OLD. I HAD E PERIENCED TWO TIMES THATWHILE FREEWAY DRIVING ALL POWER WOULD BE LOST. PULLED OVER AND PUT IN PARK, REV ENGINE A BIT BUT RPM'S WOULD NOT MOVE. FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2008 I SOLD CAR GO MY MOM BECAUSE I HAD A BABY AND CAR WAS TOO SMALL. MY MOM SINCE HAVING...

Mileage: 68,450

I BOUGHT THE C230 AT ONE YEAR OLD. I HAD E PERIENCED TWO TIMES THATWHILE FREEWAY DRIVING ALL POWER WOULD BE LOST. PULLED OVER AND PUT IN PARK, REV ENGINE A BIT BUT RPM'S WOULD NOT MOVE. FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2008 I SOLD CAR GO MY MOM BECAUSE I HAD A BABY AND CAR WAS TOO SMALL. MY MOM SINCE HAVING...

Mileage: 68,450

I BOUGHT THE C230 AT ONE YEAR OLD. I HAD E PERIENCED TWO TIMES THATWHILE FREEWAY DRIVING ALL POWER WOULD BE LOST. PULLED OVER AND PUT IN PARK, REV ENGINE A BIT BUT RPM'S WOULD NOT MOVE. FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER 2008 I SOLD CAR GO MY MOM BECAUSE I HAD A BABY AND CAR WAS TOO SMALL. MY MOM SINCE HAVING...

Mileage: 68,450

MY CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN JUNE OF 2014. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR COMPANY. THEY EXPLAINED AT THAT TIME THAT I MAY BE DEALING WITH A BALANCE SHAFT ISSUE. AS THE MONTHS PROGRESS, MY ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT GO OFF. I TOO...

ON JUNE 9, 2011 I DROVE TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY COUSIN WHEN I GOT THERE I WENT TO LOCK MY DOORS BUT THE LOCK KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN. IT FINALLY LOCKED AFTER 12 ATTEMPTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $3500.00 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCUR...

Mileage: 79,231

ON JUNE 9, 2011 I DROVE TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY COUSIN WHEN I GOT THERE I WENT TO LOCK MY DOORS BUT THE LOCK KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN. IT FINALLY LOCKED AFTER 12 ATTEMPTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $3500.00 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCUR...

Mileage: 79,231

ON JUNE 9, 2011 I DROVE TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY COUSIN WHEN I GOT THERE I WENT TO LOCK MY DOORS BUT THE LOCK KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN. IT FINALLY LOCKED AFTER 12 ATTEMPTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $3500.00 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCUR...

Mileage: 79,231

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY C230 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ THEREFORE I'D TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MB MECHANIC STATED I HAVE A BAD BALANCE SHAFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THE MB REPAIR SHOP QUOTED ME OVER $6000 TO REPAIR A DEFECTIVE BALANCE SHAFT. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START WITH THIS D...

Mileage: 128,479

THIS CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND NEARLY CHANGED LANES AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR DURING A SPLIT SECOND OF LOOKING AT THE GAS GAUGE AND NOT DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MZB WITH THE COMPLAINT. THEY SAID IT WAS MY DRIVING HABIT. LATER THEY SAID IT WAS THE CURVE OF THE ROAD. STILL LATER THEY S...

Mileage: 1,900

WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH EVEN WITH MY GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE RPMS WENT BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000. I HAD TO PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CAR HARD SHIFTED TO PARK AND THEN AGAIN INTO DRIVE. ONCE I T...

Mileage: 152,000

MY NEW CONTINENTAL TIRE INSTALLED BY CARX TIRE WENT FLAT FROM CRACKING ON HIGHTWAY, NO NAILS, MANY SPOTS LOOK GOING TO BE CRACKED, NEW TIRE OUTSIDE RING RUBBER LOOKS CRACKING. INSTALLED DATE: 02/19/2014 INSTALLER: CARX 9185 UNION CEMETERY RD CINCINNATI, OH 45249 ...

Mileage: 111,987

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNO...

Mileage: 78,000

I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I PUT IN THE CAR KEY TO START THE CAR, YES IT STARTS UP BUT THE GAS GAUGE ,SPEEDOMETER, AND THE REST ON THE DASH GO TO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND DON'T MOVE, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T START AS WELL . I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 98,000

"ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP FROM STOP TO 45 MPH AND RPMS ROSE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 35 MPH. I TRIED FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NO RESPONSE AT ALL PAST 35 MPH". MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. I WENT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE AN INTAKE M...

Mileage: 100,000

"ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP FROM STOP TO 45 MPH AND RPMS ROSE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 35 MPH. I TRIED FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NO RESPONSE AT ALL PAST 35 MPH". MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. I WENT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE AN INTAKE M...

Mileage: 100,000

ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP FROM STOP TO 45 MPH AND RPMS ROSE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 35 MPH. I TRIED FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NO RESPONSE AT ALL PAST 35 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. THEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ACCE...

Mileage: 71,000

ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP FROM STOP TO 45 MPH AND RPMS ROSE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 35 MPH. I TRIED FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NO RESPONSE AT ALL PAST 35 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. THEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ACCE...

Mileage: 71,000

MOMENTS AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND REDUCING SPEED AT AROUND 35 MPH MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND CONTINUE AS IT WOULD IN NEUTRAL. FAMILY IN THE CAR PANIC AND FOR MY FORTUNE LIGHT TRAFFIC ON AN USUAL BUSY STREET. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON AT THE MOMENT OF DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. A...

Mileage: 84,234

MOMENTS AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND REDUCING SPEED AT AROUND 35 MPH MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND CONTINUE AS IT WOULD IN NEUTRAL. FAMILY IN THE CAR PANIC AND FOR MY FORTUNE LIGHT TRAFFIC ON AN USUAL BUSY STREET. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON AT THE MOMENT OF DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. A...

Mileage: 84,234

ON NOV 27, 2013, I WAS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ON HIGHWAY 14 TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY W/ MANY CARS AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 50 MPH IN SPITE OF MY FOOT DOWNING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MOVE OVER TO THE SLOW LANE FOR SAFETY. RETURNING H...

Mileage: 125,375

ON NOV 27, 2013, I WAS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ON HIGHWAY 14 TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY W/ MANY CARS AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 50 MPH IN SPITE OF MY FOOT DOWNING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MOVE OVER TO THE SLOW LANE FOR SAFETY. RETURNING H...

Mileage: 125,375

ZERO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR UNTIL NOW. THIS WEEK, JUNE 2013, THE CAR HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT. I PULLED UP TO A STOPLIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE NEVER BEFORE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. THE CAR STALLED AND ENGINE DIED. IT RESTARTED, BUT WHEN...

Mileage: 78,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I WENT TO MECHANIC TO CHECK. THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER CODE TEST TO FIND PROBLEM. THE CODE INDICATES THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT IS STARTING TO FAIL. I RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITHIN THIS ENGINE. APPARENTLY MERCEDES IS UNWILLING TO ASS...

Mileage: 71,058

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH RAPIDLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, HAD LITTLE POWER, AND WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED ON A SURFACE STREET AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE, I BELIEVE, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HARM TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS. ...

Mileage: 84,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGLISH. I WOULD HAVE TO ALMOST FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN MOVING. I PULLED OVER AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTTRAL. THE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SHIFTED VERY HARD AS I THEN TR...

Mileage: 58,965

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGLISH. I WOULD HAVE TO ALMOST FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN MOVING. I PULLED OVER AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTTRAL. THE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SHIFTED VERY HARD AS I THEN TR...

Mileage: 58,965

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN STOP AT A LIGHT, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TOOK OFF AS IT WAS AT A HIGHER GEAR. WOULD NOT PICK SPEED AND HIGH RPM. THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN RIDING HIS BIKE AND MADE A RIGHT TURN AND BECAUSE HIS VIEW WAS BLOCK MY THE SUN HE ENDED UP REAR ENDING MY CAR AND FEEL OFF...

Mileage: 86,650

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3 GEAR WHEN DRIVING 25 MILES PER HOUR. RPM'S WENT TO 4,000 AND I HAD TO STOP VEHICLE AND RESTART. RIDICULOUS BECAUSE NO PROBLEMS WERE "FOUND" WITH VEHICLE BUT SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MERCEDES BENZ WHAT A LEMON. *TR

Mileage: 71,012

SUDDENLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR IS VERY SLUGGISH AND THE RPM ARE VERY HIGH. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH. THE PROBLEM IS NORMALLY RECTIFIED TEMPORARILY BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 85,645

TOOK OUR DAUGHTER'S 2006, C230 MERCEDES BENZ TO OUR MERCEDES CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO REPAIR A SLUGGISH PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON.. I WAS INFORMED THAT A PART IN THE ENGINE CALLED THE BALANCER WAS GOING BAD... THE COST IS AN APPROX $5000.00. AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT...

Mileage: 108,200

2006 MERCEDES C230, LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS 62K. I WAS DRIVING ON SHENNANDOAH VALLEY THEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATION AND ENGINE POWER KEEP DECREASING THOUGH MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. I DECIDED TO FULL-OVER TO COOL DOWN THE ENGI...

Mileage: 65,000

TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD BALANCE SHAFT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE ON NUMEROUS MODELS OF MERCEDES AS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED IN NUMEROUS STATES. *JS

Mileage: 119,500

ON OR ABOUT MAY 17, 2011 MY 2006 C230 AT THE TIME WITH 83,312, YOU DRIVE NORMALLY, MAKE A STOP ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO, YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE, ACCELERATE, AND NOTHING HAPPENS EXCEPT FOR RPMS REVVING UP. THE GEAR SHIFTER IS IN "D" DRIVE, GAUGE BETWEEN THE ODOMETER/TACHO...

Mileage: 83,312

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ...

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2006 MERCEDES C230 HAS A DEFECTIVE BALANCE SHAFT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN THE WORKS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING, BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SHAFT BALANCER, ETC. THE CAR GRABS AND JERKS FROM TIME TO TIME MAKING ME UNSURE OF THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS LIKE NEW, BUT AS I READ THE CLASS ACT AGAINST MERCEDES I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HA...

HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING, BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SHAFT BALANCER, ETC. THE CAR GRABS AND JERKS FROM TIME TO TIME MAKING ME UNSURE OF THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS LIKE NEW, BUT AS I READ THE CLASS ACT AGAINST MERCEDES I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HA...

HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING, BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE SHAFT BALANCER, ETC. THE CAR GRABS AND JERKS FROM TIME TO TIME MAKING ME UNSURE OF THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS LIKE NEW, BUT AS I READ THE CLASS ACT AGAINST MERCEDES I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HA...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON SAYING SOMETHING IN ENGINE IS BAD WITH A PRICE TAG OF OVER 6000.00 TO FIX. *TT

Mileage: 65,000

PERIODICALLY THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND RPMS WOULD BE HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN I TRIED CHANGING GEARS. AS I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK, REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT JERKS AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PLACE ON THE GAS. : EXTREME LOSS OF ...

PERIODICALLY THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND RPMS WOULD BE HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN I TRIED CHANGING GEARS. AS I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK, REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT JERKS AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PLACE ON THE GAS. : EXTREME LOSS OF ...

PERIODICALLY THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION AND RPMS WOULD BE HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN I TRIED CHANGING GEARS. AS I CHANGE GEARS FROM PARK, REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFT JERKS AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PLACE ON THE GAS. : EXTREME LOSS OF ...

AFTER HAVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER RECEIVING CODES P0170 AND P0173 (MB CODES 2092/2096) WHICH MB CLASSIFIES AS "MIXTURE IN RIGHT / LEFT CYLINDER BANK IS TOO RICH WHEN IDLING" AND WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED TO...

Mileage: 64,884

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE 95 IN POMPANO BEACH FLORIDA, THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT CAME UP WITH 2 CODES 1200 AND 1208 INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT SENSOR RIGHT CYLINDER, THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE...

Mileage: 74,321

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 1,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. I HAVE THE MB C230 2006. I'VE BEEN LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. WHILE THE CAR IDLES IT'S RUNNING AS IF IT'S MISSING LIKE OUT OF TIMING. I'VE BEEN TO THE PARTS DEPT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS MISSING. I HAD THE COILS CHANGED. SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, YET STILL THE CAR HAS N...

THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL SPEED SENSOR FAILED INDICATING THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. THE GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND GET STUCK. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO LET EVERYTHING RESET AND THEN OK TO DRIVE. IF I DO NOT STOP AND TURN CAR OFF AND PUT IT IN...

Mileage: 77,000

THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL SPEED SENSOR FAILED INDICATING THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. THE GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND GET STUCK. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO LET EVERYTHING RESET AND THEN OK TO DRIVE. IF I DO NOT STOP AND TURN CAR OFF AND PUT IT IN...

Mileage: 77,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. I MOVED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK...

Mileage: 33,800

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. I MOVED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK...

Mileage: 33,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILTER WAS DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRE...

Mileage: 60,089

ON MARCH 12, 2011, DURING AN "A" SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO THE LEFT INTAKE CAM SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE BUT IT WAS NOT A BIG CONCERN. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011, DURING A "B" SERVICE, MY MECHANIC STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN ...

Mileage: 100,731

BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 38000 ON IT. THE GET UP AND GO SEEMED SLUGGISH BUT MECHANIC SAID IT CHECKED OUT. HAD SOME MAJOR ISSUES. CAR WOULD BARELY GO, WENT DIRECTLY TO MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP WAS OUT $793. ALSO SAID I NEEDED TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION, $350. THEY ALSO SAID I HAD A MUC...

BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 38000 ON IT. THE GET UP AND GO SEEMED SLUGGISH BUT MECHANIC SAID IT CHECKED OUT. HAD SOME MAJOR ISSUES. CAR WOULD BARELY GO, WENT DIRECTLY TO MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP WAS OUT $793. ALSO SAID I NEEDED TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION, $350. THEY ALSO SAID I HAD A MUC...

BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 38000 ON IT. THE GET UP AND GO SEEMED SLUGGISH BUT MECHANIC SAID IT CHECKED OUT. HAD SOME MAJOR ISSUES. CAR WOULD BARELY GO, WENT DIRECTLY TO MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID FUEL PUMP WAS OUT $793. ALSO SAID I NEEDED TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION, $350. THEY ALSO SAID I HAD A MUC...

ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED: TWO DIAGNOSTICS SUGGESTED TWO SEPARATE PROBLEMS, WORN OUT BALANCE SHAFT AND ISSUES WITH THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT. CAR IS SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION AND OCCASIONALLY WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF, AND THEN THE COMPUTER RESETS. ...

Mileage: 77,015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND CAM SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ...

Mileage: 29,000

RECEIVED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTICE. TOOK C-230 (2006) TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE INDICATED A WORN TIMING GEAR PROBLEM AND WOULD REQUIRE MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. THE COST ESTIMATE WAS $4000 TO $5000 TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND DETERMINE IF THE GEAR WAS WORN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PERFORM...

Mileage: 85,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT (REAR-ENDED) ON DEC 21ST 2010. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING PUSHED IN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE (TRUCK) IN FONT OF ME. THE RESULTING CRASH PRODUCED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE CAR TOTALING 15K. I NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS LIT UP WITH WARNING SI...

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A SLIGHT JERKING MOTION BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RE...

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2006 MERCEDES C230 WITH A BALANCE SHAFT GEAR PROBLEM. THE GEARS ARE RETARDING AND THE PROBLEM WILL CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST MERCEDES BENZ FOR THE BALANCE SHAFT GEAR FAILURE. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED FOR ALL 2006 BALANCE SHAFT GEARS ON ALL MERCEDE...

Mileage: 60,000

2006 MERCEDES C230 HAS A DEFECTIVE BALANCE SHAFT GEAR INSIDE ENGINE WHICH DRIVES THE TIMING CHAIN. MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS THAT THE MATERIALS USED WERE INSUFFICIENTLY HARDENED, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND POSSIBLE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING , THERE...

Mileage: 42,000

AT THE END OF JAN 2011, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 C230 MERCEDES ' BENZ. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION ON FEB 1, 2011. THE INSPECTION DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A BALANCE SHAFT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58,705 MILES ON IT AND WARRANTY EXPIRED ON IT AT 50,...

Mileage: 58,705

AT THE END OF JAN 2011, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 C230 MERCEDES ' BENZ. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION ON FEB 1, 2011. THE INSPECTION DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A BALANCE SHAFT. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 58,705 MILES ON IT AND WARRANTY EXPIRED ON IT AT 50,...

Mileage: 58,705

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS 230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE RED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS SPINNING FREE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR T...

Mileage: 57,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON IN MY 2006 C230 MERCEDES (CURRENT MILEAGE 57,000) SINCE SEPT 2010. I LATER CONFIRMED IT'S THE PROBLEM IN THE BALANCE SHAFT, WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACT ON THE ACCELERATION AND FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPED RUNNING FEW TIMES IN MY COMMUTE TO WORK IN A FREEWAY. ...

Mileage: 54,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 51K MILES, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ON C230 MERCEDES. THE BALANCE SHAFT IS BROKEN. NO HELP WITH MERCEDES ON THIS $3000 REPAIR. *LN

Mileage: 51,000

WE OWN A MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BALANCE SHAFT ERROR. IT TURNS OUT THE BALANCE SHAFT IS BROKEN. THE PART COST ONLY ABOUT $400. BUT SINCE REPLACING IT REQUIRES PULLING OUT AND TAKING A PART THE ENGINE, THE REPAIR IS...

Mileage: 51,000

MY C230 2006 CAR HAS A ENGINE NOISE AND THATS SO LOUD. PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT THIS NOISE . I THINK THAT IS NEED TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230 68K MILES. ERROR MESSAGE STATES "SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. DRIVE TO WORKSHOP". I AM TOLD THAT MY ENTIRE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. REPAIR COSTS AROUND $700 TO FIX AND I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTRA $700 LAYING AROUND RIGHT NO...

Mileage: 68,000

THE FAILURE IN THIS CASE IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT ON A 2006 C230 MERCEDES BENZ WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE READ THAT MANY OF THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AND THE REASON FOR FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SHAFT NOT HAVING PROPER HARDENING. I'VE ALSO READ THE MERCEDES BENZ IS A...

Mileage: 97,500

THE FAILURE IN THIS CASE IS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT ON A 2006 C230 MERCEDES BENZ WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. I'VE READ THAT MANY OF THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AND THE REASON FOR FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE SHAFT NOT HAVING PROPER HARDENING. I'VE ALSO READ THE MERCEDES BENZ IS A...

Mileage: 97,500

2006 C230 MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN LOWER GEARS AND IT WOULD ALSO SHIFT HARD. ALSO, THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL. *JB

2006 C230 MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN LOWER GEARS AND IT WOULD ALSO SHIFT HARD. ALSO, THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL. *JB

1. VEHICLE TAKES TO MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP ON 8/31/07 FOR SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. SEAT BELT SELF-ARRESTING. MERCEDES BENZ INSPECTS AND DETERMINES "SEAT BELT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY". 2. VEHICLE IN A REAR COLLISION ON 9/25/07 AND SEAT BELTS DO NOT ARREST. DRIVER (SELF) HITS THE STEERING WHEEL AT RIG...

Mileage: 24,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSECTION AT 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED DIRECTLY INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ...

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSECTION AT 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED DIRECTLY INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ...

Mileage: 51,000

FEW MILES DRIVEN AND A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE WINDSHIELD DO NOT ALLOW TO DRIVE WITH NECESSARY SERENITY. AFTER 5 INTERVENTION ON THE CAR FINALLY THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM, REPLACING 3 TIMES THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER THE WINDSHIELD, ONE TIME COMPLETELY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. NOW THAT THE WINTER ...

Mileage: 2,000

"CHROME" COATINGS ON GEARSHIFT AND MISCELLANEOUS INTERIOR TRIM IS PRONE TO SHREDDING APART, RESULTING IN SHARP METALLIC SHARDS THAT CAN BECOME LODGED BENEATH THE SKIN. *JB