2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 Problems & Recalls

Vehicle inspection by independent service center indicated that a new rear frame was necessary. This was the second communication to nhtsa on this issue. This automobile (2009 c300) is inoperable due to this Mercedes rear frame defect .

The problem is that the steering wheel locking mechanism has failed. The vehicle could not be started or driven. It required a flatbed tow to an authorized Mercedes repair facility. It was diagnosed as the steering mechanism, requiring replacement. The cost for this repair is $1400.00. I research...

While driving the car on [XXX] at 9pm on sunday, [XXX] in lane two during a heavy rain a audible clicking noise came from the drivers side front of the dash instrument cluster area and all of the lights on the car simultaneously turned off without ever touching the light switch i was unable to see...

Check Right Tail and Brake Lamps warning light will not go off for months. They are working fine but the light won't go off. Googling on MB World, it shows Mercedes is aware of this problem and a recall is needed to get it corrected being safety issue with warning lights not working properly. See al...

Check Right Tail and Brake Lamps warning light will not go off for months. They are working fine but the light won't go off. Googling on MB World, it shows Mercedes is aware of this problem and a recall is needed to get it corrected being safety issue with warning lights not working properly. See al...

Check Right Tail and Brake Lamps warning light will not go off for months. They are working fine but the light won't go off. Googling on MB World, it shows Mercedes is aware of this problem and a recall is needed to get it corrected being safety issue with warning lights not working properly. See al...

Went to the Mercedes dealership service department to replace the rear subframe that suddenly broke while I was driving due to extreme rust/corrosion. The dealership stated that it was being covered under the extended warranty due to the recall related to the rust/corrosion issue with the subframe....

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the rear end of the vehicle would fishtail and become extremely unstable while driving over a bump in the road or while turning. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the subframe was severely...

Mileage: 201,000

I drove my car to get lunch. Came back out to go back to work and the car would not start. Would not even turn over. My Radio did not turn on and I couldn't even roll my windows back up. Luckily they were only cracked open a small amount. My steering wheel cannot be turned, it's locked in it's ...

I drove my car to get lunch. Came back out to go back to work and the car would not start. Would not even turn over. My Radio did not turn on and I couldn't even roll my windows back up. Luckily they were only cracked open a small amount. My steering wheel cannot be turned, it's locked in it's ...

I drove my car to get lunch. Came back out to go back to work and the car would not start. Would not even turn over. My Radio did not turn on and I couldn't even roll my windows back up. Luckily they were only cracked open a small amount. My steering wheel cannot be turned, it's locked in it's ...

Headlight harness on drivers and passenger side is melting and my lights are flickering. I was advised to night drive my vehicle at night, because it could start an electrical fire. This is caused by heat from the lights.

Headlight harness on drivers and passenger side is melting and my lights are flickering. I was advised to night drive my vehicle at night, because it could start an electrical fire. This is caused by heat from the lights.

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving and activating the turn signals, the taillights were inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated while driving and depressing the brake pedal to come to a stop, the brake lights were significantly dimmed except for the thi...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving and activating the turn signals, the taillights were inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated while driving and depressing the brake pedal to come to a stop, the brake lights were significantly dimmed except for the thi...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving and activating the turn signals, the taillights were inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated while driving and depressing the brake pedal to come to a stop, the brake lights were significantly dimmed except for the thi...

The entire rear subframe of any W205 body model including but not limited to the C class from 2009-2014, CL class, SL, class ETC. suffers admittedly from MB USA, premature rust, deterioration etc. there is an active recall for these same models in Canada and all of Europe but not the USA. My garage ...

The entire rear subframe of any W205 body model including but not limited to the C class from 2009-2014, CL class, SL, class ETC. suffers admittedly from MB USA, premature rust, deterioration etc. there is an active recall for these same models in Canada and all of Europe but not the USA. My garage ...

The entire rear subframe of any W205 body model including but not limited to the C class from 2009-2014, CL class, SL, class ETC. suffers admittedly from MB USA, premature rust, deterioration etc. there is an active recall for these same models in Canada and all of Europe but not the USA. My garage ...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "SRS System Requires Service" was displayed. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the vapor canist...

Mileage: 99,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "SRS System Requires Service" was displayed. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the vapor canist...

Mileage: 99,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "SRS System Requires Service" was displayed. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the vapor canist...

Mileage: 99,000

After noticing brake fluid leaking I took my car to a local automotive shop and when he raised it to checkout the break line when he found the leak from the rust . he noticed a more serious problem that the subframe was rusted out on each side. He told me to contact Mercedes immediately because the ...

Last week just before Thanksgiving my car of 134,000 miles wouldn't start. Had it towed to my mechanic only to find out like so many others that the Electronic Steering Module(ESL) is 1,500.00 defective. Yet with this being a common issue there is no recall. guess I'm going to a Toyota.

As I was driving from work, I noticed that when I started using the brakes I starting hearing a metal sound coming from the back, the day after I looked down and realized a whole part from the sub frame was completely broken and the part is corroded.

The caption and case number is Sowa et al v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al., [XXX] MBUSA has extended the warranty on the rear subframe of several vehicles. The link to this in on your website: [XXX] One the last page of the PDF file on your website it states: When will customer letters be mailed ...

The caption and case number is Sowa et al v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC et al., [XXX] MBUSA has extended the warranty on the rear subframe of several vehicles. The link to this in on your website: [XXX] One the last page of the PDF file on your website it states: When will customer letters be mailed ...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, she became aware that the coolant level was low. The contact added coolant to the reservoir. The contact stated that the coolant reservoir burst open. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechani...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, she became aware that the coolant level was low. The contact added coolant to the reservoir. The contact stated that the coolant reservoir burst open. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechani...

Was told by a mechanic that there is a safety recall for sub frames on Mercedes vehicles. After an inspection the mechanic noted that it was suggested to replace due to a recall on the c-class models. After looking up the VIN it suggested that a 2009 does not have a recall - same sub frame issue.

Was told by a mechanic that there is a safety recall for sub frames on Mercedes vehicles. After an inspection the mechanic noted that it was suggested to replace due to a recall on the c-class models. After looking up the VIN it suggested that a 2009 does not have a recall - same sub frame issue.

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that the coolant warning light was frequently illuminated due to low coolant. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the engine hose and other engine parts were replaced. Despite the repair, the coolant light returned soo...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that the coolant warning light was frequently illuminated due to low coolant. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the engine hose and other engine parts were replaced. Despite the repair, the coolant light returned soo...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that the coolant warning light was frequently illuminated due to low coolant. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the engine hose and other engine parts were replaced. Despite the repair, the coolant light returned soo...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the instrument cluster started flickering and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the power steering and brakes were operable. The contact pulled off the highway and shifted the vehicle into p...

Mileage: 119,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the instrument cluster started flickering and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the power steering and brakes were operable. The contact pulled off the highway and shifted the vehicle into p...

Mileage: 119,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the instrument cluster started flickering and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the power steering and brakes were operable. The contact pulled off the highway and shifted the vehicle into p...

Mileage: 119,000

i was driving in the highway 50 mph and i was braking and my car slipped in the other line of the highway and almost had and accident !!!! and cars switched off when driving almost had incident!!!! i saw that many people have the say problem like me about rusted component please do something becau...

i was driving in the highway 50 mph and i was braking and my car slipped in the other line of the highway and almost had and accident !!!! and cars switched off when driving almost had incident!!!! i saw that many people have the say problem like me about rusted component please do something becau...

i was driving in the highway 50 mph and i was braking and my car slipped in the other line of the highway and almost had and accident !!!! and cars switched off when driving almost had incident!!!! i saw that many people have the say problem like me about rusted component please do something becau...

This car I have owned since brand new and I am the original owner. This car has never been used in winter despite I live in New York and always has been maintained in very good condition however, this car has developed noises from the rear when driven. I took the car to my trusted mechanic and he fo...

While driving and when parked the headlights flicker on and off. I have no headlights while driving at night, during adverse weather conditions and during dawn hours. I could crash into other drivers, or they could crash into me because they can’t see me. When a parking bulb blows it fuses and m...

While driving and when parked the headlights flicker on and off. I have no headlights while driving at night, during adverse weather conditions and during dawn hours. I could crash into other drivers, or they could crash into me because they can’t see me. When a parking bulb blows it fuses and m...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would sway from side to side as an abnormal clonking noise would emit from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they discovered that the subframe...

Mileage: 94,200

The brake lines and subframe were completely rusted and the vehicle was unsafe to drive. Dealer confirmed at regular service appointment. I have documentation and competed all regular maintenance. Dealer would not cover costs for what appears to be a major defect. I had another shop replace the brak...

The brake lines and subframe were completely rusted and the vehicle was unsafe to drive. Dealer confirmed at regular service appointment. I have documentation and competed all regular maintenance. Dealer would not cover costs for what appears to be a major defect. I had another shop replace the brak...

Authorized Mercedes Benz dealership in Ann Arbor, MI advised replacing tires, valve stems and other items. I dropped off the car at the dealership for the work. During Alignment they found right rear out of spec due to subframe rusted out. They said rear subframe replacement is needed. This is a ver...

Authorized Mercedes Benz dealership in Ann Arbor, MI advised replacing tires, valve stems and other items. I dropped off the car at the dealership for the work. During Alignment they found right rear out of spec due to subframe rusted out. They said rear subframe replacement is needed. This is a ver...

At a recent VA state inspection the mechanic noted that the "rear sub-frame rusted and rear coil springs bottoms are weak." This becomes a potential suspension issue and the sub-frame should not be rusting out so quickly. Additionally, when researching online it seems prohibitively expensive to re...

The stability control is off in the rear. No warning lights or noise. Other models of this same year make and model have been recalled for something having to do with this. Please help me our family can’t afford this rn. We have a beautiful 1 year old that needs rides to dr apt

I bought this car for my 18 year old son based on Mercedes reputation for safety and longevity, only to discover that Mercedes has a widely acknowledged issue with rotted sub-frames -- it's a serious safety issue and recalled in other countries. My son was was driving on the highway and the tire ex...

I bought this car for my 18 year old son based on Mercedes reputation for safety and longevity, only to discover that Mercedes has a widely acknowledged issue with rotted sub-frames -- it's a serious safety issue and recalled in other countries. My son was was driving on the highway and the tire ex...

I bought this car for my 18 year old son based on Mercedes reputation for safety and longevity, only to discover that Mercedes has a widely acknowledged issue with rotted sub-frames -- it's a serious safety issue and recalled in other countries. My son was was driving on the highway and the tire ex...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the connector for the rear taillights was melted into the bulk assembly mount and needed to be...

Mileage: 93,000

rear subframe rotted away and car wouldnt move

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle swayed on the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear subframe was corroded and needed to be replaced. The mechanic con...

Mileage: 70,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle swayed on the roadway. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear subframe was corroded and needed to be replaced. The mechanic con...

Mileage: 70,000

Rear subframe corrosion discovered by Mercedes Benz Service.105,000 miles on the vehicle. Presents a safety hazard, possible loss of control the vehicle. Frames rots from the inside out, which leads to discovery after vehicle performance and safety is compromised.

Rear subframe corrosion discovered by Mercedes Benz Service.105,000 miles on the vehicle. Presents a safety hazard, possible loss of control the vehicle. Frames rots from the inside out, which leads to discovery after vehicle performance and safety is compromised.

Suspension Cross-Member - Mercedes-Benz (204-350-01-41) Driving regularly suddenly fill like the rear passenger side tire moved unevenly, then went to the tire shop, and when they take out the tire see how the rear frame was rusted and broken in a straight line exactly in the middle of the tire hole...

Suspension Cross-Member - Mercedes-Benz (204-350-01-41) Driving regularly suddenly fill like the rear passenger side tire moved unevenly, then went to the tire shop, and when they take out the tire see how the rear frame was rusted and broken in a straight line exactly in the middle of the tire hole...

Suspension Cross-Member - Mercedes-Benz (204-350-01-41) Driving regularly suddenly fill like the rear passenger side tire moved unevenly, then went to the tire shop, and when they take out the tire see how the rear frame was rusted and broken in a straight line exactly in the middle of the tire hole...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch and the steering lock had failed and needed to be replaced. The local dealer was no...

Mileage: 175,000

Steering Wheel locked due to ESL Module's motor failure making the car won't turn on, not drivable. Stuck, stranded.

Rear Subframe gets rusted and breaks is an issue with most of mercedes c300 to the point the part is back order in USA and Germany its a safety issue and there should be a recall for it when I called mercedes benz they told me they get at least 3 to 4 calls a day about that issue and people can't fi...

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOISTURE CAUSED CORROSION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 22V315. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THE ...

I took my vehicle to the Mercedes dealer for inspection on 7/13/22. It passed inspection, but I was told that the brake lines were very corroded and they recommended replacement before driving. Their cost to repair was $2825. I only have 54,000 miles on the vehicle. I checked on the internet to s...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, he heard an abnormal clunking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road. After looking under the vehicle, the contact noticed that the subframe located next to the gas tan...

Mileage: 190,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, he heard an abnormal clunking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road. After looking under the vehicle, the contact noticed that the subframe located next to the gas tan...

Mileage: 190,000

My spouse was driving approx 40MPH. Traffic light turned amber so she applied the brakes, at that point the vehicle pulled violently to the left into on coming traffic and at the same time the vehicle rear end was fish tailing out of control.Our mechanc inspected the vehicle and discovered the rear ...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that she had experienced several electrical failures with the vehicle including the power seat and power windows, the parking brake, the exterior lighting, and the air bag warning lights. The contact also stated that the vehicle would lo...

Mileage: 120,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that she had experienced several electrical failures with the vehicle including the power seat and power windows, the parking brake, the exterior lighting, and the air bag warning lights. The contact also stated that the vehicle would lo...

Mileage: 120,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that she had experienced several electrical failures with the vehicle including the power seat and power windows, the parking brake, the exterior lighting, and the air bag warning lights. The contact also stated that the vehicle would lo...

Mileage: 120,000

Take my car to the dealer and told me my rear subframe is rusted out and is dangerous to drive. Total cost replace they said around $5800 . Why there isn’t recall for the problem in the USA ? I find out there is one in Canada and Germany for this car. What I’m supposed to do with the car? Take i...

Take my car to the dealer and told me my rear subframe is rusted out and is dangerous to drive. Total cost replace they said around $5800 . Why there isn’t recall for the problem in the USA ? I find out there is one in Canada and Germany for this car. What I’m supposed to do with the car? Take i...

Rear subframe rusted through near connection with control arm. This left the rear wheel connected to the rest of the car only through an axle and sway bar. This is a very common issue on these vehicles, and was remedied through the replacement of the subframe.

K frame and sub frame deteriorates. There is a recall in Canada.

I noticed my right tail light has completely went out and related damage to the brown wire connected to the entire casing. Per recall campaign: 2014050001; NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 14V177, "Oxidation on the ground pin connector for the rear tail lamps of subject vehicles can result in a dimming of the t...

The contact's son owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for servicing, he was informed that the subframe was severely rusted. The contact stated that his son then informed him that while he was driving approximately 50 MPH and depressing the brake p...

Mileage: 87,000

The contact's son owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for servicing, he was informed that the subframe was severely rusted. The contact stated that his son then informed him that while he was driving approximately 50 MPH and depressing the brake p...

Mileage: 87,000

My 2009 Mercedes Benz C300 4 Matic sedan fishtails at the rear end when I apply the brakes. I’ve owned the car for 8 years. Prior to this happening, I took it to the Mercedes Benz Dealership Repair shop, it was fully inspected on a hoist and fully gone through from bumper to bumper. May 6, 2021, ...

the rear subframe @lower control arms right side rust on bracket when put break on the car go to right and make noise!!! the car just have 83.000 miles!! this have re call or not?we d'ont know untill seaching on web side findown couple owner C300 have problem said some

Mileage: 83,000

the rear subframe @lower control arms right side rust on bracket when put break on the car go to right and make noise!!! the car just have 83.000 miles!! this have re call or not?we d'ont know untill seaching on web side findown couple owner C300 have problem said some

Mileage: 83,000

I am 80 years old, and disabled. Gave this car to my son, (age 53). Within a month, he experienced a potential LIFE THREATENING incident with the car. While driving, the car became very unstable and steering was almost impossible. The car was towed to A-1 Auto Repair in Pitman, New Jersey for analys...

I am 80 years old, and disabled. Gave this car to my son, (age 53). Within a month, he experienced a potential LIFE THREATENING incident with the car. While driving, the car became very unstable and steering was almost impossible. The car was towed to A-1 Auto Repair in Pitman, New Jersey for analys...

Front Right SRS Malfunction Service Required

2009 C300 at 120k miles car won’t start. Dashboard indicates “remove key from ignition” key was not in ignition, had car towed to the dealership, they said car needs a new steering lock and ignition switch due to malfunction. Total cost $1923. Thankfully car was not in motion when this happene...

Steering lock malfunction and unable to start car. Vehicle has completely shut down.

Steering lock malfunction and unable to start car. Vehicle has completely shut down.

Brought in vehicle for problem when braking, car would pull to one side. Repair shop said rear sub assembly was rusted and they were aware of others like my vehicle with the same problem. Looked up some Mercedes Benz forums online and discovered many of the same problems with the C300 model (2008 an...

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the driver’s side rear tire inverted into the wheel well due to excessive corrosion. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where he confirmed the failure and informed him that the...

Mileage: 130,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the driver’s side rear tire inverted into the wheel well due to excessive corrosion. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where he confirmed the failure and informed him that the...

Mileage: 130,000

I think I’m a victim of odometer fraud

electrical ignition switch and electronic steering lock the component malfunctioned with no symptoms. i got stranded for 5 hours past midnight car has been inspected by a shop and Mb dealer no warning lights and no symptoms

electrical ignition switch and electronic steering lock the component malfunctioned with no symptoms. i got stranded for 5 hours past midnight car has been inspected by a shop and Mb dealer no warning lights and no symptoms

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 60-70 mph, the vehicle started shuddering and lost stability. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that as she disengaged the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stopped shuddering. The vehi...

Mileage: 120,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 60-70 mph, the vehicle started shuddering and lost stability. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that as she disengaged the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stopped shuddering. The vehi...

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR FELT UN-STABLE/UN-SAFE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT THOSE SPEEDS CAR FELT EVEN MORE UN-STABLE/UN-SAFE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND FOUND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM BROKEN OFF. 2 WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM IS ALSO BROKEN OFF. IT APPEARS THE ...

Mileage: 139,200

Rear Sub-frame corrosion required a complete replacement of component to pass PA Inspection - car had about 63,000 miles and has been garage kept (and barely driven in Winter) since I purchased it as a certified pre-owned vehicle from the dealer (6 months old with less than 6,000 miles on it). MB...

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? One day my car did not crank or start. Had it towed to dealer and they seemed to be familiar with everything they needed to order to fix it without blinking. How was your safety or the safety of other...

Rear passenger tail light housing melted together the connector/ harness to the housing. Limiting the power to the light bulbs and or blowing them before they should be burnt out or not working at all periodically. Effectively limiting the safety of having the brake light or parking lights or even t...

passenger right rear subframe broke and full of rust

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, she became aware that the vehicle was leaking fuel. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel tank needed t...

Mileage: 120,000

The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, she became aware that the vehicle was leaking fuel. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel tank needed t...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AT A LITTLE OVER 50 MPH, WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST NECK RESTRAINT SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. I FELT LIKE I WAS PUNCHED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I DROVE IT TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS COMMON ...

Mileage: 184,000

REAR SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY RUSTING, CREATING SAFETY ISSUE. DISCOVERED 04-22=2021

Mileage: 115,000

REAR SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY RUSTING, CREATING SAFETY ISSUE. DISCOVERED 04-22=2021

Mileage: 115,000

REAR SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY RUSTING, CREATING SAFETY ISSUE. DISCOVERED 04-22=2021

Mileage: 115,000

MY VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY GIVES ME WARNING/ALERT MESSAGES OF HEADLIGHT/SIGNAL/PARKING LAMP ISSUES. UPON INSPECTION AND TAKEN TO CERTIFIED, RELIABLE MERCEDES REPAIR SHOPS, LIGHTS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONING, YET ALERTS CONTINUE ON MY DISPLAY/DASH. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) HAS FAIL...

Mileage: 95,000

MY VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY GIVES ME WARNING/ALERT MESSAGES OF HEADLIGHT/SIGNAL/PARKING LAMP ISSUES. UPON INSPECTION AND TAKEN TO CERTIFIED, RELIABLE MERCEDES REPAIR SHOPS, LIGHTS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONING, YET ALERTS CONTINUE ON MY DISPLAY/DASH. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) HAS FAIL...

Mileage: 95,000

MY VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY GIVES ME WARNING/ALERT MESSAGES OF HEADLIGHT/SIGNAL/PARKING LAMP ISSUES. UPON INSPECTION AND TAKEN TO CERTIFIED, RELIABLE MERCEDES REPAIR SHOPS, LIGHTS ARE FULLY FUNCTIONING, YET ALERTS CONTINUE ON MY DISPLAY/DASH. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) HAS FAIL...

Mileage: 95,000

IM THE OWNER OF A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 4MATIC SPORT, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2019. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 128,000 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND AFTER HEARING SOME CLUNKING NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING, THEY DISCOVERED RUST, CORROSION, AND CRACKIN...

Mileage: 128,430

REAR SUB FRAME CRACKED - CAUSING VEHICLE SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

Mileage: 119,500

I BOUGHT MY CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, WITH 95K MILES, AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE AT THE REAR PART, AND A LOSS OF BALANCE DURING THE ACCELERATION. AFTER DIAGNOSING IT WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AS IT IS COMPLET...

I BOUGHT MY CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, WITH 95K MILES, AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE AT THE REAR PART, AND A LOSS OF BALANCE DURING THE ACCELERATION. AFTER DIAGNOSING IT WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AS IT IS COMPLET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME BRACKET WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND INSPECTED WH...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME BRACKET WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND INSPECTED WH...

Mileage: 77,000

THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS THE CAR DOES NOT START AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT COME ON, IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, IT WONT START AT ALL HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MERCEDES

Mileage: 103,000

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 4MATIC SPORT, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2012 FROM A MERCEDES DEALER. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 60,400 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND AFTER HEARING SOME CLUNKING NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING, THEY DISCOVERED RUST,...

Mileage: 60,422

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 4MATIC SPORT, WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2012 FROM A MERCEDES DEALER. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 60,400 MILES. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND AFTER HEARING SOME CLUNKING NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING, THEY DISCOVERED RUST,...

Mileage: 60,422

CAR WAS PARKED BY SIDE WALK NEXT TO MY HOUSE. INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT. THE CAR DID NOT START, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. NO LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON TRUCK BED SINCE IT'S REAR-WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER TOLD ME IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLIN...

Mileage: 55,000

CAR WAS PARKED BY SIDE WALK NEXT TO MY HOUSE. INSERTED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED IT. THE CAR DID NOT START, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. NO LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON TRUCK BED SINCE IT'S REAR-WHEEL DRIVE. DEALER TOLD ME IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLIN...

Mileage: 55,000

MY EIS/ESL WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. IT'S A COMMON ISSUE FOR MERCEDES AND IT PLAGUES EVERY MERCEDES. IT'S A SAFETY HARZARD AND HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. MERCEDES ALSO CHARGES $1500 OUT OF WARRANTY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IT'S A COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO NOT BE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF MARIETTA (810 COBB PARKWAY, MARIETTA GA 30060, (770) 783-5171) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC LOCA...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO NOT BE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF MARIETTA (810 COBB PARKWAY, MARIETTA GA 30060, (770) 783-5171) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC LOCA...

Mileage: 140,000

MY REAR SUBFRAME IS DROPPED MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON MY SUSPENSION IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF MY SUSPENSION MY REAR SUBFRAME HAD DROPPED AND MY LIGHT WARNING FOR MY LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON

Mileage: 191,000

MY REAR SUBFRAME IS DROPPED MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON MY SUSPENSION IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF MY SUSPENSION MY REAR SUBFRAME HAD DROPPED AND MY LIGHT WARNING FOR MY LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON

Mileage: 191,000

MY REAR SUBFRAME IS DROPPED MY AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON MY SUSPENSION IS TERRIBLE BECAUSE OF MY SUSPENSION MY REAR SUBFRAME HAD DROPPED AND MY LIGHT WARNING FOR MY LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON

Mileage: 191,000

BOUGHT C300 2009 4 MATIC SEP. 2017 USED FROM A DEALER. CARFAX INDICATES GETTING SCHEDULED SERVICE FROM DEALER AND IT DOES NOT SHOW PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT HAS NOW 90K MILEAGE. LATELY, I STARTED HEARING SOME NOISE AT THE BACK WHENEVER I HIT A SMALL BUMP, SO I DECIDED TO BRING IT TO THE MERCEDES-B...

Mileage: 90,000

MY REAR SUB FRAME IS BROKEN DUE TO RUST ON MY 2009 MERCEDES C300. IT WAS CAUSING MAJOR WIGGLE WHILE BREAKING AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROTORS. THE CAR HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN STORED DRY IN MY GARAGE. UPON LOOKING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH NUMBERS MERCEDES...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A MESSAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPEN...

Mileage: 70,000

EIS STEERING LOCK BATTERY FAIL. $12 BATTERY DIES AND EIS STAYS IN LOCK POSITION KEY DOESN'T RESPOND TO IGNITION SWITCH OR CAR UNLOCKING DOORS.

EIS STEERING LOCK BATTERY FAIL. $12 BATTERY DIES AND EIS STAYS IN LOCK POSITION KEY DOESN'T RESPOND TO IGNITION SWITCH OR CAR UNLOCKING DOORS.

EIS STEERING LOCK BATTERY FAIL. $12 BATTERY DIES AND EIS STAYS IN LOCK POSITION KEY DOESN'T RESPOND TO IGNITION SWITCH OR CAR UNLOCKING DOORS.

MY CAR EVERY SO OFTEN WON?T START BATTERY IS GOOD STARTER IS GOOD JUST DOES NOTHING HAPPENED OVER 10X HAD IT TOWED TO 5 MECHANICS SHOPS AND MERCEDES CAN?T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER A DAY MAYBE TWO SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 THE CAR WILL JUST START UP ON ITS OWN AND THEN A FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS WE GO THR...

Mileage: 85,000

MY CAR EVERY SO OFTEN WON?T START BATTERY IS GOOD STARTER IS GOOD JUST DOES NOTHING HAPPENED OVER 10X HAD IT TOWED TO 5 MECHANICS SHOPS AND MERCEDES CAN?T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER A DAY MAYBE TWO SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 THE CAR WILL JUST START UP ON ITS OWN AND THEN A FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS WE GO THR...

Mileage: 85,000

MY CAR EVERY SO OFTEN WON?T START BATTERY IS GOOD STARTER IS GOOD JUST DOES NOTHING HAPPENED OVER 10X HAD IT TOWED TO 5 MECHANICS SHOPS AND MERCEDES CAN?T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BECAUSE AFTER A DAY MAYBE TWO SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 THE CAR WILL JUST START UP ON ITS OWN AND THEN A FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS WE GO THR...

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009 AND OVER THE YEARS I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LEFT AND RIGHT AT THE COST OF $800.00 EACH. I WAS TOLD THAT A BULB BLEW FUSING THE WIRES TOGETHER RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THE DRIVER SEAT HEAD REST SIMPLY FELL APART.

Mileage: 3,800

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009 AND OVER THE YEARS I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, LEFT AND RIGHT AT THE COST OF $800.00 EACH. I WAS TOLD THAT A BULB BLEW FUSING THE WIRES TOGETHER RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. THE DRIVER SEAT HEAD REST SIMPLY FELL APART.

Mileage: 3,800

TURNED IGNITION KEY TO START VEHICLE. NOTHING HAPPENED. NO CRANKING OR CLICKING. COMPLETE SILENCE. STEERING WHEEL AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WERE BOTH LOCKED INTO POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED EVEN THOUGH IGNITION WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH A DEFECT...

Mileage: 82,000

TURNED IGNITION KEY TO START VEHICLE. NOTHING HAPPENED. NO CRANKING OR CLICKING. COMPLETE SILENCE. STEERING WHEEL AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WERE BOTH LOCKED INTO POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED EVEN THOUGH IGNITION WAS IN THE 'ON' POSITION. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH A DEFECT...

Mileage: 82,000

PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN AFTER BEING INSPECTED. IT SAID TO BE A INTERLOCK SWITCH PROBLEM I'LL HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT TURN ON IT IS SHUT DOWN .

Mileage: 80,000

PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN AFTER BEING INSPECTED. IT SAID TO BE A INTERLOCK SWITCH PROBLEM I'LL HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT TURN ON IT IS SHUT DOWN .

Mileage: 80,000

HEAD REST BOTH ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER FRONT SEATS IMPLODED WITHOUT WARNING, WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS NOT STRUCK BY A VEHICLE AND I DID NOT BACK INTO ANY OBJECT.

Mileage: 82,585

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN SOMEONE SITS ON THE SEAT ALSO PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE W...

Mileage: 78,000

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN SOMEONE SITS ON THE SEAT ALSO PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE W...

Mileage: 78,000

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN SOMEONE SITS ON THE SEAT ALSO PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE W...

Mileage: 78,000

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN SOMEONE SITS ON THE SEAT ALSO PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE W...

Mileage: 78,000

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN SOMEONE SITS ON THE SEAT ALSO PASSENGER SIDE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS TO STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT AND SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE THE W...

Mileage: 78,000

ON MY 2009 MERCEDES C300, THE VEHICLE PULLED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE REPAIR SHOP I USE CHECKED THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND FOUND NO ISSUES. THEY THEN DISCOVERED A REAR SUB-FRAME ISSUE. THE ENTIRE REAR SUB-FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT ON MY 2009 MERCEDES C300.THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 79K ...

Mileage: 78,780

THE REAR SUB FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND DEALER SAID IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE. VERY SURPRISED SUB FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL. MY WIFE AND GRANDKIDS ARE THE MAIN USERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THANK GOD IT WAS IN FOR ITS MAINTENANCE WHEN ISSUE WAS FOUND AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000(AIR BAGS). AFTER HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTHLAKE (...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION OR THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HO...

Mileage: 120,169

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION OR THE STEERING COLUMN CONTROL LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HO...

Mileage: 120,169

MY C300 STRANDED ME IN DEMING, NM. WE HAD LEFT EL PASO HEADING HOME TO PHOENIX. QUICK BIO BREAK IN DEMENT, AND THAT'S WHERE MY C300 WOULDN'T START. THE SHOP IN DEMING SAID THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER IN EL PASO. TURNED OUT MY STEERING COLUMN CONTROL LOCK MODULE NEEDED T...

Mileage: 126,000

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I WAS DRIVING AFTER A OIL CHANGE, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CAR. I WAS SCARED AND SHAKY SO I PULLED OVER COULD SEE ANYTHING BUT I HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THEN I REALIZED THE HEAD REST MINI AIR BAG BLEW UP AND THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEAD REST WAS BURNING. THI...

Mileage: 144,065

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I WAS DRIVING AFTER A OIL CHANGE, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CAR. I WAS SCARED AND SHAKY SO I PULLED OVER COULD SEE ANYTHING BUT I HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THEN I REALIZED THE HEAD REST MINI AIR BAG BLEW UP AND THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEAD REST WAS BURNING. THI...

Mileage: 144,065

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I WAS DRIVING AFTER A OIL CHANGE, I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CAR. I WAS SCARED AND SHAKY SO I PULLED OVER COULD SEE ANYTHING BUT I HEARD A TICKING NOISE. THEN I REALIZED THE HEAD REST MINI AIR BAG BLEW UP AND THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEAD REST WAS BURNING. THI...

Mileage: 144,065

STEERING WHEEL STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. CAR WILL NOT START. LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE HAS SHOWN MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS ISSUES HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. MANY TIMES AT NIGHT WHEN I AM GETTING OFF WORK.

Mileage: 140,000

SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING FAILURE OF REAR SUBFRAME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2009 C300 4MATIC SPORT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT ITS ENTIRE LIFE AND IS NOT IN A HIGH SALT OR SNOW ENVIRONMENT. MY WIFE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR DUE TO THE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTI...

Mileage: 89,000

SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING FAILURE OF REAR SUBFRAME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2009 C300 4MATIC SPORT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT ITS ENTIRE LIFE AND IS NOT IN A HIGH SALT OR SNOW ENVIRONMENT. MY WIFE WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT IN THIS CAR DUE TO THE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTI...

Mileage: 89,000

REAR SUB-FRAME CORROSION ISSUE. STARTING HEARING CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM REAR RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO PULL OR TWIST TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. I INSPECTED THE BRAKES, ALL 4 DISC BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKES LOOKED FINE, NOTICED SUB-FRAME RUST THROUGH. THIS LEVEL OF ...

Mileage: 92,000

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE AND LOCKED CAR. 'THE CAR WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION IN A PARKING LOT.' DID SHOPPING 1/2 HOUR. WHEN I CAME BACK THE CAR DID UNLOCK, BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN TO START THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT, UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING ...

Mileage: 72,311

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SHRAPNEL FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED CUTS TO THE CONTACT'S ARM AND FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 101,000

'TAKATA RECALL ' DRIVE MY 2009 C300 TO STORE EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECTLY . CAME OUT OF STORE CAR DEAD , NOTHING . MERCEDES TECH JUMPED CAR (NOTHING) CHECKED ALL FUSES THEY ARE GREAT . LONG SHORT EIS NEEDS REPLACING . I HAVE READ BLOG AFTER BLOG ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE YET NO RECALL . I AM A FIF...

Mileage: 90,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM ORIGINAL OWNER- NEVER SEEN A MASS WINTER -THE CAR'S REAR END IS SWAYING AND MAKING CLUNKING NOISE- JUST BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A MECHANIC - THE REAR SUB FRAME IS BROKEN IN TWO PARTS- ONE IS NEAR THE GAS TANK- VEHICLE NOT SAVE TO DRIVE- CAR HAS 80.000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS PURCHAS...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PENSKE MERCEDES-BENZ OF WEST COVINA (2010 E GARVEY AVE...

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED THE END OF OCTOBER AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT THE CAR STATES PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DISABLED. ALSO THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK TH...

Mileage: 74,991

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED THE END OF OCTOBER AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT THE CAR STATES PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DISABLED. ALSO THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK TH...

Mileage: 74,991

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED THE END OF OCTOBER AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT THE CAR STATES PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DISABLED. ALSO THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK TH...

Mileage: 74,991

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED THE END OF OCTOBER AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT THE CAR STATES PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DISABLED. ALSO THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK TH...

Mileage: 74,991

THE CAR STOPPED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING PN THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE OF FAULTY ESL UNIT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT US VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL MERCERDES W204.

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH HAVEN (620 WASHINGTON AVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473, (203) 239-1313) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE AIR BAG, "I...

Mileage: 78,446

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF RALEIGH (56...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS), 16V363000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). FLETCHER JONES MOTORCARS OF FREMONT (5760 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT, CA 94538, 510-623-1111) SC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). MERCEDES-BENZ OF WESLEY CHAPEL (2383 WILLOW OAK DR, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL, 813-200-7788) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTAC...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR HAD BEEN RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. SUN MOTOR CARS, INC. (6677 CARLISL...

I OWN A 2009 MERCEDEZ C-300 WHICH HAD A AIRBAG RECALL THIS YEAR. I TOOK IT TO MERCEDEZ BENZ IN LITTLE SILVER, NJ TO GET AIRBAG RECALL ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF ON SEPTEMBER 25TH 2018. MY SON GOT INTO A MOTORVEHICLE ACCIDENT AND THANK GOODNESS HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRBAD DIDN'T DEPLOY AND HE COULD HAVE ...

Mileage: 101,000

THERE IS A SMELL OF EXAUST FUMES OR PERHAPS BURNED OIL IN THE CABIN. AFTER ACCELERATING THE SMELL IS STRONGER. OPENING ROOF OR WINDOWS DOESN'T HELP.CAN ONLY SMELL WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, EXHAUST FUMES WERE DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF SUGAR LAND (281-207-1500, LOCATED AT 15625 SOUTHWEST FWY, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478) TO BE DIAG...

Mileage: 130,000

GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTRED 225/45R17 DEFECTIVE. SEVERAL CRACKS ON SIDEWALL OF ALL 4 TIRES. FRONT TIRES WITH 16,458 MILES AND REAR TIRES AT 25,000 MILES. LF TREAD 8/32 RF 9/32. REAR: 6/32 AND 8/32. I FORWARDED PICTURES TO GOODYEAR AND FILED A COMPLAINT 11/30/2018

Mileage: 113,000

GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTRED 225/45R17 DEFECTIVE. SEVERAL CRACKS ON SIDEWALL OF ALL 4 TIRES. FRONT TIRES WITH 16,458 MILES AND REAR TIRES AT 25,000 MILES. LF TREAD 8/32 RF 9/32. REAR: 6/32 AND 8/32. I FORWARDED PICTURES TO GOODYEAR AND FILED A COMPLAINT 11/30/2018

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT M...

Mileage: 118,599

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, BOTH TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT M...

Mileage: 118,599

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE DEALER KEYES EUROPEAN, LLC, (5400 VAN NUYS BLVD. VAN NUYS, CA 91401, 1-(818) 461-3900) HAD SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT I...

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY MERCEDES C300 HAS DIED. THE SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN, SO I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST MY CAR IS GOING. I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE CAR NOR OIL PRESSURE OR ENGINE TEMPERATURE OR RPMS. THIS SEEMS DANGEROUS TO ME.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 18V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF T...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOUSE OF IMPOR...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V017000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR IN 2014. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF HAGERSTOWN, 1955...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (CAPITA...

ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAILED TO OPERATE AND UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. COMMON PROBLEM WITH W204 CHASSIS AND PERHAPS A SAFETY ISSUE IF VEHICLE FAILS TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED.STATIONARY WHEN FAILED, HAD TO TOW HOME TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR. THEFT SENSITIVE DEVICE SO PARTS CAN'T BE ORDERED FROM OTHER THAN...

Mileage: 84,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (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 REPAIRS...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF BOERNE AT 830-981-6000 (LOCATED AT 31445 INTERSTATE 10 WEST, BOERNE, TX 78006) AND WAS INFORM...

TAKATA INFLATORS. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR MERCEDES-BENZ C300 SINCE JUNE 1,2016.IT HAS BEEN 2 YEARS AND THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH. I WAS ALMOST IN A CAR ACCIDENT TODAY WHERE A IGNORANT DRIVER TEXTING SWERVED INTO MY LANE. I BRAKED IN TIME BUT HE STILL COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT D...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V363000 (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. ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS IN 2016. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MERCEDES-BENZ O...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V017000 (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. RI...

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE APPROXIMATELY 3 THREE YEARS AGO! NO REPLACEMENT YET!? I'VE CONTACTED MERCEDES 4 OR 5 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED! I GUESS MY CAR ISN'T EXPENSIVE ENOUGH! WHAT MORE CAN I DO? I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER!

TAKATA RECALL HAVE BEEN WAITING 2 YEARS AND MERCEDES ALWAYS SAYS THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT...

Mileage: 66,700

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V017000 (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. ...

YOUR REPORTS SAY THAT THE DEALERS HAVE ALL THE PARTS NEEDED. I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ IN CALABASAS AND THEY SAY THAT THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS ARE BEING RELEASED FOR ONLY CERTAIN MODELS AT THIS TIME AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY MODEL AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE IT.

TAKATA RECALL MERCEDES WILL NOT REPLACE AIRBAGS AFTER 2 YEAR WAIT. I AM UNABLE TO SELL MY CAR AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE A LOANER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER (ME...

TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN SINCE 2016 THAT THERE ARE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL SRS FOR MB, WHEN WILL A SOLUTION BECOME AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS. I DO NOT WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN TO ME OR A FAMILY MEMBER BECAUSE OF THE SLOW OR NO RESPONSE IN REMEDYING THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 64

TAKATA RECALL - NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I THINK THEY HAVE HAD AMPLE TIME TO REMEDY THE AIRBAGS THOUGH AND HAVE NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER; THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF HOUSTON GREENWAY, 713-986-6400) WAS CALLED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAIL...

TAKATA RECALL - MY MERCEDES DEALER IS INDICATING THERE IS NO PRODUCT AVAILABLE TO FIX MY CAR. THE PROGRAM ESTIMATES FOR TIMING OF REPLACEMENTS ARE NO LONGER ACCURATE. WHEN WILL MY CAR GET FIXED AND IS MERCEDES ASSUMING ALL SAFETY LIABILITY FOR THEIR SUB CONTRACTOR FAILURE? EVERY DAY THIS CAR IS D...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. 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 (MERCEDES-BENZ OF CHERRY HILL, 2151 NJ-7...

THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES WHICH MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE CAR BRAKES, WHAT HAPPENS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY FOR OLDER, OR DISABLED, CHILDREN TO EXIT? TERRIBLE CAN'T GET OUT OF CAR IN IN AN ACCIDENT? LOOK ON THE INTERNET HOW MANY COMPLAINTS, DEALER SAID IT IS A BAD ENGINEERING DESIGN

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS INFORMED A NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO THAT MY AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP ( MERCEDES OF WALNUT CREEK, WALNUT CREEK, CA.) HAS NOT MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIR.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR TO GET MY AIR BAGS REPLACED AT FORT PIERCE MERCEDES, AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME I HAVE TO WAIT LONGER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND I CANNOT EVEN SELL MY CAR TO BUY A SAFE CAR.

Mileage: 62,000

TAKATA RECALL I AM VERY CONCERNED ON MY COMMUTES TO AND FROM WORK WITH MY C300 VEHICAL. I HAVE ESCALATED AND COMPLAINED TO MERCEDES BENZ CORP IN EARLY 2017 OVER THE REMEDIATION OF MY TAKATA AIRBAGS BEING IN A HUMID AND HOT HIGH RISK ZONE. THEY ONLY RECENTLY 2017 ACKNOWLEDGE THE REMEDIATION ISSUE ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HELMS BROTHER MERCEDES-BENZ IN FLUSHING, NEW YORK REPLACED ALL FOUR TPM SENSORS AND ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WATER ENTERED INTO THE R...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (TPM) INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HELMS BROTHER MERCEDES-BENZ IN FLUSHING, NEW YORK REPLACED ALL FOUR TPM SENSORS AND ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WATER ENTERED INTO THE R...

Mileage: 65,000

2009 MERCEDES-BENZ 300C. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUSTED LEFT SUB FRAME. *LD *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2009 MERCEDES-BENZ 300C. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RUSTED LEFT SUB FRAME. *LD *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PART OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT MODULE WAS REPAIR, HEAD REST UNIT DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AND REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD *TR

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PART OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT MODULE WAS REPAIR, HEAD REST UNIT DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AND REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD *TR

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PART OF THE SRS CONTROL UNIT MODULE WAS REPAIR, HEAD REST UNIT DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AND REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION AS TO WHEN A FIX WILL OCCUR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS IF IN COLLISION IN CALIFORNIA UNTIL A FIX. ...

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION AS TO WHEN A FIX WILL OCCUR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS IF IN COLLISION IN CALIFORNIA UNTIL A FIX. ...

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION AS TO WHEN A FIX WILL OCCUR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THERE SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS IF IN COLLISION IN CALIFORNIA UNTIL A FIX. ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS), 16V363000 (AIR BAGS), AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONA...

ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK(ESL) UNIT FAILS TO UNLOCK STEERING WHEEL FROM A PARKED, OFF POSITION, CAR WILL NOT TRY TO START AND STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. CAR MUST BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. HAD TO REPLACE THE ESL AND HAVE IT RECODED TO WORK WITH THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH.

Mileage: 78,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AT CAR MAX WITH ABOUT 24000 MILES. I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE THE CAR WHEN CAR IS ON. FREQUENT CLICKS ON THE PUMP WHEN FILLING UP FUEL. I NOTICED THIS AROUND 40,000 MILES BUT I KEEP FORGETTING TO HAVE IT CHECK BY THE DEALER. I PASS THE LAST SMOG CHECK THAT IS W...

Mileage: 40,000

2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH THAT IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG FREQUENTLY LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR WON'T START, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *JS

2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH THAT IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG FREQUENTLY LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR WON'T START, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *JS

2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH THAT IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG FREQUENTLY LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR WON'T START, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF WESLEY CHAPEL (2383 WILLOW OAK DR, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS R...

Mileage: 90,425

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT 92,000 MILES. CAR WAS WORKING FINE AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN ONCE PARKED. DASH LIGHTS & RADIO TURNED ON, BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. HORN DID NOT WORK AND GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT WITH KEY TURNED ON START POSITION. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED AND COST $1,400 TO FIX. ASIDE FROM THIS,...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 69,808

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR TH...

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MERCEDES DEALER IN WARWICK, RI SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED BUT THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS "WE'RE WAITING FOR PARTS." THESE AIRBAGS ARE CRITICAL SAFETY ITEMS. IF TAKATA CANNOT KEEP UP WITH DEMAND THEN MERCEDES ITSELF SHOULD MANUFACTURE AND INSTALL THE ...

I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TURN IT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS, NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMES ON EXCEPT FOR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN TRY TO START. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM.

Mileage: 73,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TI...

WITHIN A YEAR AND HALF, EVERY FEW MONTHS, I GET A NOTICE FROM MERCEDES BENZ COMPANY THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON AIRBAG INFLATORS PRIORITY GROUP 4. HOWEVER EVERY TIME THE NOTICE STATES THAT THE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 3 MONTHS, BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. THIS IS JUST BUYING TIME AND MAY BE FULL...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER: BAKER MOTOR MERCEDES- BENZ LOCATED AT 1511 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC 29407 (843) 628-0202. THE PARTS WERE A...

Mileage: 170,000

TAKATA RECALL MERCEDES NOTIFIED US OF THE RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND STILL CLAIMS THAT THEY CAN NOT GET THE PARTS TO REPLACE THEM.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V080000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR TH...

TAKATA RECALL: I WAS INFORMED BY MERCEDES REGARDING RECALL ON DRIVER'S AIRBAG IN APRIL/MAY 2015. I INQUIRED TO CORPORATE IF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS IN JEOPARDY AND WAS TOLD NO. LATER ON, I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE THE PASSENGER ONES WERE NOT GOOD EITHER. HAVE BEEN CALLING THE MERCEDES CO...

TAKATA RECALL - THE DEALER HAS CONTINUED TELL ME IT WOULD ME IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS NOW GOING ON 3 YEARS

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL

I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ CONCERNING THE RECALL AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING IN. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A NATIONAL RECALL AND IT WILL TAKE TIME TO GET THE PARTS IN. HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS RECALL HAS BEEN LINKED TO DEATHS...

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE PARTS DELIVERED THAT WERE NECESSARY TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. UPDATED 12/8/2017*JS *JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR TH...

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT 76K MILES. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT GET OUT OF PARK, STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT UNLOCK AND CAR WILL NOT START. KNOWN TO BE A COMMON ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALL MERCEDES WITH ELECTRONIC IGNITION. MERCEDES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO COURT VIA CLASS ACTION FOR THIS.

Mileage: 76,000

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT 76K MILES. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT GET OUT OF PARK, STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT UNLOCK AND CAR WILL NOT START. KNOWN TO BE A COMMON ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALL MERCEDES WITH ELECTRONIC IGNITION. MERCEDES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO COURT VIA CLASS ACTION FOR THIS.

Mileage: 76,000

RECEIVED AIRBAG DRIVER AND PASSENGER-SIDE RECALLS IN JUNE 2006 AND AUGUST 2016 AND THE ACTION TO REPLACE AIRBAGS IS STILL PENDING. NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT IT TAKES YEARS TO CLOSE OUT A RECALL ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS RISK FOR INJURY OR DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH EXISTING AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE CONNECTING THE TAIL LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MELTED AND CAUSED THE TAIL LIGHT NOT TO WORK. THE TAIL LIGHT, BLINKER, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (MERCEDES-BENZ IN PLANO, TX, 214-4...

TAKATA RECALL. ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED OF RECALL IN 2016. THREE TIMES TOLD REPLACEMENT AIRBAG NOT IN STOCK. DEALERSHIP IS WALTERS, RIVERSIDE, CA. LI BELIEVE I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND. CAN YOU HELP?

TAKATA RECALL. YET TO BE FIXED

TAKATA RECALL - MY DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG SINCE THEY WERE FIRST RECALLED. THEY CANNOT TELL ME WHEN OR IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS AS THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. DUE TO THE RECALL I CANNOT SELL THE CAR AND MY CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE CHANGED WHERE I NO LONGE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF BUCKHEAD, 2799 PIEDMONT RD NE, ATLANT...

09 MERCEDES C300 THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AFTER 80K MILES THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE CAR NEEDS A NEW ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL SO THEY MAKE A RECALL

Mileage: 81,200

MY CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO MERCEDES OF CHANTILLY TWICE AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION AIR BAG LIGHT CONSISTENTLY GOES ON

Mileage: 50

TAKATA RECALL - DEALER STILL HAS NO REMEDY AND TAKING NO ACTION ABOUT THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL LEAVING ME NO OPTION BUT TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL: HAVE CALLED MERCEDES DEALERSHIP 3X IN MY ATTEMPTS TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT OF DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, ONCE AGAIN, I WAS TOLD MERCEDES STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT AND EVERYTHING IS UP IN THE AIR. SEEMS LIKE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS ISN"T A PRIORITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (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 R...

TAKATA RECALL , KEEP CALLING MERCEDES BENZ DEALER TOLD NO PARTS AVAILABLE , AND TO CALL AIR BAG RECALL NUMBER

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF ANAHEIM, 5395 ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE ME...

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED IN 12/15 - AND I AM STILL WAITING.

TAKATA- THE FIRST RECALL LETTER WAS SENT TO ME IN 2016. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING REPLACEMENT OF THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED A LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALER FOR ETA. AS OF TODAY 11/13/2017, NO ETA HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

DECLINE TO REPLACE AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) ONLINE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS....

TAKATA RECALL - I'VE CONTACTED 2 DEALERS AND BOTH WERE UNABLE TO REPLACE MY DEFECTED AIRBAGS

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALMOST 2 YEARS FOR THE LOCAL DEALER TO OBTAIN THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. RECENTLY, THE DEALER CALLED TO SAY THAT THE PARTS FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE, BUT THEN CALLED BACK TO SAY THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY GONE.

TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALER IN MY AREA HAS NOT CONTACTED ME FOR A REPAIR.

TAKATA RECALL - NO FIX BUT KEEP SENDING NOTICES THAT IT WILL CAUSE FATAL INJURIES. MERCEDES KNEW THESE WERE DEFECTIVE AND USED THEM ANYWAY, ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER MANUFACTURERS. THEY SHOULD BE BUYING THESE VEHICLES BACK IF THERE IN NOT AN OPTION TO REPAIR A "SAFE" CAR THAT CAN BE FATAL IF YOUR ...

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER LOEBER MOTORS 3 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PART YET MADE TO REPAIR THE 3 EXISTING RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED ON 02/11/2016, 05/25/2016 AND 01/10/2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (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 RE...

TAKATA RECALL - I'VE BEEN WAITING ALMOST TWO YEARS, NO REPLACEMENT YET AVAILABLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN VERMONT, I SPEND THE WINTERS IN FLORIDA, A HIGH HUMIDITY STATE! THE REPORTS SAY THE HUMIDITY CAN MAKE THE AIR BAG FAIL. I WANT MY AIRBAGS REPL...

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE 3 OPEN RECALLS AND MY DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IS IT SAFE TO KEEP OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH POTENTIALLY FAULTY AIR BAG?

THIS AIRBAG RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS STILL DO NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART. I FEEL UNSAFE AND FRUSTRATED.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE IT WAS ALREADY SALVAGE.

TAKATA RECALL WHEN I PURCHASED VEHICLE IT WAS ALREADY SALVAGE.

TAKATA RECALL - NHSTA RECALL NUMBER 16V081 AND 17V017 AND NHSTA RECALL NUMBER 15V711 REGARDING THE SRS CONTROL MODEL. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES OF THESE 3 VERY DANGEROUS AND URGENT RECALLS. MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR ALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE...

Mileage: 48,000

TAKATA RECALL - NHSTA RECALL NUMBER 16V081 AND 17V017 AND NHSTA RECALL NUMBER 15V711 REGARDING THE SRS CONTROL MODEL. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES OF THESE 3 VERY DANGEROUS AND URGENT RECALLS. MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO THESE RECALLS AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR ALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE...

Mileage: 48,000

TAKATA RECALL

NO CORRECTION

TAKATA RECALL- MERCEDES STATES THEY STILL HAVE NO REPLACEMENT AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICHLE

I HAVE AN AIRBAG DEFECTIVE, I HAVE RECEIVED THE NOTICE BY MAIL TO CHANGE FOR FREE THE AIRBAG BUT EVERY DEALER THAT I HAVE CONTACTED DON'T HAVE RECEIVE ANY PART FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. SO WHAT CAN I DO?

TAKATA RECALL, SINCE AUGUST 2016 WE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET THE AIRBAGS CORRECTED OR REPLACED WITH NO ASSIATANCE. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS, AND OUR SAFETY IS AT RISK.

Mileage: 86,000

TAKATA AIRBAGS NEVER REPLACED. MB ALWAYS STATES PART ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 79,000

TAKATA RECALL . AIRBAG NOT REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER

TAKATA RECALL---STILL DON'T HAVE A FIX FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS. I WAS NOTIFIED OF BOTH IN EARLY 2016.

TAKATA RECALL. DEALERS DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. NOTICE DATES: FEB 2016 AND MAY 2016. RECEIVED NOTICE YESTERDAY TAKATA FILED BANRUPTCY. STILL NO REPLACEMENT.. I AM USING TODAY'S DATE AS INCIDENT DATE AND THE MILES ARE FROM THE DATE OF THE NOTICE

Mileage: 80,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR TH...

CALLED THE DEALER BENZEL BUSCH OF ENGLEWOOD NJ SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL I GET IS "PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET"

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG. I WAS NOTIFIED IN FEB. 2016 THAT. Y CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN 18 MONTHS TO FIX THIS DEADLY RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE HAD A RECALL ON MY PASSENGER AND DOOR AIRBAGS FOR OVER A YEAR WITHOUT A FIX. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS RECALL NOT BEING FIXED PUTS MY FAMILY IN DANGER. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME.

"TAKATA RECALL"

Mileage: 139,000

TAKATA INFLATORS. PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT.

"TAKATA RECALL"

WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY OUR MERCEDES DEALER THAT OUR CAR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS BUT FOR OVER A YEAR THEY HAVE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO HELP. NOW A FEDERAL COURT RULING INFORMS US THAT WE CAN INDEED SCHEDULE A FREE REPAIR BUT MERCEDES STILL SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP....

THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. WHEN THE KEY FOB IS PLACED IN THE IGNITION STATES TO REMOVE THE KEY FOB. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AS MANY OTHERS IN THE MBUSA FORUM ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITHO...

Mileage: 105,400

TAKATA RECALL!! THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT PROVIDE REMEDY FOR MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN WAITING AIRBAG REPLACEMENT FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THE AIRBAG FOR MY CAR WOULD BE REPLACED BY END OF 2017, BUT THEY CANNOT FULFILL THEIR PROMISE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR TH...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF MELBOURNE,...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (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 ...

TAKATA RECALL. TAKATA AND MERCEDES HAVE FAILED TO REPLACE BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER DOZENS OF TIMES TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF A REPLACEMENT TO NO AVAIL.

TAKATA AIRBAG I HAVE BEEN ON THE LIST FOR A VERY IN A HIGH RISK AREA IN FLORIDA. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE GETTING OVERLOOKED AND RECENTLY RECIEVED A TAKATA CHAPTER 11 NOTICE. WHAT CAN WE DO TO EXPEDITE THE AIRBAG REPAIR PROCESS FOR OUR CAR. OUR DELALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY STILL HAVE NO PARTS A...

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED FEW NOTICES FROM MERCEDES BENZ TO CALL THEIR SERVICE DEPT, BUT STILL THEY HAVE NOT ARRANGED THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL. FOR ME THIS IS A HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE BY MERCEDES USA, THAT EVEN AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE CORRECT PARTS FOR T...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES- BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2016. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF N...

CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED IN THE GIANT (LIMERICK, PA) PARKING LOT. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURNED IT, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. DASH READ "REMOVE KEY." I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WENT BAD. FUSE 22 BLEW EVERY TIME WE PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO REPLACE PART.

Mileage: 81,000

CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED IN THE GIANT (LIMERICK, PA) PARKING LOT. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURNED IT, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. DASH READ "REMOVE KEY." I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WENT BAD. FUSE 22 BLEW EVERY TIME WE PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO REPLACE PART.

Mileage: 81,000

CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED IN THE GIANT (LIMERICK, PA) PARKING LOT. I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, TURNED IT, AND NOTHING HAPPENED. DASH READ "REMOVE KEY." I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM WENT BAD. FUSE 22 BLEW EVERY TIME WE PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HAD TO REPLACE PART.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. 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 RECALL, BRAKE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION ABS,ESP,ETS,SRS.ESB,EBR FLASHES ON AND OFF ON MESSAGE CENTER. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE VERY ROUGH AND BUMPY, THEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT TOTALLY LOCKED THANK GOD IWAS ABLE TO TRY AND ROLL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE C...

Mileage: 59,000

TAKATA RECALL, BRAKE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION ABS,ESP,ETS,SRS.ESB,EBR FLASHES ON AND OFF ON MESSAGE CENTER. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE VERY ROUGH AND BUMPY, THEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT TOTALLY LOCKED THANK GOD IWAS ABLE TO TRY AND ROLL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE C...

Mileage: 59,000

TAKATA RECALL, BRAKE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION ABS,ESP,ETS,SRS.ESB,EBR FLASHES ON AND OFF ON MESSAGE CENTER. THEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE VERY ROUGH AND BUMPY, THEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT TOTALLY LOCKED THANK GOD IWAS ABLE TO TRY AND ROLL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE C...

Mileage: 59,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK IN MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 IS NOT UNLOCKING WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. AFTER THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS, THE WHEEL DID EVENTUALLY UNLOCK. I TOOK IT TO MY REPAIRMAN WHO ADVISED I GET A NEW KE...

Mileage: 104,000

CAR WAS DRIVING VERY WELL SUDDENLY FLASHES ON MESSAGE CENTER POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION SRS,ABS,ETS,ESB,EBR ESP IN OPERATIVE AND IT KEEPS FLASHING WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, THEN DISAPPEAR WHEN IGNITION IS OFF, I HAVE NOTICE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THIS SAME ISSUES WITH THIS SAME YEAR, ...

Mileage: 59,000

CAR WAS DRIVING VERY WELL SUDDENLY FLASHES ON MESSAGE CENTER POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION SRS,ABS,ETS,ESB,EBR ESP IN OPERATIVE AND IT KEEPS FLASHING WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, THEN DISAPPEAR WHEN IGNITION IS OFF, I HAVE NOTICE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THIS SAME ISSUES WITH THIS SAME YEAR, ...

Mileage: 59,000

CAR WAS DRIVING VERY WELL SUDDENLY FLASHES ON MESSAGE CENTER POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION SRS,ABS,ETS,ESB,EBR ESP IN OPERATIVE AND IT KEEPS FLASHING WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, THEN DISAPPEAR WHEN IGNITION IS OFF, I HAVE NOTICE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE WITH THIS SAME ISSUES WITH THIS SAME YEAR, ...

Mileage: 59,000

TAKATA RECALL - AIR BAG REPLACEMENT IS UNAVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIRBAGS IN DECEMBER 2015. TO DATE, NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS. THE RISK OF A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG EXPLOSION INCREASES EACH YEAR THAT A REMEDY IS NOT AVAILABLE. 49 USC 30120 REQUIRES THE MANUFACTURE...

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG TWO YEARS AGO FOR THIS CAR. WE HAVE CALLED THE MERCEDES HOT LINE 4 TIMES, LEFT A MESSAGE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH ARE DEALER 8 TIMES WITH AN ANSWER OF: "IT IS FINE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED SO FAR". WE LINE IN MIS...

HEADLIGHT WIRES ARE CORRODED AND MELTED. THIS SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE TAIL LIGHT RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO THAT CAUSED A FIRE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF LONG BEACH, 2300 EAST SPRING STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK AND COLUMN F...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF LONG BEACH, 2300 EAST SPRING STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK AND COLUMN F...

Mileage: 50,000

TAKATA RECALL - IT HAS BEEN 2.5 YEARS AND LESS THAN 40% OF THE RECALLED AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. ONLY IN THE GOVERNMENT IS THAT AN ACCEPTABLE STATISTIC. EVEN WORSE IS EVERY MANUFACTURER DOES NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO OR FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN MY AIRBAG WILL BE REPAIRED. TRY...

Mileage: 11,000

DEAR MERCEDES BENZ USA, FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I AM A PROUD DRIVER OF A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300, I AM EMAILING YOU REGARDING SOME CONCERNS WITH MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES AND RECALLS. I HAVE A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY MERCEDES I'VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING (IM SURE LIKE MANY OTHERS)...

Mileage: 71,400

DEAR MERCEDES BENZ USA, FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I AM A PROUD DRIVER OF A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300, I AM EMAILING YOU REGARDING SOME CONCERNS WITH MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES AND RECALLS. I HAVE A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY MERCEDES I'VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING (IM SURE LIKE MANY OTHERS)...

Mileage: 71,400

DEAR MERCEDES BENZ USA, FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY I AM A PROUD DRIVER OF A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300, I AM EMAILING YOU REGARDING SOME CONCERNS WITH MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES AND RECALLS. I HAVE A RECALL ON AIRBAGS FOR MY MERCEDES I'VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING (IM SURE LIKE MANY OTHERS)...

Mileage: 71,400

TAKATA AIRBAGS AND MERCEDES-BENZ DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THEM. I LIVE IN HOUSTON TEXAS AND IT GETS VERY EXTREMELY HOT IN THE SUMMERTIME AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE HEAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THESE AIRBAGS EXPLODED. MERCEDES-BENZ DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT REPLACING THE AIRBAGS.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIM...

PARKED CAR, WENT INTO STORE, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED CAR, EBR, ABS AND ESP INOPERATIVE MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 94,012

PARKED CAR, WENT INTO STORE, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED CAR, EBR, ABS AND ESP INOPERATIVE MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 94,012

PARKED CAR, WENT INTO STORE, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED CAR, EBR, ABS AND ESP INOPERATIVE MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 94,012

TAKATA RECALL. I NEED TO IMPORT MY VEHICULE TO CANADA ASAP AND THEY WON'T LET ME DO IT WITH A PENDING RECALL ON IT. I'VE BEEN WAITING 16 MONTHS. WHEN WILL THERE BE A REMEDY/FIX?

CAR WILL NOT START AND STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED. POWER TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BUT NO TURNOVER. LOCAL SHOP COULD NOT REPAIR. TOWED TO MERCEDES DEALER. LIKELY LOOKING AT A ~$2,000 REPAIR FOR EIS RELATED PROBLEM. CAR ONLY HAS ~90K. PURCHASES AS CPO AND BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAS ALREADY RUN OU...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS), 16V363000 (AIR BAGS), AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONAB...

TAKATA RECALL - NO PARTS AVAILABLE MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER RECALL!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE DIMLY AND/OR SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T...

Mileage: 186,000

THIS 2009 C300 WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE FL AS A RETIREMENT GIFT FOR 20 YEARS OF NAVAL SERVICE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I NOTICED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING DURING THE DAY. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRONT HEADLIGHT UNITS EACH TIME A BLUBS...

Mileage: 45,000

THIS 2009 C300 WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IN JACKSONVILLE FL AS A RETIREMENT GIFT FOR 20 YEARS OF NAVAL SERVICE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I NOTICED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BLINKING DURING THE DAY. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRONT HEADLIGHT UNITS EACH TIME A BLUBS...

Mileage: 45,000

I WENT TO WORK AND MY VEHICLE WAS JUST FINE. I LEFT FOR LUNCH BREAK STOPPED AT THE GROCCERY STORE AND WENT HOME WHICH IS JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. I PARKED MY VEHICLE WENT INSIDE TO DROP MY GROCERIES OFF AND EAT LUNCH AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO RETURN TO WORK MY CAR WOULD NOT START! I WAS SO PISSED OFF! T...

Mileage: 30,000

SOCKETS FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS ABOVE THE HEADLIGHTS MELTED. KNOWING THAT SOMETHING SIMILAR WAS ADDRESSED WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS, SEEMS TO BE RELATED. THE TAIL LIGHTS MELTED THE CARRIER AND THE CABLES NOW THE SAME IS HAPPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF MB C300 EXPERIENCING A ...

SOCKETS FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS ABOVE THE HEADLIGHTS MELTED. KNOWING THAT SOMETHING SIMILAR WAS ADDRESSED WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS, SEEMS TO BE RELATED. THE TAIL LIGHTS MELTED THE CARRIER AND THE CABLES NOW THE SAME IS HAPPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF MB C300 EXPERIENCING A ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (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. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD UPDATED 04/19/2017*JS

UNABLE TO START THE CAR. ABLE TO OPERATE LIGHTS AND RADIO, BUT NOTHING ELSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF AN ISSUE. BATTERY WAS GOOD. CHECKED ON LINE FOR PROBLEMS WITH STARTING FOR THIS MODEL AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER. CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE AT THE TIME. THIS COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT ANY TIME. UNABLE T...

Mileage: 72,269

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR SRS CONTROL UNIT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD UPDATED 04/12/2017*JS

MY CAR HAS 64,522 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED THAT IT HAS BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

Mileage: 63,500

ELS/EIS SYSYTEM. MY 2009 C300'S IGNITION/STEERING LOCKED UP. NEITHER KEY WILL WORK. CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. HAVE FOUND 100'S OF THE EXACT SAME FAULTY EQUIPMENT COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ONLINE. ( HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2009/MERCEDES/C300/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX ). THIS JUST ONE OF MA...

Mileage: 87,000

THIS VEHICLE HAD A FAILURE UPON START THAT ELIMINATED A NUMBER OF SAFETY FEATURES. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, I RECEIVED THREE ERRORS THAT THE FOLLOWING WERE DISABLED: ELECTRICAL BRAKE (ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL), CRUISE CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. LOSS OF THESE MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRI...

Mileage: 55,000

THIS VEHICLE HAD A FAILURE UPON START THAT ELIMINATED A NUMBER OF SAFETY FEATURES. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, I RECEIVED THREE ERRORS THAT THE FOLLOWING WERE DISABLED: ELECTRICAL BRAKE (ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL), CRUISE CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. LOSS OF THESE MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRI...

Mileage: 55,000

THIS VEHICLE HAD A FAILURE UPON START THAT ELIMINATED A NUMBER OF SAFETY FEATURES. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, I RECEIVED THREE ERRORS THAT THE FOLLOWING WERE DISABLED: ELECTRICAL BRAKE (ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL), CRUISE CONTROL, AND POWER STEERING. LOSS OF THESE MADE THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRI...

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE...

Mileage: 72,076

TAKATA RECALL:I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE MERCEDES BENZ COMPANY TO SEND ME NOTIFICATION FOR MY CAR'S AIRBAG TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE MADE REPEATED CALLS AND NEVER GOT A RESPONSE FROM THEM TELLING ME WHEN I CAN BRING IN MY CAR FOR AN AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND WANT THE AIRBAGS ...

TAKATA RECALL; I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A YEAR TO HAVE MY DEFECTIVE AIR BAG REPLACED AND TO DATE IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF TO ON POSITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT T...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF TO ON POSITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT T...

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF TO ON POSITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT T...

Mileage: 133,000

TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE TWO RECALLS THAT ARE BOTH DANGEROUS AND NOT BEING ADDRESSED. THE FIRST RECALL WAS FEB 2016 AND THE SECOND ONE IN MAY 2016. I KEEP GETTING TOLD THERE IS NOT A FIX READY BUT THER IS A POSSIBLE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. CONSIDERING THE AIRBAGS ARE A " SAFETY ...

Mileage: 36,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V017000 (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 ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V017000 (AIR BAGS) AND 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. ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. 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. THE MANUFA...

ENTERED MY PARKED CAR ON 2.9.2017. BEFORE FULLY STARTING ENGINE, "CHECK-ENGINE" INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD CAME ON. TOOK IN TO DEALERSHIP ON 2.13.2017. WAS TOLD THAT THERMOSTAT HAD CRACKED/FAILED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES, AND THIS IS A MERCEDES-BENZ. HOW COULD SUCH A CRITICAL PART FAIL SO SOON...

Mileage: 55,900

DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR-OPENING LATCH/HANDLE HAS DISENGAGED SO THAT I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR, I MUST OPEN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE THE EXTERIOR DOOR LATCH/HANDLE. THIS IS TIME-CONSUMING AND COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS SHOULD I N...

Mileage: 56,011

"TAKATA RECALL" OVER 1 YEAR SINCE ORIGINAL NOTICES WENT OUT - RECALL NOTICE SAYS PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE - OPEN.

COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH M BENZ C300 EIS/ELS/STEERING COLUMN. CAR ENGINE JUST DIES AND WILL NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT MALFUNCTION. AN EXPENSIVE, POSSIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MERCEDES-BENZ IT APPEARS FROM THE OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS FORUM AND OTHERS. MY 200...

Mileage: 80,000

COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH M BENZ C300 EIS/ELS/STEERING COLUMN. CAR ENGINE JUST DIES AND WILL NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT MALFUNCTION. AN EXPENSIVE, POSSIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MERCEDES-BENZ IT APPEARS FROM THE OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS FORUM AND OTHERS. MY 200...

Mileage: 80,000

COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE WITH M BENZ C300 EIS/ELS/STEERING COLUMN. CAR ENGINE JUST DIES AND WILL NOT START DUE TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT MALFUNCTION. AN EXPENSIVE, POSSIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MERCEDES-BENZ IT APPEARS FROM THE OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS FORUM AND OTHERS. MY 200...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RE...

"TAKATA RECALL" ACCORDING TO TAKATA, IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATORRUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. MERCEDES BENZ DID NOT REPLACED MY AIR BAGS. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTR...

Mileage: 87,000

I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES LIKE OTHER MERCEDES BENZ OWNERS. MY CAR SUDDENLY NOT STARTING AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK. I CALLED AAA, THEY SENT OUT A BATTERY TRUCK. THE GUY TRIED TO JUMP IT AND IT DID NOTHING. THEN THEY TOWED IT TO THE MB DEALER. THEY CALLED ME THIS MORNING AFTER THEY ...

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE VEERING LEFT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED. THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND ASSISTED IN REMOVING THE PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED, WHICH ...

THIS CAR IS PURCHASED USED IN MARCH OF 2016 HAS NOT GIVEN ME ANY PROBLEMS STARTING UNTIL NOVEMBER 26. THE CAR WOULD NOT START OR EVEN "CLICK" AT ALL THIS DAY. HAS TO BE TOWED TO MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT THE...

Mileage: 82,000

TAKATA INFLATORS: THEY SENT ME A LETTER BACK IN MAY 2016 AND IN AUGUST 2016 STATING THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTING. THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION REGARDING THIS AND ACCORDING TO TAKATA, IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY OR IF THEY DO NOT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH....

TAKATA INFLATORS: THEY SENT ME A LETTER BACK IN MAY 2016 AND IN AUGUST 2016 STATING THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTING. THERE STILL HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION REGARDING THIS AND ACCORDING TO TAKATA, IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY OR IF THEY DO NOT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH....

THE CAR WILL NOT START, FROM STATIONARY. IT WAS PARKED THERE 10 MINUTES AGO. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A BAD ESL (ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK). THE REPAIR BILL OVER $1300.00. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AND SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD COVER THIS CO...

Mileage: 82,600

THE CAR WILL NOT START, FROM STATIONARY. IT WAS PARKED THERE 10 MINUTES AGO. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A BAD ESL (ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK). THE REPAIR BILL OVER $1300.00. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED AND SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MERCEDES BENZ SHOULD COVER THIS CO...

Mileage: 82,600

WENT TO GET IN MY CAR TO GO HOME. ONCE I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS LOCKED, AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. I CAN HEAR THE STEERING LOCK CLICK, BUT NOT UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AS SOON AS I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION.

Mileage: 91,205

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 141,000

ON 21 OCT 16 I WENT OUT OF TOWN AND SHOPPING AT A LOCAL MALL WHILE THERE. I CAME OUT OF THE MALL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I COULD READ THE TIME, SEE THE MILEAGE, AND TEMPERATURE ON THE GAUGE; HOWEVER, THE CAR REFUSED TO START. AAA CAME AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE....

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO ...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO ...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO ...

Mileage: 54,000

I PARKED THE CAR, AND TURNED IT OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THEY KEY FOB WOULD ONLY TURN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, AND I CANNOT CHANGE THE GEAR FROM "P". A MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION" WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OP...

Mileage: 117,000

I PARKED THE CAR, AND TURNED IT OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THEY KEY FOB WOULD ONLY TURN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, AND I CANNOT CHANGE THE GEAR FROM "P". A MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION" WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OP...

Mileage: 117,000

I PARKED THE CAR, AND TURNED IT OFF COMPLETELY. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THEY KEY FOB WOULD ONLY TURN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, AND I CANNOT CHANGE THE GEAR FROM "P". A MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION" WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OP...

Mileage: 117,000

WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING IN THE EVENING, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WORKED AND THE SEAT MOVED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THIS CAR CHECKED NOT TOO LONG AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BUT THE CAR JUST DECIDED NOT ...

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING IN THE EVENING, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WORKED AND THE SEAT MOVED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THIS CAR CHECKED NOT TOO LONG AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BUT THE CAR JUST DECIDED NOT ...

Mileage: 55,000

WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING IN THE EVENING, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WORKED AND THE SEAT MOVED, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THIS CAR CHECKED NOT TOO LONG AGO AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, BUT THE CAR JUST DECIDED NOT ...

Mileage: 55,000

TAKATA RECALL. MERCEDES BENZ HAS FAILED TO ACCOMMODATE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN NOTIFIED ME ABOUT IT. THEY SAY THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

ESI AND KEY WENT OUT AND CAR ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 100,000 MILES; LOCKS STEERING AND SHIFTER.

Mileage: 102,000

ESI AND KEY WENT OUT AND CAR ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 100,000 MILES; LOCKS STEERING AND SHIFTER.

Mileage: 102,000

I BOUGHT MY MERCEDES BENZ AND NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHT AND THE LIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE MORNING MY CAR BATTERY WILL BE DEAD NEEDING A CHARGE. I HAD A RECALL FROM MERCEDES BENZ DEALER AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY ...

I BOUGHT MY MERCEDES BENZ AND NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHT AND THE LIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE MORNING MY CAR BATTERY WILL BE DEAD NEEDING A CHARGE. I HAD A RECALL FROM MERCEDES BENZ DEALER AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY ...

I BOUGHT MY MERCEDES BENZ AND NOTICE THAT MY TAIL LIGHT AND THE LIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR WILL TURN ON BY ITSELF WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE MORNING MY CAR BATTERY WILL BE DEAD NEEDING A CHARGE. I HAD A RECALL FROM MERCEDES BENZ DEALER AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY ...

MY CAR WILL NO LONGER START. ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL WORK, THE WINDOWS AND AC DON'T, AND THE CAR WON'T START, NOR CAN I CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN/ EIS. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO THE BENZ DEALERSHIP AND PAY A HEFTY AMOUNT TO GET IT FIXED, SINCE NO...

Mileage: 61,000

MY CAR WILL NO LONGER START. ALTHOUGH THE LIGHTS AND RADIO STILL WORK, THE WINDOWS AND AC DON'T, AND THE CAR WON'T START, NOR CAN I CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN/ EIS. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO THE BENZ DEALERSHIP AND PAY A HEFTY AMOUNT TO GET IT FIXED, SINCE NO...

Mileage: 61,000

ELECTRONIC IGNITION LOCK WOULD NOT LET ME START THE CAR. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING AND STARTING FINE. WENT TO WORK CAME OUT ON LUNCH BREAK, CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED AND MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SAID THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $1200.00. LOOKED UP ON LINE AND DISCOVERED T...

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 4MATIC, MY VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED ONE MONTH AGO FOR 2 RECALLS. AIRBAG/TAIL LIGHTS. AFTER MY VEHICLE IS SERVICED I ASK THE MB TECH REGARDING THE EIS SWITCH - WHICH STARTS THE VEHICLE. I WAS CONCERNED THIS MAY HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE AND FOR HIM TO INSPECT THE ELEMENT....

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 32,000

TARAKA RECALL. SMART KEY NOT BEING RECOGNIZED , VEHICLE DEAD NEED TOW TRUCK TO DEALER VERY EXPENSIVE ,HAD BATTERY BUT ALL DEAD COST $1600.00 PLUS ON A 72000 MILE VEHICLE.ALSO FRONT SWAY STABILIZER BAR NEED TOTAL REPLACING (DEALER PART ONLY) SINCE ITS MAKING NOISE. BUSHINGS CANNOT BE CHANGED LIKE OTH...

Mileage: 72,000

TARAKA RECALL. SMART KEY NOT BEING RECOGNIZED , VEHICLE DEAD NEED TOW TRUCK TO DEALER VERY EXPENSIVE ,HAD BATTERY BUT ALL DEAD COST $1600.00 PLUS ON A 72000 MILE VEHICLE.ALSO FRONT SWAY STABILIZER BAR NEED TOTAL REPLACING (DEALER PART ONLY) SINCE ITS MAKING NOISE. BUSHINGS CANNOT BE CHANGED LIKE OTH...

Mileage: 72,000

TARAKA RECALL. SMART KEY NOT BEING RECOGNIZED , VEHICLE DEAD NEED TOW TRUCK TO DEALER VERY EXPENSIVE ,HAD BATTERY BUT ALL DEAD COST $1600.00 PLUS ON A 72000 MILE VEHICLE.ALSO FRONT SWAY STABILIZER BAR NEED TOTAL REPLACING (DEALER PART ONLY) SINCE ITS MAKING NOISE. BUSHINGS CANNOT BE CHANGED LIKE OTH...

Mileage: 72,000

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK SUDDENLY FAILED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES OF THIS ERA, THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, AND MERCEDES IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CHARGES APPROX. $1,200 TO REPLACE THE LOCK. THIS LEAVES MOTORISTS STRANDED.

Mileage: 88,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 15V711000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 15V711000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ...

WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE CAR WON'T START, BATTERY AND LIGHTS WORK FINE, WHEN TURNING KEY THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND IT WON'T SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME EIS PROBLEM THAT SO MANY OTHERS HAVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE V...

Mileage: 39,000

WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, THE CAR WON'T START, BATTERY AND LIGHTS WORK FINE, WHEN TURNING KEY THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER. WHEN INSERTING THE KEY IT DOESN'T MAKE THE LOCKING SOUND IT USUALLY MAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND IT WON'T SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME EIS PROBLEM THA...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ

Mileage: 73,000

IN STATIONARY POSITION IN A PARKING LOT STEER WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN PARKED WITH WHEELS FORWARD / TURNING KEY TO START ENGINE DOES NOT WORK

IN STATIONARY POSITION IN A PARKING LOT STEER WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN PARKED WITH WHEELS FORWARD / TURNING KEY TO START ENGINE DOES NOT WORK

IN STATIONARY POSITION IN A PARKING LOT STEER WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN PARKED WITH WHEELS FORWARD / TURNING KEY TO START ENGINE DOES NOT WORK

MY 2009 MB C300 IS PARKED AND WILL NOT START. I PUT THE KEY IN AND TURN IT BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE RADIO AND INTERNAL LIGHTS DO COME ON BUT NOT THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND I CAN'T PUT IT IN NEUTRAL EITHER (TO PUSH IT OUT THE GARAGE). I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVI...

Mileage: 74,389

MY MERCEDES WAS HIT IN THE FRONT IN DECEMBER AND AFTER PARTIAL REPAIRS WERE DONE, WE PICKED UP THE CAR AND ON 2ND DAY OF HAVING IT, IT WOULD NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS BATTERY BUT OF COURSE IT WASN'T . HOOKED UP TO OUR SCANNER AND ALL KINDS OF CODES WERE DISPLAYED SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO...

Mileage: 70,000

I EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS STEERING LOCK PROBLEM 5 DAYS AGO IN MY (NOW FORMER) 2009 MERCEDES C300. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING MY CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I'VE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED ON TIME BY THE DEALER. THEN LAST SATURDAY I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND AFTER MY...

Mileage: 80,300

I EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS STEERING LOCK PROBLEM 5 DAYS AGO IN MY (NOW FORMER) 2009 MERCEDES C300. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING MY CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I'VE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED ON TIME BY THE DEALER. THEN LAST SATURDAY I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND AFTER MY...

Mileage: 80,300

I EXPERIENCED THE INFAMOUS STEERING LOCK PROBLEM 5 DAYS AGO IN MY (NOW FORMER) 2009 MERCEDES C300. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING MY CAR SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I'VE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED ON TIME BY THE DEALER. THEN LAST SATURDAY I WAS RUNNING ERRANDS AND AFTER MY...

Mileage: 80,300

TAKATA RECALL.. MY AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AND I FEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING. ALSO, MY CAR WILL NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING AT A STORE. IN READING THE COMMENTS IN A RECENT FORUM, I AM NOT THE ONLY MERCEDES BENZ OWNER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BASED ON THE COMMENTS THE ISSUE IS WITH THE STEERING COLUM...

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL.. MY AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AND I FEAR THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING. ALSO, MY CAR WILL NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING AT A STORE. IN READING THE COMMENTS IN A RECENT FORUM, I AM NOT THE ONLY MERCEDES BENZ OWNER HAVING THIS PROBLEM. BASED ON THE COMMENTS THE ISSUE IS WITH THE STEERING COLUM...

Mileage: 100,000

STATIONARY WHILE AT THE REST AREA DURING A HOT SUMMER DAY ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING COLUMN OR ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START.CAR WON'T START AND STEERING WON'T UNLOCK... I STOPPED AND CUT THE ENGINE OF AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHI...

Mileage: 100,000

STATIONARY WHILE AT THE REST AREA DURING A HOT SUMMER DAY ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING COLUMN OR ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START.CAR WON'T START AND STEERING WON'T UNLOCK... I STOPPED AND CUT THE ENGINE OF AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHI...

Mileage: 100,000

CAR WILL NOT CRANK NOR WILL IT RELEASE STERING WHEEL. IT STATES TO REMOVE KEY. HAD IT TOWED AND DEALER REVIEWED IT AND IT IS ALSO THE EIS. HAD TO PAY TO ORDER PART AND ALSO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. JUST GLAD THIS HAPPENED WHERE I WORK AT AND NOT WHILE TRAVELING.

CAR WON'T START AND STEERING WON'T UNLOCK...WHENEVER I STOP AND CUT THE ENGINE OF AND TRY STARTING G THE CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. THEN AFTER A GOOD HOUR IT WILL START...THEN I DRIVE HOME AND STOP IT WON'T START. EVERYDAY TWICE A DAY... WHEN J GO TO WORK OR WHEN I COME HOME.

CAR WON'T START AND STEERING WON'T UNLOCK...WHENEVER I STOP AND CUT THE ENGINE OF AND TRY STARTING G THE CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. THEN AFTER A GOOD HOUR IT WILL START...THEN I DRIVE HOME AND STOP IT WON'T START. EVERYDAY TWICE A DAY... WHEN J GO TO WORK OR WHEN I COME HOME.

TROUBLE WITH SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY. MECHANIC WARNED ME NOT TO USE IT AS IT IS DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED BUT MUST BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST TOO MUCH MONEY. THE CAR WAS PURCHSED USED AND THIS WAS NOT INDICATED AT THAT TIME. HE WARNED ME AFTER I BOUGHT IT.

STATIONARY WHILE AT THE REST AREA DURING A HOT SUMMER DAY ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING COLUMN OR ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS PARTICULAR PART IS FAULTY ON MOST 2008-2009 MERCEDES C300. SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSANDS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS PARTIC...

Mileage: 75,500

STATIONARY WHILE AT THE REST AREA DURING A HOT SUMMER DAY ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING COLUMN OR ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THIS PARTICULAR PART IS FAULTY ON MOST 2008-2009 MERCEDES C300. SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSANDS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS PARTIC...

Mileage: 75,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE SEAT BELT LATCHED, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WENT TO START MY CAR YESTERDAY MORNING AND WOULD NOT START. VERY ODD MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE LIKE "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION". STEERING WHEEL LOCKED BUT SOME LIGHTS WORKED AND NEW BATTERY REPLACE LAST WEEK. TOWED IT TO "GRANNY'S GARAGE" WHO TOLD ME ONLY THE DEALER CAN REPAIR THIS...

Mileage: 85,111

WENT TO START MY CAR YESTERDAY MORNING AND WOULD NOT START. VERY ODD MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE LIKE "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION". STEERING WHEEL LOCKED BUT SOME LIGHTS WORKED AND NEW BATTERY REPLACE LAST WEEK. TOWED IT TO "GRANNY'S GARAGE" WHO TOLD ME ONLY THE DEALER CAN REPAIR THIS...

Mileage: 85,111

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEAD REST AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SRS MALF...

Mileage: 85,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 10:30 AM IN MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 ENJOYING THE COMMUTE. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT.....BLANK!!!! I LASTLY REMEMBER BREAKING ....TO OPEN MY WATERING EYES TO SEE THAT I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DON'T RECALL ANYTHING AT ALL. AS I GET UP IN REALIZED ...

Mileage: 112,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 10:30 AM IN MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 ENJOYING THE COMMUTE. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT.....BLANK!!!! I LASTLY REMEMBER BREAKING ....TO OPEN MY WATERING EYES TO SEE THAT I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DON'T RECALL ANYTHING AT ALL. AS I GET UP IN REALIZED ...

Mileage: 112,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 10:30 AM IN MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 ENJOYING THE COMMUTE. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT.....BLANK!!!! I LASTLY REMEMBER BREAKING ....TO OPEN MY WATERING EYES TO SEE THAT I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DON'T RECALL ANYTHING AT ALL. AS I GET UP IN REALIZED ...

Mileage: 112,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AROUND 10:30 AM IN MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 ENJOYING THE COMMUTE. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT.....BLANK!!!! I LASTLY REMEMBER BREAKING ....TO OPEN MY WATERING EYES TO SEE THAT I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DON'T RECALL ANYTHING AT ALL. AS I GET UP IN REALIZED ...

Mileage: 112,000

MY M.B. 2009 HAS ONLY 52690 MILES, RARELY DRIVING. ON MAY 28TH, 2016, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO SEE HER COUSIN, WHEN GOT OUT AT 10:00PM, CAR WAS NOT STARTING, BATTERY WAS OK, LIGHT ON, RADIO ON, WINDOWS NOT ON. NEEDED TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING, TOWED TO DEALER: EIS STEERING LOCK FAILED, COST $1121...

Mileage: 52,690

MY M.B. 2009 HAS ONLY 52690 MILES, RARELY DRIVING. ON MAY 28TH, 2016, MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR TO SEE HER COUSIN, WHEN GOT OUT AT 10:00PM, CAR WAS NOT STARTING, BATTERY WAS OK, LIGHT ON, RADIO ON, WINDOWS NOT ON. NEEDED TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING, TOWED TO DEALER: EIS STEERING LOCK FAILED, COST $1121...

Mileage: 52,690

CAR WOULDN'T START. POWER AND BATTERY WAS FINE. GOOGLED SYMPTOMS AND WATCHED A YOUTUBE VIDEO ON A FAILED ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK. JIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL A FEW TIMES, TAPPED THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL A FEW TIMES, TURNED THE KEY AND IT STARTED. APPARENTLY, THIS UNLOCKS TH...

WHEN I'VE GOT TO THE CAR, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND TURN THE KEY WITH NO CRANK NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AFTER A LOT OF TRIES I HAD NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS NOT UNLOCKING, WINDOWS DON'T WORK NO LIGHTS ON LIKE ABS, CHECK ENGINE OR ALL THE LIGHTS THAT COME ON WITH THE KEY ON THE ON POSITION, AND...

WHEN I'VE GOT TO THE CAR, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND TURN THE KEY WITH NO CRANK NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AFTER A LOT OF TRIES I HAD NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS NOT UNLOCKING, WINDOWS DON'T WORK NO LIGHTS ON LIKE ABS, CHECK ENGINE OR ALL THE LIGHTS THAT COME ON WITH THE KEY ON THE ON POSITION, AND...

WHEN I'VE GOT TO THE CAR, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND TURN THE KEY WITH NO CRANK NOISE IN THE ENGINE. AFTER A LOT OF TRIES I HAD NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS NOT UNLOCKING, WINDOWS DON'T WORK NO LIGHTS ON LIKE ABS, CHECK ENGINE OR ALL THE LIGHTS THAT COME ON WITH THE KEY ON THE ON POSITION, AND...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE V...

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. IT WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WHEN I RETURNED, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. THE STEERING WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAD TO MAKE THE REPAIR AS IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE EIS OR A STARTER ISSUE. INSKIP MERCEDES ...

Mileage: 104,000

THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. IT WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. WHEN I RETURNED, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. THE STEERING WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED IN FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAD TO MAKE THE REPAIR AS IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE EIS OR A STARTER ISSUE. INSKIP MERCEDES ...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PELVIS AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVERS SIDE SRS LIGHT IS ON AND I FEEL LIKE THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER DENIED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEED A RE...

THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF THE STEERING WHEAL MALFUNCTIONED, ONLY MBZ HAS THE PART COST $1900 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL PART. DEALER TOLD ME COMMON ISSUE ITS JUST MATTER OF TIME FOR THE PART TO FAIL.

Mileage: 90,000

THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF THE STEERING WHEAL MALFUNCTIONED, ONLY MBZ HAS THE PART COST $1900 TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL PART. DEALER TOLD ME COMMON ISSUE ITS JUST MATTER OF TIME FOR THE PART TO FAIL.

Mileage: 90,000

IGNITION SWITCH. VERY LATE AT NIGHT LEAVING WORK-PUT KEY IN -CAR IS TOTALLY DEAD- NO CLICK HEARD WHEN I PUT IN THE KEY. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TURNED OUT TO BE IGNITION CONTROL SWITCH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY OTHER OWNERS. SHOULD BE A RECALL. REPAIR COST WAS $987.00 AND ONLY MERCEDES CAN WORK ON...

Mileage: 81,000

IGNITION SWITCH - TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BATTERY WAS FINE AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS APPEARED TO BE FINE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.

Mileage: 55,000

IGNITION SWITCH - TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BATTERY WAS FINE AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS APPEARED TO BE FINE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND TO BE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS.

Mileage: 55,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED AND I TRY TO STARTED AND WOULD NOT START NO IGNITION NO POWER THE STEERING TOWER WOULD NOT MOVE. CHECK THE BATTERY AND IT WAS FULLY CHARGED TRY TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND I COULD NOT THE STEERING WELL WAS LOCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS CONTROL UNIT SENSOR AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DI...

Mileage: 75,000

MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 WILL NO LONGER RECOGNIZE MY KEYS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM LIES WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. INITIALLY I WAS ABLE TO ACCESS MY VEHICLE & WAS ABLE TO ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER, BUT THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP, INSTRUCTING TO TA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILU...

WHEN LEAVING TO CATCH A FLIGHT I ENTERED MY GARAGE AND UNLOCKED MY CAR LIGHTS CAME ON MY DAY WAS GOING NORMAL. WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. IT SAID TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. MY CAR WOULDN'T START. MY HUSBAND AND I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ OF HENDERSON AND THEY HAD MY ...

WHEN LEAVING TO CATCH A FLIGHT I ENTERED MY GARAGE AND UNLOCKED MY CAR LIGHTS CAME ON MY DAY WAS GOING NORMAL. WHEN I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. IT SAID TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. MY CAR WOULDN'T START. MY HUSBAND AND I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ OF HENDERSON AND THEY HAD MY ...

TAKATA RECALL RIGHT TAIL LIGHT HAS A BROWN BURNT WIRE, AND THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS DIM. SO I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR OR WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT I COULD GET A RECALL ON? THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 128,478

TAKATA RECALL RIGHT TAIL LIGHT HAS A BROWN BURNT WIRE, AND THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT IS DIM. SO I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR OR WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT I COULD GET A RECALL ON? THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVIN...

Mileage: 128,478

STEERING LOCK IGNITION ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR INDICATIONS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR. THANKFULLY I REACHED MY DESTINATION, BACKED UP IN MY YARD AND PARKED. I APROACHED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WANTED TO FILL UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, I UNLOCKED MY DOOR, PLACED MY KEY I...

Mileage: 159,094

STEERING LOCK IGNITION ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR INDICATIONS THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR. THANKFULLY I REACHED MY DESTINATION, BACKED UP IN MY YARD AND PARKED. I APROACHED MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WANTED TO FILL UP FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, I UNLOCKED MY DOOR, PLACED MY KEY I...

Mileage: 159,094

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V...

Mileage: 37,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK HAD TO TOW VEHICLE TO DEALER. COST IS $1300 TO FIX NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DEALER REDUCE PRICE TO $1100. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 77,250

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK HAD TO TOW VEHICLE TO DEALER. COST IS $1300 TO FIX NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DEALER REDUCE PRICE TO $1100. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 77,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (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. TH...

STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. THIS ISSUE CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES FOR EXAMPLE LEAVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN STRANDED IN PARTS OR AREAS WHERE IS NOT POPULATED OR IN AREAS WHERE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS HIGH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THIS PROBLEM HAS PRESENTED AND STILL PRESENTING CAUSING ME...

TAKATA RECALL FROM DEC 2015 FIRST NOTICE FROM DEALER IT'S BEEN FAULTY FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING OBVIOUSLY IT'S WELL PAST 60 DAYS CAN WE PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THEM. FIX IT NOW!!!!

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL FROM DEC 2015 FIRST NOTICE FROM DEALER IT'S BEEN FAULTY FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING OBVIOUSLY IT'S WELL PAST 60 DAYS CAN WE PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THEM. FIX IT NOW!!!!

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. 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 ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), 15V711000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V081000(AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 75,000

SRS FAULT WARNING CAME ON DASH , TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY CHANGED A PART AND CHARGED ME FOR PARTS AND LABOR .NOW I GET A RECALL ON SAME ISSUES FROM MB AT NO COST , AND WANT TO BE REIMBURSED VIN #[XXX] 2009 C300 4MATIC RECALL NOTICE NHTSA #15V711 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO ...

Mileage: 34,545

SRS FAULT WARNING CAME ON DASH , TOOK CAR TO DEALER THEY CHANGED A PART AND CHARGED ME FOR PARTS AND LABOR .NOW I GET A RECALL ON SAME ISSUES FROM MB AT NO COST , AND WANT TO BE REIMBURSED VIN #[XXX] 2009 C300 4MATIC RECALL NOTICE NHTSA #15V711 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO ...

Mileage: 34,545

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY STEERING ...

Mileage: 41,348

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH HAD TO BE ACTIVATED TO ENGAGE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRING WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 165,000

BACKGROUND: IN 2014, THERE WAS A RECALL OF C-CLASS MERCEDES BENZ VEHICLES DUE TO CORROSION ON THE CONNECTORS OF THE REAR TAIL LIGHT CAUSING THE LIGHT TO FAIL. MERCEDES BENZ FIX FRONT LIGHT CONNECTORS - NEW ISSUE: LEFT FRONT PARKING LIGHT IS INOPERABLE AND THE DASHBOARD WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON. ...

Mileage: 79,223

THE VEHICLE HAD PARKED UNDER THE SUN, WITHOUT ANYONE INSIDE IT. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADREST AIRBAG WAS ACTIVATED. WE WENT TO THE DEALER (GARAGE ISLA VERDE) FOR WARRANTY, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, BESIDES BEING THE FIRST CASE OF ITS KIND, ACCORDING TO THEM. A WEEK LAT...

I HAD TO STOP ON I95 HIGHWAY FOR AN EMERGENCY AND THE CAR WON'T START AGAIN. I WAITED FOR 20 MINS AND THE CAR STARTED. NEXT DAY, MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO OFFICE AND THE CAR HAD SAME ISSUE AND WAS UNABLE TO START. ALL ELECTRICAL WERE WORKING BUT THE ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING ANY NOISE FOR CAR STARTUP AND ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N...

Mileage: 50,000

LAST WEEK TOOK VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AT MERCEDES BENZ OF BEVERLY HILLS. WHEN I GOT IT BACK I HEARD A WHISTLING/FLAPPING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO MERCEDES SERVICE. WAS TOLD ITS NOTHING OF CONCERN IF THE NOISE ONLY HAPPENS IN THE MORNINGS AND DISSIPATES WHEN DRIVING. EXPRESSED CONCERN ...

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY & DIDN'T TURN ON AND WAS NOT SHOWING AS PARKED. CALLED AAA TO CHECK THE BATTERY BUT WAS NOT IT. CALLED TOWING SERVICE TO GET THIS MOVED TO MY MECHANIC & TURNS OUT THIS IS DUE TO BAD ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MECHANISM & ONLY DEALER CAN GET THIS REPLACED AND PROG...

THE VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY & DIDN'T TURN ON AND WAS NOT SHOWING AS PARKED. CALLED AAA TO CHECK THE BATTERY BUT WAS NOT IT. CALLED TOWING SERVICE TO GET THIS MOVED TO MY MECHANIC & TURNS OUT THIS IS DUE TO BAD ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MECHANISM & ONLY DEALER CAN GET THIS REPLACED AND PROG...

CAR WAS AT THE PARKING FRONT OF MY HOME, ABOUT TO GO TO WORK , CAR WON'T START , NO WARNING , NOTHING, COMPLETELY DEAD, HAD TO BE WITHOUT CAR FOR A WEEK, REPAIR COSTS 1,200. TOWED TO MERCEDES SERVICE. SPECIFIC ISSUES WAS STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. I HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, LIGHTS, WINDO...

Mileage: 101,472

CAR WAS AT THE PARKING FRONT OF MY HOME, ABOUT TO GO TO WORK , CAR WON'T START , NO WARNING , NOTHING, COMPLETELY DEAD, HAD TO BE WITHOUT CAR FOR A WEEK, REPAIR COSTS 1,200. TOWED TO MERCEDES SERVICE. SPECIFIC ISSUES WAS STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. I HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, LIGHTS, WINDO...

Mileage: 101,472

WITHOUT A WARNING OR ANY DASHBOARD LIGHTS MY CAR DID NOT START ONE MORNING, IT MADE A GUNCK SOUND AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WOULD TURN ON. MY NEIGHBOR THEN TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR AND ONLY THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON. I THEN CALLED AAA WHO WAS THE ABLE TO START MY CAR AND SAID THE BATTERY WAS GOOD AND ...

Mileage: 94

VEHICLE NOT STARTING. NOT TURNING OVER. PARKED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 20 MIN IN MY MOMS DRIVEWAY. WHEN WE CAME OUT TO LEAVE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE RADIO WILL TURN ON. THE LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR THE ODOMETER AREA TELLS ME TO REMOVE MY KEY. TRIED TO GET A JUMP FROM AAA. ...

Mileage: 90,355

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE IN WHICH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE ...

Mileage: 77,000

SO MY 2009 C300 OUT OF NOWHERE DECIDES NOT TO TURN ON WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. THE KEY UNLOCKS THE DOORS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INFORMATION COMES ON. HOWEVER, THE WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT LIGHT WILL NOT TURN ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. INITIALLY, I TR...

Mileage: 110,000

I GOT OFF WORK LAST NIGHT DROVE MY CAR HOME AND PARKED IT. THIS MORNING WHEN I AM ABOUT TO HEAD TO WORK GO INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START ALL MY LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE CAR AND EVEN MY HEADLIGHT BUT IT WOULDN'T START FOR NOTHING IN THE WORLD. SO I TRYED TO GET A JUMP BUT THAT STILL WASN'T THE PROB...

Mileage: 81,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 FOR 5 MONTHS NOW IT WAS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT ON 7/11/15.I DROVE TO THE GAS STATION FILLED IT UP PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WAS DEAD.THE LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RADIO BUT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT LET DOWN THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW AND SUNROOF DOES...

Mileage: 49,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 FOR 5 MONTHS NOW IT WAS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT ON 7/11/15.I DROVE TO THE GAS STATION FILLED IT UP PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WAS DEAD.THE LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RADIO BUT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT LET DOWN THE HORN WOULD NOT BLOW AND SUNROOF DOES...

Mileage: 49,000

I COULD NOT START THE CAR AFTER I CRANK MY KEY.DEALER DIAGNOSED "ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY" NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. COST $850.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

Mileage: 63,000

12/04/2015 PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING I SEE THIS IS A COMING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL.

Mileage: 104,000

MY 2009 C300 MERCEDES DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT'S GOING TO COST $1,200. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TOWING COST TWICE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE ...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 100,148

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 8 MONTHS THAT THE CAR HAS A FAULTY IGNITION STEERING LOCK. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, CAR WILL NOT START AND MESSAGE COMES UP TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. CAR UNUSABLE, HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.THE REPAIR COST $1500, NOT EXACTLY CHEAP. THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE F...

Mileage: 100,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR 27 DAYS AGO. FRIDAY NIGHT, I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR AND GOT IN. IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. AFTER GETTING IT INSPECTED, I WAS GIVEN THE NEWS ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I WAS BAFFLED BY HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH IDENTICAL CARS DISHED OUT THOUSANDS TO...

Mileage: 78,000

MY C300 WAS FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN I CAME OUT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT'S THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAIL. I LOOKED THIS UP AND IT IS SOMETHING VERY COMMON WITH THE 2009 MODEL. THERE ARE SEVERAL...

Mileage: 140,000

MY C300 WAS FUNCTIONING PERFECTLY WITH NO ISSUES. WHEN I CAME OUT TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT'S THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAIL. I LOOKED THIS UP AND IT IS SOMETHING VERY COMMON WITH THE 2009 MODEL. THERE ARE SEVERAL...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MAD...

Mileage: 95,000

MY CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULDN'T START. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO JUMP THE CAR, THE BATTERY IS FINE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF CHANDLER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A STEERING LOCK ELECTRICAL FAULT. THE STEERING LOCK WAS REPLACED AT A COST TO ME...

Mileage: 89,000

PUT KEY INTO IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T UNLOCK. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION". TURN KEY TO ACCESSORY, NO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD, RADIO REMAINS OFF, WINDOWS DON'T WORK. TURN KEY ALL THE WAY TO START CAR, NOTHING HAPPENS.

Mileage: 69,000

DROVE MY 2009 MERCEDES C300 SPORT TO EMISSIONS STATION FOR TESTING. THE TECH TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IN ORDER TO START/COMPLETE EMISSIONS TESTING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THE KEY WOULD TURN BUT WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. TURNING THE K...

Mileage: 122,000

I WENT TO CLASS ON THE DATE OF 11/13/2015 AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $952.56 FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. SO I INQUIRED ON HOW LONG THIS WOULD BE COVERED...

Mileage: 90,000

I WENT TO CLASS ON THE DATE OF 11/13/2015 AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $952.56 FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. SO I INQUIRED ON HOW LONG THIS WOULD BE COVERED...

Mileage: 90,000

I WENT TO CLASS ON THE DATE OF 11/13/2015 AND WHEN I CAME OUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $952.56 FOR AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME. SO I INQUIRED ON HOW LONG THIS WOULD BE COVERED...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 85K MILES I HAD THIS CAR FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND I'M UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE .I HAD A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS WITH IT TAIL LIGHT ,SEAT BELT AND NOW THIS ...TWO DAYS AGO I WENT TO A FRIEND HOUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM GETTING THERE BUT WHEN I TURNS TH...

Mileage: 90,000

KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. WAS TOLD IT COULD BE A CRACKED DRIVERSHAFT. GOOGLED AND SEE THAT THERER ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ON THIS MODEL. MERCEDES SHOULD BE PUTTING OUT A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR L...

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE DAY. WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY WAS IN IGNITION. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AM BEING TOLD IT IS EIS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80,000 ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS YEAR AND MODEL. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY ME...

Mileage: 80,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE DAY. WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK BUT WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY WAS IN IGNITION. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND AM BEING TOLD IT IS EIS. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 80,000 ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS YEAR AND MODEL. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY ME...

Mileage: 80,000

FAULTY EIS - VEHICLE WON'T START. VEHICLE PARKED. WENT TO GO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. STEERING WHEEL IN LOCK POSITION AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DISENGAGE FROM PARK. VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS APPARENT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 50,000

CAR WAS WORKING FINE. CAME OUT OF A RESTAURANT, AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. RECEIVED ERROR MESSAGE ON CONSOLE TO "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION". CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION STEERING LOCK, IT WOULD COST $1300 TO REPAIR AND I WOULD BE OUT OF A CAR FOR ...

Mileage: 93,000

CAR WON'T START DEALER REPLACED BATTERY; NOW THE CAR IS ON A STEERING LOCK FAILURE..MUST BE TOWED IN THE DEALER...I WAS TOLD A LOT OF THE 2009 MB C300 HAS THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 122,200

THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE STARTED. THE STEERING LOCK IS ENGAGED, SO THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT STRANDED THE OPERATOR. DIAGNOSIS INVOLVES TOWING TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEN IN EXCESS OF $1000 REPAIR BILL. ...

Mileage: 82,000

REAR LIGHTING CONSULS FAILING WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING RIGHT TURN BLINKER, REVERSE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND SAFETY LIGHTS TO NOT FUNCTION.

Mileage: 61,000

FRONT PARKING LAMPS POOR CONNECTION WIRES INSULATION COME OFF VERY EASY FROM THE FRAME PLUG, PLUS WIRES ARE TO SHORT TO MAKE CORRECTION(SPLICE) INSIDE THE HEAD LIGHT HOUSING. ALL THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIR FROM RECALL ON TAIL LIGHTS. I SAW ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS THIS PR...

Mileage: 25

FRONT PARKING LAMPS POOR CONNECTION WIRES INSULATION COME OFF VERY EASY FROM THE FRAME PLUG, PLUS WIRES ARE TO SHORT TO MAKE CORRECTION(SPLICE) INSIDE THE HEAD LIGHT HOUSING. ALL THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE CAR WAS REPAIR FROM RECALL ON TAIL LIGHTS. I SAW ON THE INTERNET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS THIS PR...

Mileage: 25

STEERING WHEEL LOCKS BY NO FAULT OF DRIVER ONLY DEALERS UNLOCK IT FOR $1112. 00.

WHEN I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WOULD NOT START, MY RADIO WILL PLAY BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT. THERE WAS OTHER RECALL ISSUE FOUND IN MY VEHICLE AND MERCEDES DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK AND I NEED TO GET IT REPLACE IN ORDER FOR MY CAR TO START AGAIN. IT IS UN...

MY DAUGHTER TOOK MY WIFE'S 2009 MERCEDES C300 TO SCHOOL AND WHEN SHE GOT INTO THE CAR AFTER STOPPING FOR COFFEE IT WOULD NOT START. YOU TURN THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. VERIFIED THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND CHECKED ALL OF THE SYSTEMS. STILL NOTHING. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND HAVE IT TAKEN TO...

Mileage: 80,000

ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 40 MPH WARNING ON THE DISPLAY CAME ON STATING THE" EBR, ABS, ESP ARE INOPERATIVE" AND A WARNING DISPLAY STATING "POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION". POWER STEERING WAS FINE, BUT IT WAS A VERY NERVE WRECKING DRIVE. DEALERSHIP IS STATING IT IS THE ESP MODULE AND PUMP THAT NEEDS TO BE...

Mileage: 60,000

ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 40 MPH WARNING ON THE DISPLAY CAME ON STATING THE" EBR, ABS, ESP ARE INOPERATIVE" AND A WARNING DISPLAY STATING "POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION". POWER STEERING WAS FINE, BUT IT WAS A VERY NERVE WRECKING DRIVE. DEALERSHIP IS STATING IT IS THE ESP MODULE AND PUMP THAT NEEDS TO BE...

Mileage: 60,000

ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 40 MPH WARNING ON THE DISPLAY CAME ON STATING THE" EBR, ABS, ESP ARE INOPERATIVE" AND A WARNING DISPLAY STATING "POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION". POWER STEERING WAS FINE, BUT IT WAS A VERY NERVE WRECKING DRIVE. DEALERSHIP IS STATING IT IS THE ESP MODULE AND PUMP THAT NEEDS TO BE...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR WOULDN'T START. LUCKILY THAT CAR WAS AT OUR HOUSE. AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THAT THE 2009 C300 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE EIS (ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH). AFTER A 5-6 HOURS THE CARS IGNITION STARTED WORKING, BUT FROM READING OTHERS EXPERIENCE THE IGNITION COULD DISABLE FOREVER AT ANY TIME. COST TO REPAI...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR WOULDN'T START. LUCKILY THAT CAR WAS AT OUR HOUSE. AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THAT THE 2009 C300 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE EIS (ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH). AFTER A 5-6 HOURS THE CARS IGNITION STARTED WORKING, BUT FROM READING OTHERS EXPERIENCE THE IGNITION COULD DISABLE FOREVER AT ANY TIME. COST TO REPAI...

Mileage: 60,000

ON 10/3/2015 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION FOR 5 MINUTES. UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR AND ATTEMPED TO SWITCH THE IGNITION ON, THE CAR WONT START. CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ IN ENGLEWOOD AND THEY OFFERED A ROAD ASSISTANCE ( $80 SERVICE CHARGE ). AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR AND HALF THE ROADSI...

Mileage: 79,000

ON 10/3/2015 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION FOR 5 MINUTES. UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR AND ATTEMPED TO SWITCH THE IGNITION ON, THE CAR WONT START. CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ IN ENGLEWOOD AND THEY OFFERED A ROAD ASSISTANCE ( $80 SERVICE CHARGE ). AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR AND HALF THE ROADSI...

Mileage: 79,000

ON 10/3/2015 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION FOR 5 MINUTES. UPON RETURNING TO THE CAR AND ATTEMPED TO SWITCH THE IGNITION ON, THE CAR WONT START. CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ IN ENGLEWOOD AND THEY OFFERED A ROAD ASSISTANCE ( $80 SERVICE CHARGE ). AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR AND HALF THE ROADSI...

Mileage: 79,000

THE CAR WON'T START WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MERCEDES MECHANIC AND HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER BEING LOOKED AT FOR A B1 SERVICE. WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD FIX IT. NOW IT WON'T START AGAIN. WHEN TURN THE KEY, EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO START BUT IT WON'T. IT ...

THE CAR WON'T START WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MERCEDES MECHANIC AND HE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AFTER BEING LOOKED AT FOR A B1 SERVICE. WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD FIX IT. NOW IT WON'T START AGAIN. WHEN TURN THE KEY, EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO START BUT IT WON'T. IT ...

MONDAY DROVE CAR TO WORK WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. CAME OUT TO GO HOME THAT EVENING AND CAR WOULD NOT START. COULD TURN THE IGNITION COMPLETELY TO THE START POSITION BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. MY RADIO WORKED, MY POWER SEATS WORKED, TRUNK AND DOORS OPENED WITH THE KEY VIBE. BUT NOTHING HAPPENED...

Mileage: 110,000

MONDAY DROVE CAR TO WORK WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. CAME OUT TO GO HOME THAT EVENING AND CAR WOULD NOT START. COULD TURN THE IGNITION COMPLETELY TO THE START POSITION BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OVER. MY RADIO WORKED, MY POWER SEATS WORKED, TRUNK AND DOORS OPENED WITH THE KEY VIBE. BUT NOTHING HAPPENED...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AV...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AV...

Mileage: 110,000

SRS MALFUNCTION LEFT SIDE (DRIVER'S SIDE) WARNING. I FOUND THE WARNING GOES AWAY TEMPORARILY WHEN I MOVE THE WIRE GOING INTO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AROUND. FROM SOME RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT DEFECTIVE BELT BUCKLES ARE A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS CAR AND FAILURE IS COMMON WITH AGE.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS SHORTED OUT REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONFIRMATION OF THE REPAIR AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS SHORTED OUT REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONFIRMATION OF THE REPAIR AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS SHORTED OUT REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONFIRMATION OF THE REPAIR AND ...

TODAY I HAD TO GO TO WORK ANDTRIED TO PUT MY CAR ON, TO MY DISMAY IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALL OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WORKED, LIKE MY CAR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING , AND THE RADIO WORKING BUT IT KEPT TELLING ME TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND IT WOULDNT START. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF REASEARCH AND T...

Mileage: 97,000

TODAY I HAD TO GO TO WORK ANDTRIED TO PUT MY CAR ON, TO MY DISMAY IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALL OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WORKED, LIKE MY CAR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING , AND THE RADIO WORKING BUT IT KEPT TELLING ME TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND IT WOULDNT START. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF REASEARCH AND T...

Mileage: 97,000

TODAY I HAD TO GO TO WORK ANDTRIED TO PUT MY CAR ON, TO MY DISMAY IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. ALL OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WORKED, LIKE MY CAR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING , AND THE RADIO WORKING BUT IT KEPT TELLING ME TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND IT WOULDNT START. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF REASEARCH AND T...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, AS THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, REMOVE KEY WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED TH...

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR DIDN'T TURN ON. I CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY THINKING THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY. I TOWED THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC CONFIRMED TODAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING LOCK WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT COST OVER $1,400. I DID SEARC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ...

Mileage: 120,000

I NEED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK PART AND I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DOESN'T COVER THIS ITEM WHICH COST FOR THE PARTS IS $1200 WITHOUT LABOR. WAS TOLD BY MERCEDES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PART AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE PART WHICH WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS.

Mileage: 64,000

STOP AT GROCERY STORE CAME BACK CAR DID NOT START. ITS THE ELECTRIC STEERING DOES NOT WORK IT COST $1350 TO GET FIXED ITS BEEN HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. THANKS!

Mileage: 99,000

MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON, EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT IT WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND IT IS VERY COMMON ON THE C CLASS. COST OVER $1K TO REPAIR, AND MERCEDES OF USA DECLINED TO COVER ANY OF THE EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE IS COMMON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 65,000

THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON ESI IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE .. AND ISSUE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 78,008

THEY NEED TO HAVE A RECALL ON ESI IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE .. AND ISSUE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE

Mileage: 78,008

THE EIS, AT WORK MY CAR WON'T START HAD TO TOW HOME CAR START AT HOME BUT WHEN TURN OFF CAR WENT BACK TO NOT STARTING. KEY IN IGNITION BUT IT'S LIKE IGNITION WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. BAD IGNITION SWITCH STEERING VOLUME ECT.. REPAIR COST $1100 ... VERY PISSED SEEMS LIKE THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WHY H...

Mileage: 78,008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A POLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WARNINGS FOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE, COMPLETE ENGINE...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE....

I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR, WHO HAS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT! I WAS WONDERING IF THEIR IS A RECALL OF THE STEERING COLUMN PARTS?

Mileage: 67,823

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO GET THE STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE TH...

Mileage: 50,000

YESTERDAY MY BELOVED C300 LEFT US STRANDED AT A BEST BUY PARKING LOT LATE AT NIGHT. IT WAS REALLY UPSET WHEN I JUST GET OFF WORK, AND TRY TO START MY CAR AND GO HOME TAKE A REST, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE OVERNIGHT AND WAS NOT UNTIL NEXT MORNING THAT I GOT IT TO START....

Mileage: 50,980

YESTERDAY MY BELOVED C300 LEFT US STRANDED AT A BEST BUY PARKING LOT LATE AT NIGHT. IT WAS REALLY UPSET WHEN I JUST GET OFF WORK, AND TRY TO START MY CAR AND GO HOME TAKE A REST, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE OVERNIGHT AND WAS NOT UNTIL NEXT MORNING THAT I GOT IT TO START....

Mileage: 50,980

YESTERDAY MY BELOVED C300 LEFT US STRANDED AT A BEST BUY PARKING LOT LATE AT NIGHT. IT WAS REALLY UPSET WHEN I JUST GET OFF WORK, AND TRY TO START MY CAR AND GO HOME TAKE A REST, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE OVERNIGHT AND WAS NOT UNTIL NEXT MORNING THAT I GOT IT TO START....

Mileage: 50,980

FRONT LIGHTS SOCKET OVER HEAT AND MELTING. MANUFACTURE AND DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO REPLACE, HOWEVER CAR STILL IN FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE FIRE

Mileage: 89,000

FRONT LIGHTS SOCKET OVER HEAT AND MELTING. MANUFACTURE AND DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO REPLACE, HOWEVER CAR STILL IN FULL EXTENDED WARRANTY SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE FIRE

Mileage: 89,000

IN THE MORNING, I TRIED TO START MY 2009 C300 AND THE CAR DID NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED OUT OF THE BLUE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AT DELRAY BEACH, FL. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE STEERING/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH. ...

Mileage: 44,000

IN THE MORNING, I TRIED TO START MY 2009 C300 AND THE CAR DID NOT START AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED OUT OF THE BLUE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AT DELRAY BEACH, FL. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE STEERING/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH. ...

Mileage: 44,000

IN THE MORNING, TRY TO START MY 2009 C300 AND THE CAR DID NOT START AND THE STEERING GOT LOCKED OFF OF THE BLUE. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AT DELRAY BEACH, FL. THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED TO BE RELATED TO: MANUFACTURING DEFECTED STEERING/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH....

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 97,000

I PARKED MY 2009 C300 WITH ONLY 42K MILES ON IT IN THE GARAGE AT NIGHT. NEXT MORNING I TRIED TO START, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START OR MOVE THE GEARS HAD TO CALL MERCEDES ROAD SERVICE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A MERCEDES DEALER AT DELRAY BEACH, FL. THI...

Mileage: 42,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN PARK. CAN TURN KEY, BUT THE ONLY THE CENTRAL DASH WORKS WITH MESSAGE "TAKE KEY FROM IGNITION". NO START UP LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE LOCKS, UNLOCKS, RADIO WORKS, BUT WON'T START. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE WHILE VEHICLE WAS STA...

Mileage: 70,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN PARK. CAN TURN KEY, BUT THE ONLY THE CENTRAL DASH WORKS WITH MESSAGE "TAKE KEY FROM IGNITION". NO START UP LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE LOCKS, UNLOCKS, RADIO WORKS, BUT WON'T START. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE WHILE VEHICLE WAS STA...

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START OR MOVE THE GEARS HAD TO CALL MERCEDES ROAD SERVICE .TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A MERCEDES DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY, I WAS DRIVING OFF THE HIGHWAY APPROX. 10 MPH. TARIFFING EXPERIENCE!!! *TR

Mileage: 74,200

PARKED MY CAR OVERNIGHT AND WENT TO START IT IN THE MORNING AND WOULD NOT START. THE KEY WOULD TURN BUT GOT NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK. TRIED TO JUMP IT BUT SAME RESULTS. BATTERY TESTED FINE, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. AF...

Mileage: 120,000

PARKED MY CAR OVERNIGHT AND WENT TO START IT IN THE MORNING AND WOULD NOT START. THE KEY WOULD TURN BUT GOT NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK. TRIED TO JUMP IT BUT SAME RESULTS. BATTERY TESTED FINE, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. AF...

Mileage: 120,000

PARKED MY CAR OVERNIGHT AND WENT TO START IT IN THE MORNING AND WOULD NOT START. THE KEY WOULD TURN BUT GOT NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK. TRIED TO JUMP IT BUT SAME RESULTS. BATTERY TESTED FINE, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. AF...

Mileage: 120,000

DROVE MY C300 TO WORK IN THE MORNING. WENT TO LEAVE A FEW HOURS LATER AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. RADIO, ALARM, DASH AND LOCK/UNLOCK ALL WORK BUT YOU CAN NOT HEAR THE STEERING LOCK DISENGAGE WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND MERCEDES HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY...

Mileage: 48,000

DROVE MY C300 TO WORK IN THE MORNING. WENT TO LEAVE A FEW HOURS LATER AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. RADIO, ALARM, DASH AND LOCK/UNLOCK ALL WORK BUT YOU CAN NOT HEAR THE STEERING LOCK DISENGAGE WHEN YOU PUT THE KEY IN. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND MERCEDES HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON AND THE STEERING LOCK ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK AND THE CONTROL UNIT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. AFTER RETRIEVING THE...

Mileage: 63,033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON AND THE STEERING LOCK ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK AND THE CONTROL UNIT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. AFTER RETRIEVING THE...

Mileage: 63,033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON AND THE STEERING LOCK ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK AND THE CONTROL UNIT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. AFTER RETRIEVING THE...

Mileage: 63,033

INTERMITTENTLY MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO ON, GAS GAUGE SLOWLY GOES TO EMPTY, REAR BREAK AND BLINKERS NO LONGER WORK, INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND SUN ROOF DO NOT WORK. I CAN NOT LOCK MY CAR SOMETIMES AFTER FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. IF IT HAPPENS RIGHT WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON, I CAN TRY TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTA...

Mileage: 62,000

INTERMITTENTLY MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL GO ON, GAS GAUGE SLOWLY GOES TO EMPTY, REAR BREAK AND BLINKERS NO LONGER WORK, INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND SUN ROOF DO NOT WORK. I CAN NOT LOCK MY CAR SOMETIMES AFTER FOR ABOUT 5 MINS. IF IT HAPPENS RIGHT WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON, I CAN TRY TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTA...

Mileage: 62,000

I TURNED THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS WORKED. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED, DID NOT WORK. I THEN HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A CERTIFIED MERCEDES DEALER THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT CALLED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK EIS/E...

Mileage: 92,500

I TURNED THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS WORKED. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT JUMP STARTED, DID NOT WORK. I THEN HAD IT TOWED AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A CERTIFIED MERCEDES DEALER THAT IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT CALLED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK EIS/E...

Mileage: 92,500

WENT TO START MY CAR. TRIED JUMPING IT OFF THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY CHECKED ALL THE FUSES. SPENT $70 TO HAVE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE EIS SWITCH AND MERCEDES WILL NOT SELL HIM THE PARTS TO FIX ONLY MERCEDES CAN FIX. MY GUY SAID HE COULD FIX FOR $700, MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SA...

Mileage: 77,000

WENT TO START MY CAR. TRIED JUMPING IT OFF THINKING IT WAS THE BATTERY CHECKED ALL THE FUSES. SPENT $70 TO HAVE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE EIS SWITCH AND MERCEDES WILL NOT SELL HIM THE PARTS TO FIX ONLY MERCEDES CAN FIX. MY GUY SAID HE COULD FIX FOR $700, MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SA...

Mileage: 77,000

I CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE MY CAR WAS GIVING ME ERROR CODES FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING(TURN& REVERSE) AND THEN THE FUNCTIONING LIGHTS WERE DIMMED. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE ASSEMBLY WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE PLACED AND NOTICED WHERE THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE PLUGGED IN TO THE...

Mileage: 36,378

I CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE MY CAR WAS GIVING ME ERROR CODES FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING(TURN& REVERSE) AND THEN THE FUNCTIONING LIGHTS WERE DIMMED. I TOOK A LOOK AT THE ASSEMBLY WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE PLACED AND NOTICED WHERE THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE PLUGGED IN TO THE...

Mileage: 36,378

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK SIGNAL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 68,000

A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES BENZ C300 CARD MODEL YEAR 2008 AND UP. THE STEERING IGNITION SWITCH FAILS. THIS IS A DEALER FIX ONLY AND COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1500-$2000 DOLLARS. WHEN YOU GO TO START YOUR CAR NOTHING COMES ON, NO LIGHTS NO NOTHING. THE CAR IS BASICALLY DISABLED AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE I...

Mileage: 42,000

A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES BENZ C300 CARD MODEL YEAR 2008 AND UP. THE STEERING IGNITION SWITCH FAILS. THIS IS A DEALER FIX ONLY AND COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1500-$2000 DOLLARS. WHEN YOU GO TO START YOUR CAR NOTHING COMES ON, NO LIGHTS NO NOTHING. THE CAR IS BASICALLY DISABLED AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE I...

Mileage: 42,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, ALL THE ...

Mileage: 73,000

WENT TO STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THE TRUNK RELEASED NORMALLY AND DOORS UNLOCKED NORMALLY WITH THE KEY FOB. INSERTED THE KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH. ABLE TO TURN KEY, BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOOR WHICH WORKED AGAIN. WAITED ANOTHER MINUTE AND CAR STILL WOULD NOT...

Mileage: 72,310

WENT TO STORE AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, THE TRUNK RELEASED NORMALLY AND DOORS UNLOCKED NORMALLY WITH THE KEY FOB. INSERTED THE KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH. ABLE TO TURN KEY, BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. TRIED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOOR WHICH WORKED AGAIN. WAITED ANOTHER MINUTE AND CAR STILL WOULD NOT...

Mileage: 72,310

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRES, TIRE LINE: VELOZZA ZXV, AND TIRE SIZE: 255/35/R18 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLA...

Mileage: 57,965

THERE NEEDS TO AN INQUIRY INTO THE SENSORS IN THE STEERING ON THE C CLASS MERCEDES. I JUST HAD MY SENSOR GO OUT WITH ONLY 30,152 MILES ON IT GO OUT. AS I HAVE TOLD OF THIS EXPERIENCE TO OTHER AND THE SAME STORY AROUND 30,000 MILES THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUES RESULTING IN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. ...

Mileage: 30,152

NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF ENGINE. BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ INDEPENDENT SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE BELT TENSIONER, IDLER PULLEYS, AND THE MULTI RIB BELT. WHY WOULD THE BELT TENSIONER CAUSE THE RIB BELT TO RIP WITH ONLY 62K MILES ON THE CAR? *TR

Mileage: 62,185

INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH. ABLE TO TURN KEY. BUT NO IGNITION LIGHTS COME ON IN ANY POSITION OF THE KEY. DOES NOT START. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT, AS AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT MAY FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH INCREMENTAL IGNITION ON SETTINGS AND THEN STARTING. AS THIS IGNITION SWITCH ALSO C...

Mileage: 60,000

INSERTED KEY INTO IGNITION SWITCH. ABLE TO TURN KEY. BUT NO IGNITION LIGHTS COME ON IN ANY POSITION OF THE KEY. DOES NOT START. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT, AS AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT MAY FUNCTION CORRECTLY WITH INCREMENTAL IGNITION ON SETTINGS AND THEN STARTING. AS THIS IGNITION SWITCH ALSO C...

Mileage: 60,000

COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM / ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK UNIT AND IT'S NOT SOMEHOW A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 84,747

COMMON ISSUE ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR. ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM / ELECTRICAL STEERING LOCK UNIT AND IT'S NOT SOMEHOW A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 84,747

YET ANOTHER PERSON WITH A ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ISSUE. I TRIED TO LEAVE WORK FOR LUNCH BUT WAS MET WITH THAT ISSUE. I HAD TO HAVE AAA TOW ME TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WANT 1200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM....HOW ARE SO MANY OF US EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE BUT MERCEDES ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO FIX...

CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. REPAIR COST 1150 DOLLARS. ONE WEEK WITHOUT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. REPAIR COST 1150 DOLLARS. ONE WEEK WITHOUT CAR. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

I WENT TO START UP MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE KEY WOULD TURN BUT WOULD NOT START THE ENGINE. I KEPT ON GETTING A READING TO REMOVE MY KEY. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM HAS FROZEN UP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE $1,500 TO GET THE ISSUE REPAIR...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 58,000

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR 5 MONTHS AGO DUE TO THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. MERCEDES TOLD ME IT WAS THE KEY AND I NEEDED TO PURCHASE A SECOND KEY. IN THE MEAN TIME, I WAS WAITING FOR THE NEW KEY MY OLD KEY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR START. AS TIME WENT BY, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING ME ...

Mileage: 59,800

I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR 5 MONTHS AGO DUE TO THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. MERCEDES TOLD ME IT WAS THE KEY AND I NEEDED TO PURCHASE A SECOND KEY. IN THE MEAN TIME, I WAS WAITING FOR THE NEW KEY MY OLD KEY WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR START. AS TIME WENT BY, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING ME ...

Mileage: 59,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIE...

Mileage: 42,131

I HAVE OWN A MERCEDES BENZ C300 FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS AND HAD SOME PROBLEMS BUT NOT MAJOR UNTIL RECENTLY. I WHEN TO LUNCH WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AFTER COMING BACK INTO THE CAR WE ENDED UP BEING STRANDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WAITING FOR AN EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS...

Mileage: 46,000

AS I RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR MERCEDES BENZ RECALL #14V-177. I WENT UP TO THE NEAREST LOCATION IN FORT WORTH AND THEY SAID I HAD TO WAIT FOR A "SECOND NOTICE" FOR MY TAILLIGHTS TO BE FIXED. I AM DRIVING ON A BAD BRAKE LIGHT FOR 2 MONTHS AND AS I FOLLOW UP WITH THIS DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WOU...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF TO ON POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CHIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF TO ON POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CHIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED ...

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF TO ON POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CHIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED ...

Mileage: 58,000

THIS MORNING, CAR WOULD NOT START, MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD TO GO TO THE DEALER, TOOK THE KEY IN & OUT AND, AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES, THE CAR STARTED BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT WORK (STAYED ON PARK), TOOK THE KEY IN & OUT AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER, STEERING LOCK PROBLEM, THE PART ONLY IS ...

Mileage: 60,000

THIS MORNING, CAR WOULD NOT START, MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD TO GO TO THE DEALER, TOOK THE KEY IN & OUT AND, AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES, THE CAR STARTED BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT WORK (STAYED ON PARK), TOOK THE KEY IN & OUT AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER, STEERING LOCK PROBLEM, THE PART ONLY IS ...

Mileage: 60,000

IN 13 MONTHS AND 9,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT DWS TIRES DUE TO BULGING SIDEWALLS. ONE OF THOSE 3 WAS THE FIRST REPLACEMENT ON JULY 15, 2014. THE FIRST BULGING SIDEWALL HAPPENED 12 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THEM. *TR

Mileage: 51,034

I WAS TURNING ON MY MERCEDES BENZ C300 2009, WHEN IT SUDDENLY STATED TAKE YOUR IGNITION, THEREFORE I MADE A PHONE CALL TO MERCEDES BENZ ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. ONCE THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED HE CLEARLY STATED IT WAS THE STEERING HOWEVER HE STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS. I AM VERY CONFUSED BEC...

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS TURNING ON MY MERCEDES BENZ C300 2009, WHEN IT SUDDENLY STATED TAKE YOUR IGNITION, THEREFORE I MADE A PHONE CALL TO MERCEDES BENZ ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. ONCE THE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED HE CLEARLY STATED IT WAS THE STEERING HOWEVER HE STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING SIGNS. I AM VERY CONFUSED BEC...

Mileage: 72,000

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK (CODE 6180.57-P-051521), NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 74,596

2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK (CODE 6180.57-P-051521), NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 74,596

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCA...

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCA...

Mileage: 41,000

THE STEERING LOCK ON MERCEDES BENZ 2009 C300 MALFUNCTIONS, MAKING CAR INOPERABLE. DANGER IF OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. KNOWN PROBLEM AND KNOWN ISSUE REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES. MANUFACTURE DEFECT KNOWN TO MANUFACTURER AND NOT ADDRESSED ACCORDING TO NHTSA - DOT STANDARDS. STANDARDS NOT KNOWN TO BE ENFORCED A...

Mileage: 68,621

CPSC: I1470034. 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WHEELS LOCKED AND THE CAR WENT TO A FULL STOP FROM 45 TO 0 IN VERY FEW SECONDS. *LN

MY CAR WILL NOT START. BATTERY WAS TESTED AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. WHEN KEY IS INSERTED THE PANEL SHOWS A MESSAGE SAYING "PLEASE REMOVE KEY". I HAD TO TOW MY CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR TECH INFO ON CAUSE OF PROBLEM. I HAVE READ IN NHTSA WEBSITE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATU...

Mileage: 40,756

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WA...

TOTAL 4 WHEELS LOCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. RECENTLY, A VERY UNSAFE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING ON 202 SOUTH HEADING TOWARDS WEST CHESTER, PA NORTH OF EXIT 29; MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 50 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 50 MPH TO A ...

Mileage: 37,900

I WENT OUT TO MY CAR THIS MORNING TO DRIVE TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS CAME ON I COULD LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR HOWEVER WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN, IT TURN ALL THE WAY BUT IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I CALL MERCEDES BENZ 24 HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY BATTERY WAS NOT THE ...

Mileage: 51,928

I WENT OUT TO MY CAR THIS MORNING TO DRIVE TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS CAME ON I COULD LOCK AND UNLOCK MY CAR HOWEVER WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN, IT TURN ALL THE WAY BUT IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I CALL MERCEDES BENZ 24 HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY BATTERY WAS NOT THE ...

Mileage: 51,928

MY 2009 C300 WAS JUST TOWED TO THE BENZ DEALER FOR THE "TECHNICAL SVS BULLETIN" KNOWN AS LI80-57-P051521. (THE KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED INTERNAL ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CAUSING CRANK FAILURE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE NHTSA.) I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY BENZ IS NOT ASSISTING WITH THIS ...

Mileage: 108,000

MY 2009 C300 WAS JUST TOWED TO THE BENZ DEALER FOR THE "TECHNICAL SVS BULLETIN" KNOWN AS LI80-57-P051521. (THE KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED INTERNAL ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CAUSING CRANK FAILURE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE NHTSA.) I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY BENZ IS NOT ASSISTING WITH THIS ...

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWAR...

Mileage: 98,000

IN 2010 I PURCHASE 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300 FROM A DEALER. CAR WAS NICE AND PERFECT UNTIL A YEAR LATER I HAVE TO CHANGE THE LOW BEAM AND EYES LIDS LIGHT BULB. EVERYTHING WAS CHANGE MY CAR ELECTRICAL WAS BAD MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GETTING DAMAGE. I CHANGED LIGHT BULBS ABOUT 4 TIMES A YEAR. AND TODAY ON ...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRE...

Mileage: 38,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR WILL NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT NO LUCK. THE KEY OPEN THE DOOR, THE LIGHTS INSIDE OF THE CARE COME ON, AND THE SCREEN STILL POPS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE GEAR. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 70,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR WILL NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT NO LUCK. THE KEY OPEN THE DOOR, THE LIGHTS INSIDE OF THE CARE COME ON, AND THE SCREEN STILL POPS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE GEAR. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 70,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CAR WILL NOT START. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, BUT NO LUCK. THE KEY OPEN THE DOOR, THE LIGHTS INSIDE OF THE CARE COME ON, AND THE SCREEN STILL POPS UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE GEAR. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 70,000

MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK. WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED . THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD TURN ON WAS THE RADIO AND A MESSAGE OF NOT TO FORGET TO REMOVE YOUR KEY. I COULD NOT EVEN GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. I WOULD CRA...

Mileage: 81,000

MY CAR LEFT ME STRANDED AT WORK. WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK MY CAR WOULD NOT START THE STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED . THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD TURN ON WAS THE RADIO AND A MESSAGE OF NOT TO FORGET TO REMOVE YOUR KEY. I COULD NOT EVEN GET THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. I WOULD CRA...

Mileage: 81,000

PRIOR TO PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, I SMELLED BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRING. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL FOR THE LEFT REAR LIGHTS CAME ON. I OPENED THE TRUNK TO SEE IF A LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT, AND SMELLED THE BURNING WIRES. OPENING THE PANEL COVERING THE LEFT REAR LIGHTS, I SAW A BURN THROUGH ...

Mileage: 61,999

PRIOR TO PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, I SMELLED BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRING. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH PANEL FOR THE LEFT REAR LIGHTS CAME ON. I OPENED THE TRUNK TO SEE IF A LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT, AND SMELLED THE BURNING WIRES. OPENING THE PANEL COVERING THE LEFT REAR LIGHTS, I SAW A BURN THROUGH ...

Mileage: 61,999

I RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD THAT MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND BACK LIGHT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED AND MALFUNCTIONING. THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE TAIL BULB CARRIERS AND ASSEMBLY WERE, I SAW THAT SOME OF THE LIGHTS WERE...

Mileage: 60,100

I RECEIVED A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD THAT MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL AND BACK LIGHT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED AND MALFUNCTIONING. THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPARTMENT WHERE THE TAIL BULB CARRIERS AND ASSEMBLY WERE, I SAW THAT SOME OF THE LIGHTS WERE...

Mileage: 60,100

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. I EXITED THE CAR AND LOCKED THE DOORS WHEN I REMEMBERED THAT ON THIS DAY, THE TREE CUTTING CREW WILL BE SERVICING THE PARKING LOT. I RETURNED TO THE CAR TO MOVE IT BUT WHEN I TURNED THE KEY MY IGNITION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START....

Mileage: 52,525

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK AND PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. I EXITED THE CAR AND LOCKED THE DOORS WHEN I REMEMBERED THAT ON THIS DAY, THE TREE CUTTING CREW WILL BE SERVICING THE PARKING LOT. I RETURNED TO THE CAR TO MOVE IT BUT WHEN I TURNED THE KEY MY IGNITION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START....

Mileage: 52,525

I RECEIVED A MESSAGE TO CHECK THE REAR RIGHT (PASSENGER) LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR USED ON MAY 20, 2014, AND BEGAN GETTING THE DASHBOARD WARNING A FEW DAYS LATER, BUT IT WAS INTERMITTENT. ON MAY 26, 2014, I INSPECTED OF THE BULB CARRIER AND PIN CONNECTOR AND NOTICED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 69,234

I RECEIVED A MESSAGE TO CHECK THE REAR RIGHT (PASSENGER) LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR USED ON MAY 20, 2014, AND BEGAN GETTING THE DASHBOARD WARNING A FEW DAYS LATER, BUT IT WAS INTERMITTENT. ON MAY 26, 2014, I INSPECTED OF THE BULB CARRIER AND PIN CONNECTOR AND NOTICED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 69,234

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL): HI, MY STEERING LOCK JUST WENT ON ME AS WELL AND WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH NO CAR THIS PAST WEEKEND! MY 2009 C300 4MATIC SPORT HAS APPROX. 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED MB USA AND BEGGED FOR WARRANTY ASSISTANCE BUT WAS BASICALLY TOLD ...

Mileage: 56,000

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL): HI, MY STEERING LOCK JUST WENT ON ME AS WELL AND WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH NO CAR THIS PAST WEEKEND! MY 2009 C300 4MATIC SPORT HAS APPROX. 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED MB USA AND BEGGED FOR WARRANTY ASSISTANCE BUT WAS BASICALLY TOLD ...

Mileage: 56,000

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL): HI, MY STEERING LOCK JUST WENT ON ME AS WELL AND WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH NO CAR THIS PAST WEEKEND! MY 2009 C300 4MATIC SPORT HAS APPROX. 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I CALLED MB USA AND BEGGED FOR WARRANTY ASSISTANCE BUT WAS BASICALLY TOLD ...

Mileage: 56,000

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF ITS STARTING AND STEERING LOCK FUNCTIONS. THE UNDERLINE PROBLEM AND AREAS OF CONCERN IS THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED WHEN THE ASSOCIATED PARTS FAIL. MERCEDES BENZ HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY FO...

Mileage: 51,000

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF ITS STARTING AND STEERING LOCK FUNCTIONS. THE UNDERLINE PROBLEM AND AREAS OF CONCERN IS THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED WHEN THE ASSOCIATED PARTS FAIL. MERCEDES BENZ HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY FO...

Mileage: 51,000

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF ITS STARTING AND STEERING LOCK FUNCTIONS. THE UNDERLINE PROBLEM AND AREAS OF CONCERN IS THE FREQUENCY OF THIS FAILURE AND THE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILIZED WHEN THE ASSOCIATED PARTS FAIL. MERCEDES BENZ HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY FO...

Mileage: 51,000

A SMOKE CONDITION CAME FROM THE TRUNK, UPON INSPECTION TAILLIGHT BULB HOUSING WAS FOUND MELTED, ALL BULBS WERE NONE WORKING AS A RESULT. *TR

Mileage: 54,400

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING CHECK REAR RIGHT BRAKE LAMP, TURN LAMP ,AND TAIL LAMP SO I STOPPED BY THE AUTO PART STORE TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE BULBS AND THEY FOUND THE LIGHT HOLDER AND THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE LIGHTS HAD MELTED. *TR

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. WIRING HARNESS AND LIGHT BULB CARRIER WERE BURNED. RIGHT REAR TURN AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,140

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER LIGHTING ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE. WIRING HARNESS AND LIGHT BULB CARRIER WERE BURNED. RIGHT REAR TURN AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 70,140

RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT PIG TAIL OVERHEATED AND SHORTED OUT LAMP HOLDER. YOU CAN SEE THE BURN MARKS WHERE IT WAS TOO HOT. HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 33,000

RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT PIG TAIL OVERHEATED AND SHORTED OUT LAMP HOLDER. YOU CAN SEE THE BURN MARKS WHERE IT WAS TOO HOT. HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 33,000

MY EXTERIOR TAIL LIGHTS ALL WENT OUT, THIS INCLUDES FOG LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS. PUT IN NEW BULBS AS WELL AS MADE SURE THE WIRES WERE CONNECTED WELL BUT IT REMAINS OUT. *JS

Mileage: 50,400

MARCH 1 2014 I NOTICE MY WIFE DASH WAS LIGHTING UP WITH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I OPENED THE TRUNK AND HIT THE BRAKE COMPARTMENT AND IT CAME BACK ON. APRIL 11 2014 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I TRIED DOING THE SAME THING BUT NOTHING. OPENED THE BRAKE COMPARTMENT AND DISCONNECTED EVER...

Mileage: 31,000

MARCH 1 2014 I NOTICE MY WIFE DASH WAS LIGHTING UP WITH REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I OPENED THE TRUNK AND HIT THE BRAKE COMPARTMENT AND IT CAME BACK ON. APRIL 11 2014 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I TRIED DOING THE SAME THING BUT NOTHING. OPENED THE BRAKE COMPARTMENT AND DISCONNECTED EVER...

Mileage: 31,000

REAR LIGHTING DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, I HAVE GOTTEN ERROR CODES ONE DAY AND THE LIGHTS WORK THE NEXT. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE LIGHTING ISSUE. ONE TIME ITS A BULB ON THE RIGHT AND NEXT ITS A BULB ON THE LEFT. TODAY THEY ALL WORK.. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

THE DASH WARNED ME THAT MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL IT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. I ACCESSED THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND THE GROUND SIDE OF PLUG, THE SOCKET AND THE WIRE WAS MELTED AND HAS BEEN ON FIRE. I HAVE PICTURES ON DROPBOX: LINK ATTAC...

Mileage: 84,000

THE DASH WARNED ME THAT MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE MESSAGE CAME AND WENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL IT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. I ACCESSED THE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT AND THE GROUND SIDE OF PLUG, THE SOCKET AND THE WIRE WAS MELTED AND HAS BEEN ON FIRE. I HAVE PICTURES ON DROPBOX: LINK ATTAC...

Mileage: 84,000

COMPONENTS OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAVE OVERHEATED AND RENDERED THE UNITS INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, THE TAIL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND COMMON OCCURRENCE IN AGING ASSEMBLIES OF THIS TYPE. *TR

COMPONENTS OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES HAVE OVERHEATED AND RENDERED THE UNITS INOPERATIVE. AS A RESULT, THE TAIL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AND COMMON OCCURRENCE IN AGING ASSEMBLIES OF THIS TYPE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING HAS BURNT OUT AND KNOCKED OUT ALL LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT THERE HAS YET TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THERE SEEMS TO BE A LIGHT SHORTAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS WORK , THE ISSUE IS THE PANEL AND THE WIRE IS NOW MELTED AT THE TIP. THE WIRE MELTED INTO THE LIGHT PANEL. *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE A LIGHT SHORTAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS WORK , THE ISSUE IS THE PANEL AND THE WIRE IS NOW MELTED AT THE TIP. THE WIRE MELTED INTO THE LIGHT PANEL. *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE A LIGHT SHORTAGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS WORK , THE ISSUE IS THE PANEL AND THE WIRE IS NOW MELTED AT THE TIP. THE WIRE MELTED INTO THE LIGHT PANEL. *TR

WIRING HARNESS ON REAR TAIL LIGHT MELTED CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD TO STOP WORKING ,CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ,REVERSE LIGHTS AND BLINKER TO STOP WORKING.SPOKE WITH MERCEDES BENZ DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE NOT GONNA FIX IT FOR FREE AND THAT I ...

Mileage: 70,400

WIRING HARNESS ON REAR TAIL LIGHT MELTED CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD TO STOP WORKING ,CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ,REVERSE LIGHTS AND BLINKER TO STOP WORKING.SPOKE WITH MERCEDES BENZ DEALER SHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THEY WERE NOT GONNA FIX IT FOR FREE AND THAT I ...

Mileage: 70,400

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELLED AN INTENSE BURNING. I HAD BEEN GETTING THE TAILLIGHT ERROR CODES AND THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FUSE. DECIDED TO FINALLY RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT MERCEDES TAILLIGHTS/WIRING SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH ON FIRE. I REMOVED TH...

Mileage: 102,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SMELLED AN INTENSE BURNING. I HAD BEEN GETTING THE TAILLIGHT ERROR CODES AND THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS A FUSE. DECIDED TO FINALLY RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT MERCEDES TAILLIGHTS/WIRING SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH ON FIRE. I REMOVED TH...

Mileage: 102,000

ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKINGI REPLACED THE LIGHTS. MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SAID THE WIRES HAD FRIED AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN MANY CASES SIMILAR TO THE REAR LIGHTS. $600 TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKINGI REPLACED THE LIGHTS. MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SAID THE WIRES HAD FRIED AND THAT THEY HAD SEEN MANY CASES SIMILAR TO THE REAR LIGHTS. $600 TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

THE TAIL LIGHT COMPLETELY MELTED THE CIRCUT BOARD AND STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE TAIL LIGHT COMPLETELY MELTED THE CIRCUT BOARD AND STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE LAMP CONNECTOR ON THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE LIGHT COMPONENT WENT OUT, WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT IT, I NOTICED THE CONNECTER PLUG IN AS WELL AS THE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BURNT AND WOULD NOT BE PLUGGED BACK IN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE LAMP CONNECTOR ON THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE LIGHT COMPONENT WENT OUT, WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT IT, I NOTICED THE CONNECTER PLUG IN AS WELL AS THE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD WAS BURNT AND WOULD NOT BE PLUGGED BACK IN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WARNING MESSAGE THAT THE BACK TAIL LIGHTS & SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE OUT. AFTER CHECK IT APPEARED THAT THE WIRE HAD MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 6 MONTHS MY CAR WOULDN'T START. GOT OF WORK GETTING READY TO GO HOME AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT AND COULDN'T FIND A THING. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE SPARE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED. FAST FORWARD THREE WEEKS LATER...SAME ISSUE. THEY KE...

Mileage: 74,000

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 6 MONTHS MY CAR WOULDN'T START. GOT OF WORK GETTING READY TO GO HOME AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT AND COULDN'T FIND A THING. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE SPARE KEY AND THE CAR STARTED. FAST FORWARD THREE WEEKS LATER...SAME ISSUE. THEY KE...

Mileage: 74,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND THE PARKING LAMPS BOTH WENT OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFF WHEN CAR IS OFF BUT WHILE I'M DRIVING THEY STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME. I TOOK IT TO RAY CATENA MERCEDES AUTO SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS NO CHAR...

Mileage: 46,000

ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING, SOME IN THE FRONT NOT WORKING, ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNT I REPLACED THE LIGHTS, THE DASHBOARD ALERT WENT AWAY THEN CAME BACK ON 10 MINUTES LATER. ALSO TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INOPERATIVE ON DASHBOARD ALERT AS WELL. MY FRIEND WITH A 2008 C300 HAS THE SAME ISSUES ...

Mileage: 70,000

ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOP WORKING, SOME IN THE FRONT NOT WORKING, ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE BURNT I REPLACED THE LIGHTS, THE DASHBOARD ALERT WENT AWAY THEN CAME BACK ON 10 MINUTES LATER. ALSO TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR INOPERATIVE ON DASHBOARD ALERT AS WELL. MY FRIEND WITH A 2008 C300 HAS THE SAME ISSUES ...

Mileage: 70,000

LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD FOR REAR LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL. AFTER LOOKING @ THE CONNECTER FOUND IT SMOKING AND MELTED ... IMMEDIATELY UNPLUGGED IT. MB DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE INVESTIGATING . *TR

Mileage: 56,000

LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASHBOARD FOR REAR LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL. AFTER LOOKING @ THE CONNECTER FOUND IT SMOKING AND MELTED ... IMMEDIATELY UNPLUGGED IT. MB DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE INVESTIGATING . *TR

Mileage: 56,000

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED MERCEDES C300 4MATIC SPORT. MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN A MERCEDES FOR ITS RELIABILITY, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE. ONE EVENING MY WIFE AND I WENT GROCERY SHOPPING AND AFTER COMING BACK IN TO THE CAR WE ENDED UP BEING STRA...

Mileage: 44,500

ALL THE LIGHTS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ARE GOING OUT. THE ENTIRE REAR LEFT LIGHT IS NOT WORKING, ALONG WITH FRONT HEAD LIGHTS. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND I KEEP RECEIVING MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THERE IS CORROSION ON THE WIRES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ON DRIVE SIDE WENT OUT. I LOOKED AT THE LIGHTING HOUSING AND NOTED BURNT WIRES EMITTING FROM THE HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGES ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASKING ME TO CHECK THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNAL BULBS. ONCE I WAS HOME, I OPENED MY TRUNK AND SMELT BURNING PLASTIC. I OPENED THE ACCESS PANEL TO THE FUSE BOX LOCATED NEAR THE PASSENGER TAIL...

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGES ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ASKING ME TO CHECK THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNAL BULBS. ONCE I WAS HOME, I OPENED MY TRUNK AND SMELT BURNING PLASTIC. I OPENED THE ACCESS PANEL TO THE FUSE BOX LOCATED NEAR THE PASSENGER TAIL...

Mileage: 48,000

01/11/2014....4:00 PM .I WAS DRIVING INTO THE ROCKAWAY MALL IN DOVER AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE TIRE HIT A BUMP ( THE LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE) AND WENT INSTANTLY FLAT. I HAD TO CONTACT AAA TO CHANGE THE TIRE TO THE SPARE. I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED UNTIL JANUARY 13, 2014. I WAS T...

Mileage: 52,105

I RECEIVED A WARNING THAT MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. THE LIGHT WAS NOT OUT AND WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED SERVICE TO CHECK THE TAILLIGHT. THE SERVICE MANAGER SHOWED ME THE LIGHT PANEL WHICH HAD MELTED PLASTIC AND BURN MARKS ON IT N...

Mileage: 85,675

I RECEIVED A WARNING THAT MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. THE LIGHT WAS NOT OUT AND WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED SERVICE TO CHECK THE TAILLIGHT. THE SERVICE MANAGER SHOWED ME THE LIGHT PANEL WHICH HAD MELTED PLASTIC AND BURN MARKS ON IT N...

Mileage: 85,675

RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT AS A RESULT OF A BAD GROUND WIRE. ON THAT SIDE THERE WAS NO BRAKE LIGHT, NO TURN SIGNAL, NO RUNNING LIGHTS, ETC. AFTER INSPECTION THE GROUND (BROWN OUTER MOST WIRE) WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE PLUG/REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BURN MARKS AND CORROSION. ...

Mileage: 72,000

RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY WENT OUT AS A RESULT OF A BAD GROUND WIRE. ON THAT SIDE THERE WAS NO BRAKE LIGHT, NO TURN SIGNAL, NO RUNNING LIGHTS, ETC. AFTER INSPECTION THE GROUND (BROWN OUTER MOST WIRE) WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE PLUG/REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BURN MARKS AND CORROSION. ...

Mileage: 72,000

RIGHT TAIL LIGHT CLUSTER HAD A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE LAMP CONNECTOR, WHICH ULTIMATELY HAD TO PAY $250 TO REPLACE IN MID DECEMBER 2013. NOW IT SEEMS THAT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHTS DIMMER THAN THE OTHER SIDE THAN WENT OUT, WHEN OPEN THE COMPARTMENT, SMELLED MELTING PLASTIC. CHECKED THE PLUG THAT WENT INTO THE LIGHTS HAS MELTED. ALSO BURN MARK LEFT ON LIGHT HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE BULB HOWEVER THE WIRES OVERHEATED AND MELTED, CAUSING THE LIGHT BULB AND ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DAMAGED. ...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY DECELERATED AND RESPONDED TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS. THE V...

Mileage: 38,500

TAIL LIGHT PROBLEMS. I STARTED RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES REGARDING THE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WE CHECKED THE LIGHTS BUT THEY WERE FINE. IN JANUARY THE LIGHT WENT OUT. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BULBS WERE NOT ONLY OUT BUT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A CIRCUIT ISSUE. AFTER P...

TAIL LIGHT PROBLEMS. I STARTED RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES REGARDING THE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WE CHECKED THE LIGHTS BUT THEY WERE FINE. IN JANUARY THE LIGHT WENT OUT. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BULBS WERE NOT ONLY OUT BUT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A CIRCUIT ISSUE. AFTER P...

TAIL LIGHT PROBLEMS. I STARTED RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES REGARDING THE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WE CHECKED THE LIGHTS BUT THEY WERE FINE. IN JANUARY THE LIGHT WENT OUT. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BULBS WERE NOT ONLY OUT BUT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A CIRCUIT ISSUE. AFTER P...

APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO, THE BACK (DRIVER-SIDE) TAIL LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB. I DID MENTION THIS TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHEN I WENT TO SERVICE ANOTHER ISSUE, BUT THEY STATED THERE WAS NO ISSUES, JUST A BAD BULB. UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE A S...

Mileage: 45,000

TAIL LIGHT PROBLEMS. WE STARTED RECEIVING WARNING MESSAGES REGARDING A DRIVER'S TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WE CHECKED THE LIGHTS BUT THEY WERE FINE. FINALLY IN NOVEMBER THE LIGHT WENT OUT. WE PURCHASED NEW BULBS FOR THE TAIL LIGHT BUT DISCOVERED IT WASN'T THE BULBS. THE TAIL LIGHT UNIT WAS DAMAGED, ...

Mileage: 70,000

WARNING INDICATOR CAME UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TO "CHECK REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LAMPS" THE REAR TAIL, TURN, AND BRAKE LAMPS HAVE FAILED IN MY CAR. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BURNED AND EMITS EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE TOUCH. I'M UNSURE OF HOW LONG I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TAILLIGHTS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WARNING INDICATOR CAME UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TO "CHECK REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LAMPS" THE REAR TAIL, TURN, AND BRAKE LAMPS HAVE FAILED IN MY CAR. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BURNED AND EMITS EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE TOUCH. I'M UNSURE OF HOW LONG I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TAILLIGHTS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WARNING INDICATOR CAME UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TO "CHECK REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LAMPS" THE REAR TAIL, TURN, AND BRAKE LAMPS HAVE FAILED IN MY CAR. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BURNED AND EMITS EXCESSIVE HEAT TO THE TOUCH. I'M UNSURE OF HOW LONG I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TAILLIGHTS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

EA13-008: DURING MID-SUMMER THE DASH WARNING MESSAGE STATING "CHECK CENTER BRAKE LIGHT" BEGAN TO APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD REMAIN ON;OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. OVER TIME, IT HAPPENED WITH LESS FREQUENCY, THEN WOULD BE MORE FREQUENT A WEEK OR TWO LATER. AT SOME POINT IN TIME I SAW ...

Mileage: 49,678

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 MERCEDES C300 THAT HAS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN 2011 WHEN THE DUMMY LIGHT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP TO HAVE THE LIGHT REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT THEY WEREN'T AB...

Mileage: 45,000

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2009 MERCEDES C300 THAT HAS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTIONING. THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN 2011 WHEN THE DUMMY LIGHT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP TO HAVE THE LIGHT REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT THEY WEREN'T AB...

Mileage: 45,000

TAIL LIGHT PASSENGER SIDE - GROUND WIRE ISSUES - PLATE MELTED - TAIL LIGHT ERRORS - NOT WORKING - NO TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKE SIGNAL DUE TO FAULTY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY (HEATING ISSUES) 1 204-820-09-77 LAMP CARRIER 1 211-545-03-28 PLUG 1 014-545-82-26 PIN BUSHING. *TR

Mileage: 44,800

TAIL LIGHT PASSENGER SIDE - GROUND WIRE ISSUES - PLATE MELTED - TAIL LIGHT ERRORS - NOT WORKING - NO TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKE SIGNAL DUE TO FAULTY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY (HEATING ISSUES) 1 204-820-09-77 LAMP CARRIER 1 211-545-03-28 PLUG 1 014-545-82-26 PIN BUSHING. *TR

Mileage: 44,800

TAIL LIGHT PASSENGER SIDE - GROUND WIRE ISSUES - PLATE MELTED - TAIL LIGHT ERRORS - NOT WORKING - NO TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKE SIGNAL DUE TO FAULTY TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY (HEATING ISSUES) 1 204-820-09-77 LAMP CARRIER 1 211-545-03-28 PLUG 1 014-545-82-26 PIN BUSHING. *TR

Mileage: 44,800

ON 6/10/2013 I HAD ERROR CODE AND PASSENGER SIDE PINS & CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DEALER CHARGED ME $393.90 FOR THE JOB. ON 6/10/2013. ON 12/28/2013 I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE LEFT SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. *TR

Mileage: 31,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER TAILLIGHT BULB FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER TAILLIGHT BULB FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 MERCEDES C300. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE ADVISING HER TO SERVICE THE REAR LIGHTING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHT WIRING WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR AN IND...

Mileage: 51,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK TAIL LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPR...

Mileage: 32,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH MY PANEL ALERTED ME TO CHECK MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP ,TURN SIGNAL , FOG LAMP AND PARKING LIGHT. I CHECK THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP AND ALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. I WENT TO REPLACE ALL OF THE RIGHT REAR LIGHT BULBS AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC CONNEC...

Mileage: 62,900

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH MY PANEL ALERTED ME TO CHECK MY RIGHT REAR TAIL LAMP ,TURN SIGNAL , FOG LAMP AND PARKING LIGHT. I CHECK THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP AND ALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. I WENT TO REPLACE ALL OF THE RIGHT REAR LIGHT BULBS AND FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC CONNEC...

Mileage: 62,900

BRAKE LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, & PARKING LAMP ALL NOT WORKING. THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR AT THE END OF THE WIRING WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND BLACK WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT OUT. COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKE LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, & PARKING LAMP ALL NOT WORKING. THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR AT THE END OF THE WIRING WAS COMPLETELY MELTED AND BLACK WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK IT OUT. COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS GETTING MY CAR DETAILED. WHILE WAITING ON ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD CAR VACUUMED OUT. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS, TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND THE KEY WOULD TURN WITH OUT STARTING THE CAR. HAD IT TOWED TO MERCEDES SHOP. THERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. STEERING LOCK HA...

Mileage: 75,401

I WAS GETTING MY CAR DETAILED. WHILE WAITING ON ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAD CAR VACUUMED OUT. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINS, TRIED STARTING THE CAR AND THE KEY WOULD TURN WITH OUT STARTING THE CAR. HAD IT TOWED TO MERCEDES SHOP. THERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. STEERING LOCK HA...

Mileage: 75,401

THE GROUND WIRE FOR BOTH REAR TAILLIGHT BULB PLATES GETS SO HOT, THAT IT MELTS THE CONNECTOR WHICH THEN CAUSES A FAILURE OF ALL TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE GROUND WIRE FOR BOTH REAR TAILLIGHT BULB PLATES GETS SO HOT, THAT IT MELTS THE CONNECTOR WHICH THEN CAUSES A FAILURE OF ALL TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND INDICATOR LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THEN ALL THE CHECK LIGHT BULBS WENT ON FOR THE REAR LEFT SIDE GOT HOME AND NOTICED THERE WAS A BURN MARK ON THE LIGHT CONNECTOR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/02/2013 HAD LEFT REAR LIGHT CONNECTOR AND WIRING REPLACED A WEEK LATER, THE RIGHT REAR SIGNAL CHECK LIGHT BULB ...

Mileage: 56,250

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, NOTICED THAT WHEN I USE MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT WAS FLICKERING FAST ON THE DASH BOARD, THEN WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH, CHECK TURN SIGNAL, CHECK BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK FOG LAMP. WHEN I GOT HOME, CHECK ALL BULBS ON THE LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY, ALL BULBS ARE INTACT. NOTICED THE...

Mileage: 39,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, NOTICED THAT WHEN I USE MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL IT WAS FLICKERING FAST ON THE DASH BOARD, THEN WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH, CHECK TURN SIGNAL, CHECK BRAKE LIGHT, CHECK FOG LAMP. WHEN I GOT HOME, CHECK ALL BULBS ON THE LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY, ALL BULBS ARE INTACT. NOTICED THE...

Mileage: 39,000

YESTERDAY (10/27/2013) I HAD TO CHANGE OUT MY REAR RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LAMP, WHICH I SUCCESSFULLY DID RIGHT AFTER I SAW THE MESSAGE POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD. THEN TODAY (10/28/2013) IN THE AFTERNOON I TURNED ON MY CAR AND ALL THESE MESSAGES POPPED UP REGARDING MY RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL, RIGHT SIDE REVERS...

YESTERDAY (10/27/2013) I HAD TO CHANGE OUT MY REAR RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LAMP, WHICH I SUCCESSFULLY DID RIGHT AFTER I SAW THE MESSAGE POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD. THEN TODAY (10/28/2013) IN THE AFTERNOON I TURNED ON MY CAR AND ALL THESE MESSAGES POPPED UP REGARDING MY RIGHT SIDE TURN SIGNAL, RIGHT SIDE REVERS...

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WIRING HARNESS PLUG BURNED AND MELTED. BROWN WIRE END OF PLUG. *TR

Mileage: 63,400

FOURTH OCCURRENCE OF ALL RIGHT REAR INDICATOR LIGHTS GOING OUT ALL TOGETHER IN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS. JUST DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS. I AM TAKING THIS IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW HOWEVER, SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE 2009 C CLASS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A...

Mileage: 58,300

FOURTH OCCURRENCE OF ALL RIGHT REAR INDICATOR LIGHTS GOING OUT ALL TOGETHER IN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS. JUST DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS. I AM TAKING THIS IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW HOWEVER, SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE 2009 C CLASS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A...

Mileage: 58,300

FOURTH OCCURRENCE OF ALL RIGHT REAR INDICATOR LIGHTS GOING OUT ALL TOGETHER IN THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS. JUST DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS. I AM TAKING THIS IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW HOWEVER, SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE 2009 C CLASS ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A...

Mileage: 58,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...

Mileage: 65,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...

Mileage: 65,100

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS DIM; STRONG SMELL OF BURNING WIRING IN THE TRUNK, WIRING HARNESS WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH, AT LEAST ONE WIRE ON THE HARNESS WAS CHARRED / BURNED. DASH WARNING LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON. BROUGHT TO M-B DEALER; NOT COVERED BY ANY FACTORY WARRANTY, RECALL OR THE 3RD PARTY EXTENDE...

Mileage: 46,000

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WAS DIM; STRONG SMELL OF BURNING WIRING IN THE TRUNK, WIRING HARNESS WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH, AT LEAST ONE WIRE ON THE HARNESS WAS CHARRED / BURNED. DASH WARNING LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON. BROUGHT TO M-B DEALER; NOT COVERED BY ANY FACTORY WARRANTY, RECALL OR THE 3RD PARTY EXTENDE...

Mileage: 46,000

RIGHT REAR LIGHT CONNECTOR AND LIGHTING HOUSING BURNED AND IS NOW INOPERATIVE. PRIOR TO THIS THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM IN AND OUT BEFORE COMPLETELY BURNING OUT. WHEN I OPENED THE TRUCK TO LOOK AT IT THERE WAS A BAD BURN SMELL AND SPARKING COMING FROM THE FIXTURE. *TR

Mileage: 60,090

RIGHT REAR LIGHT CONNECTOR AND LIGHTING HOUSING BURNED AND IS NOW INOPERATIVE. PRIOR TO THIS THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM IN AND OUT BEFORE COMPLETELY BURNING OUT. WHEN I OPENED THE TRUCK TO LOOK AT IT THERE WAS A BAD BURN SMELL AND SPARKING COMING FROM THE FIXTURE. *TR

Mileage: 60,090

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE LAMP, TURN SIGNAL, FOG LIGHT, AND SIDE MARK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

EXTREME ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. LIGHT BULBS CONSISTENTLY BURNED OUT (LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT, PARKING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS). FINALLY, SMOKE CAME FROM TRUCK/BRAKE LIGHTS AREA AND WIRE HARNESS MELTED.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRE THAT CONTROLLED THE TAIL LIGHT WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS STOP ILLUMINAT...

Mileage: 58,000

CAR ILLUMINATED A WARNING TO CHECK REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE WIRING IS STARTING TO RETRACT FROM THE CONNECTOR AND LEFT AND RIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE NOTICEABLE BLACKENED AREAS WHERE THE WIRING IS CRIMPED INTO THE CONTACT THAT IS INSERTED INTO THE CONNECTOR. THIS IS SIMIL...

Mileage: 75,800

CAR ILLUMINATED A WARNING TO CHECK REAR LEFT TAILLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE WIRING IS STARTING TO RETRACT FROM THE CONNECTOR AND LEFT AND RIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE NOTICEABLE BLACKENED AREAS WHERE THE WIRING IS CRIMPED INTO THE CONTACT THAT IS INSERTED INTO THE CONNECTOR. THIS IS SIMIL...

Mileage: 75,800

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THE DASH BOARD LIT UP INDICATING TO CHECK MY REAR RIGHT TAIL LAMP, RIGHT SIDE MARKER, RIGHT BRAKE LAMP, RIGHT HEAD LAMP, RIGHT FOG LAMP. MY HUSBAND THEN COULD FEEL THAT THE BROWN WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HARNESS ITSELF IS HOT TO TOUCH AND YOU CAN SEE THE ...

Mileage: 78,000

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THE DASH BOARD LIT UP INDICATING TO CHECK MY REAR RIGHT TAIL LAMP, RIGHT SIDE MARKER, RIGHT BRAKE LAMP, RIGHT HEAD LAMP, RIGHT FOG LAMP. MY HUSBAND THEN COULD FEEL THAT THE BROWN WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HARNESS ITSELF IS HOT TO TOUCH AND YOU CAN SEE THE ...

Mileage: 78,000

RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT REAR LEFT BRAKE LIGHT, FOG LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL WERE OUT. TURNS OUT THE WIRE THAT GOES INTO THE HARNESS HAS MELTED AND SHORTED OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MONTHS LATER WITH THE REAR RIGHT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.

RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT REAR LEFT BRAKE LIGHT, FOG LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL WERE OUT. TURNS OUT THE WIRE THAT GOES INTO THE HARNESS HAS MELTED AND SHORTED OUT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWO MONTHS LATER WITH THE REAR RIGHT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A REPAIR OF THE STEERING COLUMN ON 3/9/2013 TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, WHICH THEY TOOK CARE OF. BUT, THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER STARTED TO GET WARNINGS FROM THE DASHBOARD TO CHECK MY RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT AND DIRECTIONAL. THEN IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR SID...

Mileage: 48,000

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A REPAIR OF THE STEERING COLUMN ON 3/9/2013 TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, WHICH THEY TOOK CARE OF. BUT, THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER STARTED TO GET WARNINGS FROM THE DASHBOARD TO CHECK MY RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT AND DIRECTIONAL. THEN IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR SID...

Mileage: 48,000

BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A REPAIR OF THE STEERING COLUMN ON 3/9/2013 TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, WHICH THEY TOOK CARE OF. BUT, THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER STARTED TO GET WARNINGS FROM THE DASHBOARD TO CHECK MY RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT AND DIRECTIONAL. THEN IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR SID...

Mileage: 48,000

TURNED ONE VEHICLE AND MESSAGE STATED TO CHECK LEFT REAR SIGNAL, SIGNAL LIGHT APPEARED TO BE LOW. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES ENTIRE REAR LEFT SIGNAL/BREAK/SIDE LIGHT WAS COMPLETELY UNFUNCTIONAL. ON AUGUST 30TH A VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED WIRING TO BE FRAYED AND A BURNT MARK ON THE PLASTIC WAS OBSE...

Mileage: 74,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS DIM, SO I WENT TO CHANGE OUT THE BULB. UPON REMOVING THE COVER INSIDE THE TRUNK, NOTICED THE BROWN GROUND WIRE TO THE TAIL LIGHT WAS EXTREMELY HOT, AND HAD MELTED THE PLASTIC HARNESS TO THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTS ON FORUMS ONLINE ABOUT THIS, ...

Mileage: 52,000

ON 8/8/2013 MY INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED MY RIGHT TAILLIGHT, BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF BULBS TO REPLACE I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE MUCH BIGGER THAN EXPECTED. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLD THE WIRING PIN, THE WIRING PIN AND THE BROWN GRO...

Mileage: 53,000

ON 8/8/2013 MY INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED MY RIGHT TAILLIGHT, BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF BULBS TO REPLACE I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE MUCH BIGGER THAN EXPECTED. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLD THE WIRING PIN, THE WIRING PIN AND THE BROWN GRO...

Mileage: 53,000

ON 8/8/2013 MY INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED MY RIGHT TAILLIGHT, BLINKER AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. WHEN I OPENED THE COMPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF BULBS TO REPLACE I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE MUCH BIGGER THAN EXPECTED. THE PLASTIC HOUSING THAT HOLD THE WIRING PIN, THE WIRING PIN AND THE BROWN GRO...

Mileage: 53,000

THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN MY CAR GAVE ME THE SYMBOLS FOR THE RIGHT BACK LIGHTS. I STOPPED TO CHECK AND REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE OUT. I OPENED THE WIRING IN THE TRUNK AND REALIZED THAT THE BROWN WIRE ON THE OUTER SIDE BURNED THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND THE LAMP CARRIER. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN MY CAR GAVE ME THE SYMBOLS FOR THE RIGHT BACK LIGHTS. I STOPPED TO CHECK AND REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE OUT. I OPENED THE WIRING IN THE TRUNK AND REALIZED THAT THE BROWN WIRE ON THE OUTER SIDE BURNED THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND THE LAMP CARRIER. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN MY CAR GAVE ME THE SYMBOLS FOR THE RIGHT BACK LIGHTS. I STOPPED TO CHECK AND REALIZED MY LIGHTS WERE OUT. I OPENED THE WIRING IN THE TRUNK AND REALIZED THAT THE BROWN WIRE ON THE OUTER SIDE BURNED THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AND THE LAMP CARRIER. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON 3/3/2013 DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAD LOCKED FOR NO REASON AND WOULD NOT DRIVE. HAD TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. TURNED OUT IT WAS A STEERING HOUSING ISSUE WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF, THEN A MONTH LATER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT REAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES; STARTE...

Mileage: 49,000

TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON 3/3/2013 DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAD LOCKED FOR NO REASON AND WOULD NOT DRIVE. HAD TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. TURNED OUT IT WAS A STEERING HOUSING ISSUE WHICH THE DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF, THEN A MONTH LATER, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT REAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES; STARTE...

Mileage: 49,000

FRONT BRAKES CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THAT FRONT PADS HAVE UNEVEN WEAR, INSIDE PADS WAS 2 MM, OUTSIDE PAD AT 8MM BECAUSE THE CALIBER IS NOT SQUEEZED IN EVENLY. BRING THE CAR BACK TO DEALER UNDER THE 50K MILES OR 4 YEAR WARRANTY FOR BRAKE CHECKED: DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE BRAKE ...

Mileage: 34,713

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES CL-300. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WAS MELTED. THE DEALER STATED THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS R...

Mileage: 63,722

BOTH REAR RIGHT AND LEFT TAIL BULB HOLDERS CONNECTOR AND PIN DAMAGED REPLACED LAMP CARRIERS AND PLUGS. UPON INSPECTION THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE BURNED WITH A TORCH. *TR

Mileage: 29,056

AFTER THE CAR WAS WARMED UP, THE MESSAGE DISPLAY REPORTED TAIL LIGHT OUTAGES IN THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. THE PIG TAIL AND CIRCUIT BOARD THAT HOLDS THE BULBS SHOWED BURN MARKS WHICH CAUSED THE CIRCUITS TO SHORT OUT. THE PRINTED CI...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER THE CAR WAS WARMED UP, THE MESSAGE DISPLAY REPORTED TAIL LIGHT OUTAGES IN THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. THE PIG TAIL AND CIRCUIT BOARD THAT HOLDS THE BULBS SHOWED BURN MARKS WHICH CAUSED THE CIRCUITS TO SHORT OUT. THE PRINTED CI...

Mileage: 55,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILLIGHT CONNECTOR, PINS & CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED $393.90 FOR THE JOB. *TR

Mileage: 27,371

A MESSAGE ON THE DASH CONSISTENTLY APPEARED, ADVISING TO CHECK RIGHT REAR LIGHTS: BRAKE, FOG, TAIL ETC. WE CHECKED THE REAR LIGHTS AND FOUND THE PLASTIC BOARD THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULBS AND WIRING HAD MELTED. WE PURCHASED A NEW BOARD FROM A MERCEDES DEALER. AFTER I INSTALLED IT, IT MADE GOOD CON...

Mileage: 54,000

A MESSAGE ON THE DASH CONSISTENTLY APPEARED, ADVISING TO CHECK RIGHT REAR LIGHTS: BRAKE, FOG, TAIL ETC. WE CHECKED THE REAR LIGHTS AND FOUND THE PLASTIC BOARD THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULBS AND WIRING HAD MELTED. WE PURCHASED A NEW BOARD FROM A MERCEDES DEALER. AFTER I INSTALLED IT, IT MADE GOOD CON...

Mileage: 54,000

RECEIVED IN-DASH NOTIFICATIONS THAT ALL LIGHTS ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WERE OUT. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHICH FOUND THAT LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT HOUSING HAD MELTED. HAD NEW LIGHTING CARRIER INSTALLED AND WIRES REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

RECEIVED IN-DASH NOTIFICATIONS THAT ALL LIGHTS ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WERE OUT. TOOK TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHICH FOUND THAT LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT HOUSING HAD MELTED. HAD NEW LIGHTING CARRIER INSTALLED AND WIRES REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I HAVE A 2009 MERCEDES C300. I JUST READ A NEWS STORY THAT THIS MODEL MAY BE RECALLED BASED ON NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT FIRE OR BURN SMELLS COMING FROM THE REAR LIGHT. MY REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT LAST WINTER. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, THEY TOOK THE PANEL OUT WITH THE LIGH...

Mileage: 55,000

I HAVE A 2009 MERCEDES C300. I JUST READ A NEWS STORY THAT THIS MODEL MAY BE RECALLED BASED ON NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT FIRE OR BURN SMELLS COMING FROM THE REAR LIGHT. MY REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT LAST WINTER. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, THEY TOOK THE PANEL OUT WITH THE LIGH...

Mileage: 55,000

CALIPER ON THE BRAKES WERE STICKING CAUSE THE ROTORS TO WARP- REPLACED ALL PARTS AFTER 3,000 MILES SAME THING HAPPENED-- TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEAL SHIP - REPLACED NEW CALIPERS ROTORS-3500 MILES LATER SAME THING HAPPENED TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN - REPLACED ALL THE PARTS 5000 MILES LATER SAME THIN...

Mileage: 80,000

THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT HAD A BULB THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST UNDER $10. IT NEEDED MORE THAN A BULB AS THE WIRING HAD MELTED AND IT REQUIRED A NEW LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY KIT WITH A NEW HARNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $300. THE AUTO SHOP TECHNICIAN SHOWED HOW THE WIRING HAD...

Mileage: 55,000

THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT HAD A BULB THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST UNDER $10. IT NEEDED MORE THAN A BULB AS THE WIRING HAD MELTED AND IT REQUIRED A NEW LEFT REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY KIT WITH A NEW HARNESS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $300. THE AUTO SHOP TECHNICIAN SHOWED HOW THE WIRING HAD...

Mileage: 55,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE COMPUTER CHIP KEY POD AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED, STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAULT. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION ON. NO ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP FOR...

Mileage: 60,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE COMPUTER CHIP KEY POD AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED, STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAULT. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, UNABLE TO TURN IGNITION ON. NO ADVANCE NOTICE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP FOR...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP, BRAKE LAMP, FOG LAMP DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE GROUND WIRE INSULATION AND CONNECTOR ON THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED FROM OVERHEATING. WE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ALL LIGHTING ON THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. *...

Mileage: 36,089

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP, BRAKE LAMP, FOG LAMP DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION, THE GROUND WIRE INSULATION AND CONNECTOR ON THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED FROM OVERHEATING. WE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ALL LIGHTING ON THE RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. *...

Mileage: 36,089

I PARKED VEHICLE IN A PUBLIC PARKING LATE AT NIGHT. I WAS WITH MY SON, I TRIED TO TURN ON VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START. I WAS STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT WITH MY SON WITH NO RIDE. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, ONE OF WHICH WAS A MECHANIC FOR THE MERCEDES DEALER. BOTH STATING IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK MO...

Mileage: 40,011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND SECONDS LATER, ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 60,000

ELECTRICAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE. LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY UNIT MELTED DUE TO IMPROPER GROUND DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. TALKED WITH MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ...

Mileage: 63,245

ELECTRICAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO FIRE. LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY UNIT MELTED DUE TO IMPROPER GROUND DUE TO FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. TALKED WITH MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD ...

Mileage: 63,245

THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE BULB BRACKET. THIS WAS REPLACED ON 2/13/2013. EXACTLY ONE MONTH LATER, THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON 3/13/2013. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SAME ASSEMBLY OF PARTS. I HAVE NO DAMAGE TO TH...

Mileage: 73,937

THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS ATTACHED TO THE BULB BRACKET. THIS WAS REPLACED ON 2/13/2013. EXACTLY ONE MONTH LATER, THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON 3/13/2013. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE SAME ASSEMBLY OF PARTS. I HAVE NO DAMAGE TO TH...

Mileage: 73,937

DRIVING AT NIGHT. INSTRUMENT WARNING OF NUMEROUS FAILED TAIL LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. PULLED OVER AND OPENED TRUNK. TRUNK WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. OBSERVED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON BOTH TAIL LIGHT BULB HOLDERS MELTING AND SMOLDERING. VISUAL FLAME (SMALL) ON GROU...

Mileage: 49,987

WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED FOR ALL THE RIGHT SIDE REAR LIGHTS. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE BULBS DISCOVERED THE COVERING ON WIRES HAD MELTED ALONG WITH THE PLASTIC HARNESS. TOOK IT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A LITTLE OVER $150. IT IS HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE ALSO. SERVICE...

Mileage: 61,000

WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED FOR ALL THE RIGHT SIDE REAR LIGHTS. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE BULBS DISCOVERED THE COVERING ON WIRES HAD MELTED ALONG WITH THE PLASTIC HARNESS. TOOK IT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THE HARNESS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR A LITTLE OVER $150. IT IS HAPPENING ON THE OTHER SIDE ALSO. SERVICE...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER HE SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN IN ORDER TO DRIVE THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC DOOR WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE DOOR. THE DRIVER AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED. THEY WERE AL...

Mileage: 35,660

WARNING ON DASH SHOWS RR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IS OUT. WENT TO LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS WHERE ON AND THE RR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS DIM. OPEN THE PANEL WHERE THE BULBS ARE AND THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FRIED. THIS MIGHT BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ ...

Mileage: 50,451

WARNING ON DASH SHOWS RR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IS OUT. WENT TO LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS WHERE ON AND THE RR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS DIM. OPEN THE PANEL WHERE THE BULBS ARE AND THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FRIED. THIS MIGHT BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ ...

Mileage: 50,451

WARNING ON DASH SHOWS RR BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IS OUT. WENT TO LOOK AT THE BACK OF THE CAR TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS WHERE ON AND THE RR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS DIM. OPEN THE PANEL WHERE THE BULBS ARE AND THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FRIED. THIS MIGHT BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR UPDATED 03/27/13*LJ ...

Mileage: 50,451

RIGHT AFTER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY ENDED, THE LEFT FRONT SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE...

Mileage: 58,000

RIGHT AFTER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY ENDED, THE LEFT FRONT SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIR BAG LIGHT. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM THIS MALFUNCTION. THE LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE...

Mileage: 58,000

AT SOME POINT IN TIME THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT STARTED TO DIM DRAMATICALLY. I OPENED THE ENCLOSURE TO CHANGE THE BULBS THINKING THEY WERE BURNT OUT AND FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS AS WELL AS THE BULB DOCK HAD MELTED BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING. A FUSE DID NOT BLOW AND THE CARS COMPUTER NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATIO...

Mileage: 70,000

AT SOME POINT IN TIME THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT STARTED TO DIM DRAMATICALLY. I OPENED THE ENCLOSURE TO CHANGE THE BULBS THINKING THEY WERE BURNT OUT AND FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS AS WELL AS THE BULB DOCK HAD MELTED BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING. A FUSE DID NOT BLOW AND THE CARS COMPUTER NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATIO...

Mileage: 70,000

MY CAR COMPUTER WAS SHOWING A MESSAGE THAT THE RIGHT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT, FOG LIGHT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE BULBS AND THE MESSAGE WAS STILL THERE. THESE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER OPERATING PROPERLY. TOOK THE CAR FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE AND BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MECHANIC A...

MY CAR COMPUTER WAS SHOWING A MESSAGE THAT THE RIGHT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT, FOG LIGHT NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE BULBS AND THE MESSAGE WAS STILL THERE. THESE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER OPERATING PROPERLY. TOOK THE CAR FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE AND BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MECHANIC A...

I WAS CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY TWO SUVS. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION CAUSED ME TO GO AIRBORNE, I WENT FRONT END FIRST INTO A DITCH EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE FRONT END AND OF THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE MOTOR AREA, CAUSING THE HOOD OF T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE TAIL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A ...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE TAIL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT, ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A ...

Mileage: 62,000

TIRE AIR LEAKING RESULT FROM RIM CRACK WITHIN 1ST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP OF 2009 MERCEDES C300. IT IS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THE MANUFACTURE RESPOND VERY SLOW FOR OUR REPORT OF PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THERE IS NO FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FOG LIGHT LENS THAT IS MADE OF GLASS HAS NO SAFETY BARRIERS TO PROTECT IT FROM BREAKAGE AND IT IS MOUNTED VERY LOW. WITH THE CRACK OF THE LENS, THE FOG LIGHT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED AND THE COST TO CHANGE IS IT $248. MERCEDES IS REFUSING TO ...

Mileage: 25,330

I OWN A 2009 C300 SERIES MERCEDES BENZ. WE BOUGHT OUR CAR IN 2010 AS A DEMO WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT FROM THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. WE HAD TO CHANGE OUT ONE OF THE TIRES 2 MONTHS AFTER WE GOT THE CAR DUE TO A BIG BUBBLE NOT IN THE TIRE. A MONTH LATER, WE THEN HAD TO CHANGE OUT THE BACK TIRE DU...

MY COMPLAINT DOESN'T INVOLVE ONE INCIDENT, RATHER A SERIES OF ISSUES WITH THE TIRES ON MY 2009 MERCEDES C300. I HAVE HAD 11 FLAT TIRES OVER THE COURSE OF 2 1/2 YEARS, AND I'VE HAD NEW TIRES FAIL REPEATEDLY ON 1ST IMPACT FROM NOT ONLY POTHOLES, BUT ALSO VERY SMALL UNEVEN PARTS IN THE ROADS. I'VE HAD ...

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS WATER INSIDE OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT...

Mileage: 18,000

TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEARING AND MAKE A LOT NOISE AT MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 16,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT HIT HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT CALLE...

Mileage: 24,000

I OWN A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ, MODEL C-300. THE ISSUE IS THE LOCATION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL ARM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. IN AMERICA CARS THE TURN SIGNAL ARM IS IN THAT SPOT ON THE TOP, IN THIS CAR IT IS ON THE TOP. SO IF YOU REACH FOR THE TURN SIGNAL ARM YOU TOUCH THE CRUISE CONTROL ...

Mileage: 10

TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT RETAILERS AND THEY JUST RESET THE TPM. THEY CANNOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE TIRES OR THE TPM. THIS MEANS THAT THE TPM SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE. ONE OF THEM SAID TO JUST LOOK AT THE TIRES TO CHECK IF THERE IS ENOUGH PRESSURE AND ...

Mileage: 20,000

NAVIGATION SYSTEM SHOWS I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC. 2 DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES. ONE OF THEM SAID THE GOV.'T SHUTS OFF THE NAVIGATION SATELLITE AND THIS CAUSES THIS. THIS IS REALLY STRANGE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFELY ISSUE AS I CAN DIRECT ME TO UNSAFE, UNSECURED AREAS AND CAU...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD SPORADICALLY MISFIRE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DUMPING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD MISFIRE. WHEN THE CONT...

Mileage: 13

AT 5:00PM, I WAS DRIVING THE MERCEDES BENZ C300, YEAR 2009, 9010 MILES IN THE PARKING LOT OF YMCA IN LA CANADA, CA AT 3 MILES/HR. I PREPARED TO STOP THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REV UP AND ACCELERATED. THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE STOP BUMPER BUT I PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 9,010

AT 5:00PM, I WAS DRIVING THE MERCEDES BENZ C300, YEAR 2009, 9010 MILES IN THE PARKING LOT OF YMCA IN LA CANADA, CA AT 3 MILES/HR. I PREPARED TO STOP THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REV UP AND ACCELERATED. THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE STOP BUMPER BUT I PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 9,010

AT 5:00PM, I WAS DRIVING THE MERCEDES BENZ C300, YEAR 2009, 9010 MILES IN THE PARKING LOT OF YMCA IN LA CANADA, CA AT 3 MILES/HR. I PREPARED TO STOP THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE REV UP AND ACCELERATED. THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE STOP BUMPER BUT I PRESSED VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 9,010

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT ~40 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN BUT ACCELERATED. AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERY TIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED SO THAT THE CAR STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT TWICE. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE I...

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT ~40 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN BUT ACCELERATED. AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERY TIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED SO THAT THE CAR STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT TWICE. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE I...

Mileage: 22,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT ~40 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN BUT ACCELERATED. AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERY TIME I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATED SO THAT THE CAR STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT TWICE. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE I...

Mileage: 22,000