2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300 Electrical System Problems

Got a car from the dealer soon weeks after the rear subframe was so corroded alignment was able to get done and was snapped on both sides airbag light came on doesn’t go away and the rear right brake like started using the fog light as a turn signal

The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the steering wheel locked. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was scanned, and diagnostic trouble codes indicating the TRP and Power Steering failure were retrieved. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and required to be towed. An unknown local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle remained parked in the storage. The contact related the failure to an unidentified recall; however, the VIN was not included.  The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

For the 2010 Mercedes Benz C300, the failure of the steering lock control unit resulted in the vehicle being unable to start its engine. Vehicle was disabled, and I was left stranded. Car had to be towed to my house and separately had to be towed to the Mercedes Benz car dealership service center. The technician at the Mercedes Benz car dealership service center recommended replacement of the steering lock. Yes, this car is available for inspection upon request. This same problem was reproduced in another Mercedes-Benz C300 car that I own. This other vehicle is a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The car was not inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representative. The car was inspected by the Mercedes Benz dealer service center. No warnings or messages prior to the complete failure. This issue first appeared in August 2024. This steering lock failure is a critical issue as I had the same problem with another Mercedes Benz C300 that I own. Both steering lock failures for both cars resulted in the car being unable to start occurred around the same time period and were separately diagnosed and fixed at different Mercedes Benz dealer service centers.

Rusted rear sub frame that needs to be replaced. Premature rusting that Mercedes needs to repair at no cost. Also, premature battery drain on new battery. Needs to be fixed by Mercedes at no cost.

Power Seat Button Failed.

My husband drove my car home from work on April 18th 2022 and it was a bad rain storm that everyone. He had to drive through a couple of big rain storms. Soon afterwards he got around the corner from the house and the electric system failed lights started going off everywhere in the car, he lost steering and couldn’t see and almost crashed and got the car home safely but it wouldn’t shut off so he had to disconnect the battery for the car to shut off. On April 22 nd the car was towed to the dealership because it wasn’t driveable and they check out the car and discovered water under the carpeting of the drivers seat near the wiring of the car. I submitted an insurance claim and an adjuster went out to see the damage and his thought is that it’s due to a known problem for this car that’s been reported by many people with this same vehicle. The Mercedes Benz c300- 2010-2014 years. I checked online and apparently many people have reported this same issue water underneath the car due to bad firewall manufacturered not sealed correctly which could be a manufacturers/ safety issue. My husband was almost killed thank goodness he made it home safe that night. I believe there are many people that have had this issue and someone needs to be done for safety purposes, and I believe the insurance doesn’t want to cover the repairs because they are blaming Mercedes’ Benz. My cars been in the shop a month and I still have no answer from State Farm or the shop Mercedes Benz.

After parking my car , turned ignition off, did some work for 45 minutes I came back attempting to start the car. The car won’t start, I am not hearing any of the normal sound that usually takes place when I place the key in ignition. Message on dashboard telling me to remove the key. Car will not start. After checking battery and calling mechanic they tell me the my steering wheel lock is bad. The ESL went bad out of nowhere. Car won’t start, steering wheel is locked and the only way to fix it is to take it Mercedes’ dealer and pay over $2000. I search on google and found out that this is a common issue with my 2010 C300. This is a manufacturing defect and Mercedes should recall it and pay for repair. In my case I parked my car in my garage, imagine if I was traveling on highway way and the steering wheel locks or failed on the side of busy interstate hwy. the worst part is that Mercedes dealer did nothing t warn me when I bought the car about this issue especially since it is know since 2008, and they will not allow after market parts to be installed by other mechanics. So this is defective and Mercedes should be forced to recall and replace for free. We should not wait for someone to die before this is fixed. This happened without any warning PLEASE FORCE MERCEDES TO RECALL AND FIX THE ESL NOW.

During maintenance of vehicle, completely bare wires were discovered. While researching replacement options, I became aware that this is a known issue ignored by the manufacturer and that no cost effective solution exists. This is a car my son has recently purchased on his own and I am assisting in the maintenance of this "German Engineering Turd" You would have thought they learned a lesson on arrogance from the past.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the back-circuit board to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING. FOUND BROWN WIRE MEETING TO CIRCUIT BOARD WITH HEAT DAMAGE TO WIRE AND CIRCUITBOARD AT CONNECTION. CONTACT THE DEALER. DEALERS STATED RECALL WAS DONE ON OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN. DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. NOTICED WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING BAD CONNECTION TO BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DRIVER SIDE REAR.

Mileage: 151,500

SECURITY SYSTEM DISABLES IGNITION DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ESL (STEERING LOCK). NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR IT JUST WON'T START.

Mileage: 155,500

I WAS TRAVELING TO NORTH CAROLINA AND PULLED OVER TO CHANGE MY TIRE, MY CAR WOULD NOT START.LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. AGAIN I ARRIVED ON NORTH CAROLINA AND THE WILL NOT START AFTER STAYING AT A FRIEND'S FOR THE NIGHT. I CANNOT GET BACK TO CONNECTICUT. I RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING RECTIFIED.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE PARKED OVER NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY WHILE AT WORK THE PARKING LIGHT COME ON BY IT SELF WITHOUT MY KNOWING. THIS DRAINS THE BATTERY AND I HAVE TO GET A JUMP START. . THIS IS REALLY INCONVENIENCE. I COULD BE ANYWHERE AND THIS COULD HAPPEN. THIS HAPPENS ONCE SOMETIME TWICE A MONTH. IT IS NOT THE LIGHT SWITCH , IT IS ALWAYS IN THE OFF POSITION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO RETURN AND TURN OFF THE LIGHT. ONLY ONE LIGHT COMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR. *TR

Mileage: 133,357

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MERCEDES-BENZ OF SPRINGFIELD DEALER, LOCATED AT 295 BURNETT RD, CHICOPEE, MA 01020 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 125,000

REALLY CANT SAY MUCH CAUSE THATS HOW I BOUGHT THE CAR.

KEY IN IGNITION, STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT UNLOCK. ABLE TO GET KEY INTO RUN AND CRANK POSITION WITH NO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS TURNING ON. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FEATURES TO THE CAR WORK (RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, SEATS, LIGHTS). UNABLE TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT REMOVING GEAR SELECTOR SHIFT COVER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY C300 IS HAVING A EIS (ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE). WHERE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WON'T START THE VEHICLE. IT WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND WON'T ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BECAUSE OF THE AMIR THEFT LOCK OUT BOX. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. SIMPLE RESEARCH CAN SHOW YOU THAT.

Mileage: 160,000

EIS , STEERING LOCK

THE C300 MODEL HAS A NOTORIOUS PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCKING LEAVING THE CAR MOBILELESS. CANNOT EVEN PUT IN NEUTRAL FOR TOWING. THE CAR SIMPLY WON'T START. IT WILL LEAVE A MOTORIST STRANDED AT ANY TIME, ANY PLACE AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND REPRESENTS A DANGEROUS HAZARD TO MOTORIST'S SAFETY. MERCEDES SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO COURT VIA CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR *TR *TR *JS CONSUMER STATED CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*JB *JS

Mileage: 71,517

I CALLED MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT, THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION 6 MONTHS A GO WITH OUT ANY ANSWER THE FIX THE RECALL PROBLEMS

CAM SOLENOID MOST C300 WILL STOP TURNING ON ALL THE CAR DOES IS ASK U TO TAKE KEY OF IGNITION.. I SEARCHED THE ISSUE AND THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO CONSUMERS NOT TO HAVE A RECALL ON A PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE THAT COST OVER A THOUSAND TO FIX . PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS MATTER

THE GROUND WIRE FOR THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS IS HEATING UP. MERCEDES DEALER FIXED THIS, PER NHTSA RECALL #14V-177 BUT THE ISSUE IS REOCCURRING.

ESL MODULE FAILURE(BRUSHES OF THE SUBSTANDARD ELECTRICAL MOTOR GO BAD) LEAVES THE CAR INOPERABLE. ALMOST ALL C300 AND SIMILAR MODELS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE BEFORE THEY REACH 80,000 MILES. THE MODULE IS BURIED DEEPLY INTO THE CAR YET IT WOULD FAIL WITH CERTAINTY. THE MASS FAILURE OF THE MODULE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL, NEVERTHELESS MERCEDES-BENZ(MB) IS PRETENDING THE PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST AND OWNERS ARE OFTEN LEFT STRANDED ON PARKING LOTS WITH AN USELESS CAR AND STUCK WITH A BILL OF $2000 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A MB DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FAULT.

Mileage: 80,000

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN GARAGE. "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION" IS MESSAGE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CAR WILL NOT START. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 64K MILES. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY A TOW COMPANY TO SOMEHOW GET IT OUT OF GARAGE, AS IT IS FRONT END IN ORIENTED (PULLED IN INSTEAD OF BACKED IN), AND TOW TO DEALERSHIP, AND PREPARE FOR AN OVERLY INFLATED REPAIR COST.

Mileage: 63,690

MY CAR MADE A ELECTRIC SHORTAGE AND THE CAR WON'T TURN ON SO I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAD TO BE PROGRAMMED AGAIN SO IT COULD TURN ON .

Mileage: 70,000

I READ ALL THE INTERNET AND FORUMS ALMOST EVERY C300 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS THAT WE PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. CAR WON'T START AND SHOW A MSG OF TAKE CAR OF IGNITION . IT'S A $2000 FIX FOR SOMETHING SMALL BUT ONLY CAN BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT'S A HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN BRIGHT DAY LIGHT . PLEASE SAVE THE CONSUMERS FROM A GREEDY COMPANY . LAST TIME I WILL EVER OWN A BENZ .

REAR TAIL LAMP ELECTRIC HARNESS MELTED. SPECIFICALLY THE BROWN WIRE. THIS ALSO MELTED THE TERMINAL LEADING TO A FIRE HAZARD AND THE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. THIS IS AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE "FIXED" FOR THE RECALL.

Mileage: 60,000

MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT KEEPS DIMMING AND GOING BACK BRIGHT. I THOUGHT I NEEDED A BULB BUT BUT IT GAVE ME A MESSAGE TODAY FOR EVERYTHING ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT THEN THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. LAST NIGHT SOMEONE TOLD ME THE RIGHT LIGHT WAS DIM THEN IT GOT BRIGHTER. I'VE BEEN SMELLING A FAINT BURNING SMELL BUT TODAY IT WAS KIND OF LOUD. I CHECKED AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC AND WIRE IS MELTING ON RTE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT.

Mileage: 119,700

WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO TURN ON THE CAR, WHEN IT IS PARKED, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH MERCEDES IGNITIONS

Mileage: 135,000

FUEL TANK LEAK- SMELL GAS IN CAR AND OUTSIDE CAR. RECEIVED NOTICE OF AIRBAG RECALLS AND LIGHT ISSUE AS WELL. MAIN CONCERN IS GAS SMELL EMANATING FROM MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN I FILL THE TANK.

Mileage: 83,000

THE STEERING LOCK FAILED. STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE CAR. THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD WORK BUT THE IGNITION WOULD NOT READ MY FOB. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 86,000

REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILURE . VEHICLE REPLACED REAR ELECTRICAL ON THE RECALL. HOWEVER MY TAIL LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN, THE DEALER REQUIRED PAYMENT.

Mileage: 106,784

ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK PROBLEM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE FROM A PARKED STATE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START THE VEHICLE AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1800 FOR A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER MERCEDES BENZ OWNERS ARE HAVING. IF YOU GOOGLE MY MERCEDES BENZ C300 WONT TURN OVER. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON. I HAVE POWER TO RADIO, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND LIGHTS. UNABLE TO UNLOCK MY STEERING WHEEL AND START THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 94,221

MY VEHICLE WAS RUNNING SUPERIOR, NO WARNING SIGNALS OR STRAINING WHEN POWERING ON. PARKED CAR THEN AN HOUR LATER TRIED TURNING VEHICLE ON AND WILL NOT TURN ON FOR ANY REASON JUST RADIO WORKED. FOUND OUT IT WAS STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A HEFTY $1100. HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS AND BARELY USED IT. I BELIEVE IT'S A RECALL ON THESE ISSUES.

Mileage: 73,000

ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK(ESL) FAILED LEAVING VEHICLE UNABLE TO START.

Mileage: 59,000

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND STILL DID NOT START. MERCEDES BENZ DEALER STATED THAT IT NEEDS AN ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES BENZ SEDANS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

Mileage: 100,000

2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS SAFETY RECALLS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THESE RECALLS. *LD *JS

I DROVE MY CAR TO A RESTAURANT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I RETURNED AND TRIED TO CRANK THE VEHICLE. THE KEY FOB DID NOT UNLOCK THE STIRRING WHEEL AND TIRES. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE THAT IT COST ME $1000.00 TO REPAIR. I STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE REFERENCES TO BOTH THE ESI AND/OR ESL FAILURES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MERCEDES BENZ AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS MOTORIST ARE LEFT STRANDED UNLESS TOWED.

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST RECEIVED MY CAR. I CAME TO FIND OUT ONCE IN ACCIDENT 4/30/17 THAT THERE WERE ZERO AIRBAGS IN THE CAR AT ALL! THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE

Mileage: 95,000

TAKATA RECALL, ELECTRIC SYSTEM DEFICIENT, AND BRAKES FAILURE

Mileage: 93,000

DROVE MY CAR TO WORK EVERYTHING WAS FINE.. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I TURNED THE KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENED.. AFTER TALKING WITH A MB SERVICE CONSULTANT HE IS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE ELECTRIC IGNITION SWITCH.. DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 57,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (DICK DYER MERCEDES-BENZ AND VOLVO, 5825 TWO NOTCH RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223, (803) 786-8888) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER INTERMITTENTLY AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR IF THE OEM PART WOULD FAIL AGAIN, IF REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONCERNS WITH THE TWO AIR BAG RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVERS SIDE LOCK DOES NOT FUNCTION. WHEN COMING UP TO SPEED DOOR DOES NOT LOCK POSING A SAFETY ISSUE OF THE DOOR OPENING IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS ALSO VERY INCONVIENT TO MANUALLY LOOK THE DOOR AS IT ONLY WILL LOCK AFTER BEING CLOSED.

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2010 MERCEDES C300 HAS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK FAIL-WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED SITTING IN THE PARK LOT ABOUT 30 MINUTES FROM HOME. CAR WOULD NOT START I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO ON NOTHING LIGHTS UP, NO CRANK, NO CLICKS, NO WINDOWS AND NO RADIO. I WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITH THE REMOTE BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT. I TRIED JUMPING AND I TRIED BOTH KEYS STILL NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND GEAR STUCK IN PARK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MB DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE STEERING LOCK AND KEY REPLACED AND ENDING COSTING $1,124.00. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A WHOLE OF MB'S AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I MEAN REALLY WE PAY TO HAVE A QUALITY CAR AND SO FAR MY MB HAS HAD A STINKY AC THAT MB COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW FIX, TAILLIGHT RECALL, FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM OIL CENTERFUGE COVER THAT COST $199.62 BUT YET IT STILL LEAKS OIL., CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL FROM APRIL 2016 AND TODAY IS DEC. 2016. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MERCEDES AND WILL NOT BE PURCHASE AGAIN NOR WILL I RECOMMEND TO ANYONE. EVEN THE SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS GONE DOWN. QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT WHAT IT USE TO BE.

Mileage: 135,000

OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THESE INCLUDE MORE THAN I HAVE TIME OR SPACE TO LIST THEM, BUT THE LATEST IS NOW THE COMAND BUTTONS ON THE DASH BOARD WHICH NO LONGER FUNCTION. I WAS TOLD ICAN HAVE THIS FIXED FOR THE LOW PRICE OF $2,000 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

CAME HOME PARKED THE CAR AND AFTER 5 MINS. HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE TRY TO START THE CAR , NO POWER AT ALL , IGNITION WONT START . RADIO WORKS , LIGHTS WORK REMOTE KEY WORKS OPENS AND LOCKS THE DOORS . BUT WILL NOT START . AND STEERING IS LOCKED ALSO , I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL .

Mileage: 62,000

CAR WAS OPERATING FINE WHEN I GOT HOME AROUND NOON PARKED ON THE STREET OUTSIDE MY HOUSE, AT 2PM I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE. WHILE STARTING THE CAR THE WARNING SHOWED UP ON MY DASH STATING "REMOVE KEY FROM THE IGNITION". CALLED AAA TO ENSURE THAT THE BATTERY WAS OK. AAA SHOWED UP AND INSPECTED THE CAR. BATTERY WAS UP TO STANDARDS. MECHANIC SAID TO USE A SPARE KEY TO TEST OUT THE ISSUE. GRABBED A SPARE KEY AND THE SAME WARNING SHOWED UP ON THE DASH. MECHANIC SAID THAT I NEED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND GET MY EIS SYSTEM REPLACED AND A STEERING COLUMN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. HERE YOU GO, FINAL BILL $1,600 OUT THE DOOR. MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM IF EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 82,000

TOOK CAR FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AT LOCAL MB DEALERSHIP ON 9/3/16 AND WAS TOLD BOTH FRONT PARKING LAMPS/LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, FURTHER INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT SIMPLE LIGHT BULB BLOW OUT BUT SOMETHING HAS CAUSED THE WHOLE MOLDING/CASING HOLDING THE LIGHT HAS MELTED AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISER STATED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I AM NOT A TECHNICAL PERSON AND CAN FORWARD EMAIL AND THE DETAILS OF ISSUE AS PROVIDED BY DEALERSHIP. I CONSIDER THIS SERIOUS SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARD AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU BEFORE BY CONSUMERS OR BY THE MANUFACTURER MERCEDES BENZ. MILEAGE ON FORM IS APPROXIMATE

Mileage: 48,000

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY DUE TO A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. MINUTES LATER, ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON. VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON (ENGINE DID NOT TURN). VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOME WHERE SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED, VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON ALTHOUGH KEY WAS INSERTED AND IGNITION SWITCH ROTATED, ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED: FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH (EIS), SUM WAS ABOUT $1,600. ALL WEB INFORMATION POINTS TO A COMMON PROBLEM AND MAY POSE SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO AVOID UNSAFE SITUATIONS, SUCH AS PARKED ALONGSIDE A HIGHWAY WHERE CARS SPEED BY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ISSUE IS KNOWN AND MERCEDES BENZ FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE PREMATURE FAILURE OF IGNITION COMPONENTS.

Mileage: 63,000

CAR WONT START, REPLACED BATTERY, COMMON ISSUE WITH C300 TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST $1332 FOR STEERING LOCK TO START 5.0 INCLUDES IF NEEDED TO CUT OUT LOCK PIN

Mileage: 110,025

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE FRONT LEFT LIGHT ON THE TOP CONTINUES TO STAY ON. IF I MOVE THE KNOB BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY, THEN SHUTS OFF, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. I JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH A DEAD BATTERY YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK. FROM WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY RESEARCHED, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THIS MODEL. HAS A RECALL BEEN MADE FOR THIS? WILL THIS CAUSE ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE? IF IT IS A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL, AM I IN DANGER OF THE VEHICLE NOT REACTING APPROPRIATELY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR AT A HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY? IS THERE ANY RISK OF IT CATCHING FIRE? THERE IS ALSO A SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT THAT CAR SAVVY, BUT I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUEL INJECTION OR SOMETHING FILTERING PROPERLY. IS THAT ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE?

Mileage: 49,000

MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT (UPPER EYELID) COMES ON AFTER I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO REAR BRAKE LIGHT.I GO IN SIDE TO WORK AND SOME TELLS ME MY LIGHTS ARE ON .FINALLY ONE SATURDAY I WAKE UP TO A DEAD BATTERY. I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED ANYPLACE,

Mileage: 77,000

FRONT RIGHT PARKING LAMP MELTED INTO HEADLIGHT FIXTURE. WAS TOLD MY MB DEALER YESTERDAY IT WAS DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT OVERHEATING AND I NEED TO PAY TO REPLACE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT $900.00 THEY HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH TAIL LIGHTS AND HAD A RECALL ON CARS TO REPLACE. MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH FRONT LIGHT ALSO.,.

CAR DOESNT WANT TO START , CAR HAS 85K ON IT . WELL MAINTAINED, BATTERY WAS 4 MONTHS OLD , EIS SWITCH.

Mileage: 85,000

2010 MERCEDES C300 HAS 57000 MILES. DROVE IT 2 MILES IN THE MORNING TO GET GONTO AN APPT AND THE THE CAR WOULD NOT START...THOUGHT MAYBE THE BATTERY BUT WHEN THE JUMP DIDNT WORK I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUM THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1460...NO OTHER INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG...JUST STOPPED WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL...NEVER GETRING ANOTHER MERCEDES.

I DROVE MY 2010 C300 TO AN APPOINTMENT 2 MILES AWAY AND WENT TO START THE CAR AFTER AN APPOINTMENT AND IT WOULD NOT START...TRIED HAVING IT JUMPED BUT IT DIDN'T WORK...HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRINIC STEERING MALFUNCTION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1460...THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT JIST STOPPED WORKING...UNACCEPTABLE AND FROM WHAT I HABE LEARNED THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL.

THE AUTO LOCK WOULD RANDOMLY UNLOCK AND LOCK AT THE WRONG TIME CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLE TO NOT BE RESPONSIVE ANYMORE.. MERCEDES CHARGED 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX HIS WHEN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX MY DOOR WHICH MAKES ME THINK IF I GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHAT WOULD I DO?

Mileage: 45,000

PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. LEAVING DOOR HANDLE TENSION LESS. FORCING ME TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO LET PASSENGER OUT OF THE CAR.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I DROVE 500 MILES FROM CHICAGO TO MISSISSAUGA, ONT. CANADA. TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE DAY AFTER I DROVE THE CAR TO A HONDA CAR DEALERSHIP , IRONICALLY, TO LOOK FOR A CAR FOR A RELATIVE AND PARKED. RETURNING ONE HOUR LATER I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE BUT WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO WENT DEAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP 7 KILOMETERS AWAY. THE PROGRAMMED PART HAD TO BE ORDERED SO IT TOOK TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO GET MY CAR BACK AT A COST OF $1071US. IT WAS TROUBLING TO REFLECT ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON ONE OF THE REST AREAS I STOPPED AT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ALONG THE ROUTE. I CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM AND HAVE MY CAR STOLEN OR LEFT STRANDED WITH THE NEAREST TOWN MILES AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SYSTEM JUST MALFUNCTIONED JUST LIKE A LIGHT WOULD BLOW OUT. NOT GOOD ENOUGH SYSTEM FOR AN EXPENSIVE CAR. THANKS FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 39,125

I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY EIS ON MY 2010 C300, THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 60000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. I PARKED MY CAR IN A PARKING GARAGE, AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE ONE THAT OCCURS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF MERCEDES CARS WITH SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL/MILEAGE, WHICH IS GENERALLY RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE FOR THE STANDARD WARRANTY. MERCEDES DOESN'T ALLOW THE ISSUE TO BE FIXED BY LICENSED DEALERS, AND CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SOMEWHAT OF AN ETHICAL DILEMMA. I AM NOT SURE IF THE EIS WOULD EVER GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, BUT IF SO, THAT COULD RESULT IN SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 60,500

WENT INTO WORK AND CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR NOT STARTING. BATTERY JUST RECENTLY REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. HAD THE BATTERY CHARGED AND TRIED TO DO A JUMP AND STILL NOTHING. HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP ONLY TO FIND OUT I HAVE A FAILED EIS, MEANING MY ELECTRONICALLY IGNITION SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND ITS GOING TO COST ME 1000 TO FIX. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I FIND THIS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RELIABLE CAR THE REASON I CHOSE TO GET THIS CAR AND SOMETHING LIKE THE IGNITION HAS FAILED. I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT MBUSA COULD DO TO PAY FOR A MAJORITY OF THE ISSUE OR EVEN DO A REIMBURSEMENT. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL, I ALWAYS THINK WHAT IF I WAS OUT OF TOWN OR WHAT IF I HAD A EMERGENCY AND BECAUSE OF THIS GLITCH I SIMPLY HAVE NO CAR AND NOW I'M DEPENDENT ON A RIDE UNTIL I CAN GET THIS FIXED! *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FOR MY 2010 MERCEDES C300. THIS CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. HOWEVER, IT WAS REBUILT, INSPECTED, AND CERTIFIED AS ROAD WORTHY. THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK ON MY CAR, STATING THAT THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS INVALIDATES ANY WARRANTY AND A SAFETY RECALL IS CONSIDERED WARRANTY WORK. I FEEL THAT A SAFETY RECALL IS NOT OPTIONAL, AND THAT MERCEDES NEEDS TO PERFORM THIS WORK, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY ELIGIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WENT TO START CAR AND NOTHING. STEERING LOCKED AND DIFFICULT, DUE TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE TO TOW. THERE ARE MANY CASES DOCUMENTED ABOUT EIS/ESL FAILURES ON MERCEDES ENTHUSIAST FORUMS. THE PROBLEM IS PREVALENT ON THE INTERNET. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY, IN A CRIME RIDDEN AREA OR JUST IN AN EMERGENCY. THE CAR WILL START ONE MINUTE AND WON'T ON THE NEXT START. MERCEDES CLAIMED NO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE IN MY CASE. THE CAR WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WENT TO START CAR WHEN THE KEY TURNED OVER LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC CAME ON BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. CAR DID NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER BUT WAS ELECTRONICALLY LOCKED OUT. TRIED SECOND KEY WITH NO AVAIL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE REAR LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF SINCE PURCHASING THE CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE IN JUNE 2014. IT WAS RETURNED THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE ISSUE AND NEVER FIXED. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THE WARNING SYSTEM INFORMED ME TO CHECK ALL OF MY REAR LIGHTS. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS FUNCTIONING ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND REAR FOG LAMPS WERE ALL NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN A ROAD SIDE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE VEHICLE HE SAW BURNT WIRES AND MELTED PLASTIC ON THE LIGHTING MOUNT. THIS OCCURRED DURING A ROUTINE TRIP FROM NEW JERSEY INTO PHILADELPHIA, PA AND INCLUDED DRIVING OVER THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE. ONCE I REACH PHILLY I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THAT IS WHEN THE ISSUE WAS LOCATED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. NO MORE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED FROM THE DEALER YET. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

RECEIVED MESSAGE REAR LICENSE LIGHT OUT. REPLACED BULB BUT CONTINUED GETTING MESSAGE. REAR PARKING CAMERA STARTED DISPLAYING IMAGES WHEN BRAKE DEPRESSED. MESSAGES CONTINUED TO CHECK ALL REAR LIGHT BULBS. WHEN INSPECTING, I NOTICED BURN MARKS ON BULB CARRIER (PART #211-545-03-28) AND PLUG (PART #204-820-09-77). I PURCHASED NEW PARTS TO INSTALL BUT HAD DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE WIRE CLIPS FROM THE PLUG. I WAS NOT AWARE AND THE MERCEDES PARTS DEPARTMENT DID NOT MENTION I WOULD NEED TO ALSO GET CONNECTOR PINS (OR THAT THIS OVERHEATING WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM). UNABLE TO EASILY REMOVE WIRING & PINS, I DECIDED TO SEARCH INTERNET FOR GUIDANCE ON REPLACEMENT (BEFORE CUTTING WIRES) AND DISCOVERED SEVERAL WEBSITES RECITING OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING OF THE GROUND WIRE CONNECTION AND THAT A RECALL INVESTIGATION HAD BEEN STARTED. IT CERTAINLY APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM OF OVERHEATING/MELTING OF PARTS IS A REAL FIRE HAZARD THAT IS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY ENOUGH TO AT LEAST REQUIRE THAT A NOTICE BE SENT TO CAR OWNERS TO HAVE CARRIAGES & WIRING PROMPTLY INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

ALL BULBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING, THAT INCLUDES BRAKE LIGHT, REVERSE LIGHT, AND SIGNAL LIGHT. I THOUGHT THE BULBS WERE OUT BUT WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULBS THEY WERE ALL FINE. WHAT I DID NOTICED WAS THE BROWN WIRE WAS BURNT AND SO WAS THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE WIRES TOGETHER, IT SEEMED LIKE THAT ENTIRE SIDE WAS BURNT AND EVEN MELTED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE MENTIONED THIS A FEW TIMES TO THE DEALER. EACH TIME THEY LOOK FOR A RECALL WITH NO SUCCESS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO MB AND SINCE THERE STILL HASN'T BEEN A RECALL, I'M NOW REPORTING TO NHTSA. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

I GOT COUPLE WARNING MESSAGES ON MY 2010 MB C-300 THAT THE TAILLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THINKING IT WAS THE LIGHTBULBS THAT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, I FOUND OUT THAT THE TAILLIGHT WIRES AND CONNECTORS HAVE OVERHEATED AND MELTED. IN MY CASE, THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND MERCEDES CUSTOMER CARE DID TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND REPLACED THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS WITH NO COST TO ME, AFTER I DISCUSSED WITH THEM ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA. I DO APPRECIATE MB DEALER AND CUSTOMER CARE'S HELP TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND TAKE CARE OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, I WANT TO REPORT MY CASE TO NHTSA TO HELP YOUR AGENCY IN DATA COLLECTION TO DETERMINE HOW WIDE SPREAD THE PROBLEM IS AND WHETHER A RECALL SHOULD BE WARRANTED. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT FAILED DUE TO A MELTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

REAR TAIL LIGHTS HAVE PROGRESSIVELY DIMMED OVER TIME. WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTING. CONNECTOR TO LIGHT CARRIER AND TAILLIGHT WIRING WAS CORRODED. REPAIR OF CORRODED WIRING, CONNECTOR, AND LIGHT CARRIER WAS REQUIRED. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

ALL BULBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING, THAT INCLUDES BRAKE LIGHT, REVERSE LIGHT, AND SIGNAL LIGHT. I THOUGHT THE BULBS WERE OUT BUT WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE BULBS THEY WERE ALL FINE. WHAT I DID NOTICED WAS THE BROWN WIRE WAS BURNT AND SO WAS THE PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE WIRES TOGETHER, IT SEEMED LIKE THAT ENTIRE SIDE WAS BURNT AND EVEN MELTED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. I SPOKE TO ONE OF MY MECHANIC FRIENDS WHO SUGGESTED I BRING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HE ALSO ADVISED ME TO DISCONNECT THE WIRES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS THIS COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL FIRE. SINCE I'M PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD (50,000 MILES) I'M NOT SURE HOW I'M GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT MAY BE PRETTY COSTLY AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO START. I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO THE NHTSA SINCE THIS CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE MAJOR SAFETY HAZARDS AND EVEN FIRES. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

CONNECTOR FOR THE TAILLIGHTS MELTING ONTO THE HOUSING. POSSIBLE GROUND WIRE ISSUE. FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 42,100

ALL DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHTS WENT OUT. THERE IS SIGN OF POSSIBLE BURNT RESIDUE ON WIRE AND LIGHT CASING. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WARNING LIGHT ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROMPTED "CHECK LEFT TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT". I CHECKED ALL THE BULBS, THEY WERE ALL FUNCTIONING EXCEPT FOR 1 OR TWO DIM BULBS IN THE LEFT TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I UNPLUGGED THE CONNECTOR/HARNESS TO THE ASSEMBLY AND FOUND ONE OF THE WIRE INSERT CONNECTORS TO BE MELTED IN THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR, THE MELTING AFFECTED THE PLASTIC AS WELL. I AM WORRIED FOR A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD IN MY TRUNK COMPARTMENT. CONTACTED MERCEDES FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL COME ON WITH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE PARKING/BRAKE LIGHT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I HAVE TO TURN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON THEN BACK OFF, TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. ON ONE OCCASION, I OBSERVED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE REAR PASSENGER LIGHT FLICKERING LIKE A STROBE LIGHT, BEFORE I TURNED THE SWITCH ON THEN OFF. *TR

Mileage: 22,911

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST MERCEDES, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO MY REAR RIGHT LIGHT (BRAKE LIGHT, RUNNING LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, ETC.) HAS MELTED AND IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE ENTIRE LIGHT IS OUT AND I GET WARNING MESSAGES ON THE DASH ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AS ME ARE HAVING. HOPEFULLY MERCEDES RECOGNIZES THE SCALE OF THIS FLAW IN THEIR ENGINEERING AND SENDS OUT A RECALL SOONER THAN LATER. *TR

Mileage: 50,100

PASSENGER TAILLIGHT CONNECTOR/WIRING INSUFFICIENTLY DESIGNED FOR LOAD. WIRE/CONNECTOR PLASTIC IS MELTING AND CAUSING UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2008-2010 C-CLASS AND IS FREQUENTLY NOTED IN MB OWNER'S FORUMS/WEBSITES. *TR

Mileage: 57,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN RT 70 IN MARLTON, NJ ON MONDAY MAY 7, 2012 WHEN EVERY LIGHTS IN MY CAR LIT UP. I THEN TOOK IT TO MERCEDES AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 P.M. I SAT THERE WAITING FOR THEM TO TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. I DECIDED AT 1:50 TO FIND OUT AND I WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE TECH DAN SWUWEK THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THAT HE DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD BE TO FIX IT. I HAD TO GET A RENTAL. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND INDICATED THAT A PART WAS ORDERED. I THEN CALLED HIM BACK LATER IN THE DAY WHEN HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THE PART THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS. ANOTHER DAY PASSED AND I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING MERCEDES FOR HELP. I ALSO CONTACTED THEM AS WELL BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT IT WAS DOCUMENTED. THE NEXT DAY THEY FIGURED IT OUT AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN AND DID NOT RETURN UNTIL MONDAY MAY 14, 2012 AT WHICH TIME I WAS CONTACTED BY DAN FROM MERCEDES INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICK UP. THIS IS THE THIRD MERCEDES I HAVE LEASED. MY FIRST ONE WAS THE ML350 WHICH HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATING SYSTEM. MY SECOND ONE WAS A C300 WHICH HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION. THIS IS MY THIRD AND LAST ONE HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NAVIGATIONS FOR WHICH THEY KEPT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HOWEVER IT TOOK MY TOOK MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD WHEN TRYING TO ENTER DESTINATION INFORMATION SO IT WAS BASICALLY NOT FUNCTIONING FOR MANY MONTHS. NOW WITH THIS NEW PROBLEM THE ECU ISSUES, I HOPE IT GETS ME THROUGH THE NEXT 6 MONTHS SO I CAN TURN THIS IN AND NEVER GET ANOTHER MERCEDES AGAIN.THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL, CHARGED ME $3.00 PER DAY, KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK. CHERRY HILL MERCEDES SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR MANAGER IS PRETTY INCOMPETENT.THANK YOU.

Mileage: 33,653

ALL OF MY EXTERIOR LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY OTHER MONTH. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT THE METAL PART WHERE MERCEDES HAD TO REPLACE THE UNIT. AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN THE DEALER TO REPAIR A RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT OUT. *TR ...UPDATED 03/27/13 *BF UPDATED 04/03/2013 *JS

Mileage: 35,000