1999 Mercedes-Benz C230

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2006· AIR BAGSCrash

  MERC. BENZ 1999 C230 COMPRESSOR, THE CAR ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM

• 12/31/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 12/24/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  FUEL GAUGE FAILURE:READS MORE THAN THERE IS AT TIMES; HAS RESULTED IN RUNNING OUT OF FUEL;ERRATIC READING EVEN AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL;WILL SHOW FULL AND A FEW MINUTES LATER SHOWS EMPTY. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT BULBS BURING OUT AT 1 TO 2 MONTH INTERVALS. SOMETIMES DASH INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS BURNED OUT BULB WHEN ALL ARE WORKING, OTHER TIMES LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT AND INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON.*AK

• 12/18/2003· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEAT BELTS IN 1999 CL500 WILL NOT RETRACT. MERCEDES SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED IT WOULD COST OVER $900.00 TO REPLACE AS THEY CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. THIS SEEMS EXCESSTIVE FOR A CAR A LITTLE OVER 4 YEARS OLD AND I BELIEVE REPRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CAR OF EVEN AFTER WARRENTY.*AK

• 11/24/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STAND STILL. CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED, WHICH FORCED HER INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

• 11/22/2020· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WHILE DRIVING ON 11/21/2020 AT ABOUT 930AM ON NORTHBOUND I-75 DOING ABOUT 70MPH AS THE REST OF TRAFFIC IN GEORGIA WHEN MY SUNROOF (NOT OPENED) SUDDENLY DETACHED AND BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. I INITIALLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WASN'T AT FIRST WHAT HAPPENED. I LOOKED UP AND SUNROOF PANEL WITH THE GLASS WAS GONE. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES AROUND ME SO AS FAR AS I KNOW NO ONE WAS HIT OR INJURED. I EVENTUALLY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SUNROOF PANEL WAS GONE. I FINISHED BY BUSINESS THAT MORNING AND RETUNED HOME SAFELY TO OUR HOME IN OCALA, FL.

• 11/21/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED CHEST AND BRUISING, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

• 11/12/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DRIVING THE CAR AT 45 MILES AN HOUR, HEARD A BUZZING NOISE GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER, THE ACCELERATOR WAS PICKING UP SPEED ON ITS OWN, PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, TOOK THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A HARD LEFT, WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER TO AVOID HITTING OTHER CARS, HIT THE CAR IN FRONT THAT CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM, THE AIRBAG OPENED, KNOCKED ME OUT, THEN I GUESS THE CAR SWERVED DIAGONALLY HIT A CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THEN HIT THE CONCRETE WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHEN I CAME TO I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO SMOKE, DUST, THE CAR WASN'T RUNNING ANYMORE. THE CAR IS AT ALLSTATE AND I CALLED MERCEDES AND THEY ARE GOING TO INVESTIGATE, DO I NEED TO HIRE A INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE. THERE IS SOME DEFEAT IN THIS CAR, I DID LOCATE ANOTHER COMPLAINT ODI ID # 727970. *LA

• 11/03/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT AN IDLE, THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A HESITATION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE INNER COOLING SYSTEM WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE INNER COOLER SYSTEM, VALVE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND OXYGEN SENSOR WERE REPLACED.

• 10/31/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES OVER HER ENTIRE BODY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP BUT THE AIR BAGS WAS NEVER CHECKED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

• 10/28/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. UPON EXAMINATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ON THE FRONT TIRE. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING MOUNT FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD RUSTED SEVERELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

• 10/20/1998· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS FAULTY. WHENEVER WEIGHT EXCEEDED 180 LBS. OR MORE IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT TO THE RIGHT. WHILE WHENEVER WEIGHT EXCEEDED 200 LBS. OR MORE, THE VEHICLE REAR END WOULD APPEAR TO BE DRAGGING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/16/2003· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND WOULD COST $1000. *AK *SCC *JB *JB

• 10/13/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MAR '07: INTERIOR DASH LIGHT WARNING "CHECK ENGINE" CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO A MERCEDES-AUTHORIZED MECHANIC; COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SAID "FUEL TRIM ERROR". MAR TO OCT '07 FOLLOWING PARTS WERE REPLACED: ALL FUEL INJECTORS, SPARK PLUGS, ENGINE WIRING, ALL ENGINE GASKETS & 2 MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) OXYGEN SENSORS; ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPRESSOR UNIT WAS TAKEN APART 7 TIMES, AND UPON EXAMINATION, A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL WOULD BE DISCOVERED - 1 TSP TO 1 TBSP EA TIME. EACH TIME, IT WAS IMPECCABLY CLEANED. TOTAL COST TO OWNER OVER 7 MONTHS: $3,500. DURING CAR OWNERSHIP, THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MERCEDES REPAIR SCHEDULES, USING ONLY OEM PARTS AND PRODUCTS - IT ONLY HAS 86K ORIGINAL MILES ON IT - VERY LOW FOR AN 8 YR OLD CAR. THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE BLOW BACK OIL ACCUMULATES IN THE COMPRESSOR, SO THE COMPUTER SENSOR THINKS THE ENGINE IS RUNNING TOO RICH AND WILL VIRTUALLY SHUT DOWN POWER TO THE COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR ITSELF WAS TESTED AFTER EACH CLEANING, AND RUNS PERFECTLY. IT ONLY WHEN THE INTERIOR COMPRESSOR SENSORS PICKS UP MINOR MOLECULES OF OIL, THAT IT THINKS IT IS RUNNING TOO RICH, AND WILL NOT DELIVER POWER TO THE ENGINE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT IS NOT PREDICTABLE, AND WHEN IT OCCURS, THE DRIVEN IS UNABLE TO CLIMB HILLS OR EVEN SLIGHT INCLINES, AND CAN NOT EXCEED 65 MPH WITHOUT A >50% LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR CAN NOT EVEN ACCELERATE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WILL LOOSE 10-20 MPH AS A RESULT. IT WAS ASSESSED BY THE MECHANIC, AFTER WATCHING IT FOR 6 MOS AND REINSPECTING 6 TIMES (ALL WITH THE SAME FUEL TRIM ERROR, AND NO OTHER COMPUTER ERRORS REGISTERING) THAT THE BLOW BACK IS FROM INTERIOR O RINGS, VERY DEEP IN THE ENGINE: REPAIR COST EST: $3-5K. THIS TYPE REPAIR IS NOT HEARD OF ON A MERCEDES WITH 86K MILES, WITH THE CARE TAKEN. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO THE INORDINATE REPAIR COSTS (TX DOT INSPECTION DOES NOT PASS WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT PROBLEMS). *TR

• 10/13/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  HAD STARTED VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING FAST. PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR & HAD FOOT ON BRAKES, VEHICLE TOOK OFF. FINALLY IDLING WAS SLOWED & VEHICLE OPERATED WELL. CONTACTED DEALER & HAD VEHICLE PICKED UP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC LATER THAT OTHER VEHICLES DO SAME FAST IDLING. WAS PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NOW WAITING FOR NEW COMPUTER COMPONENT SYSTEM.

• 10/04/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  1999 MERCEDES BENZ C230 INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST ESTIMATE QUOTED TO ME BY THE MB DEALERSHIP. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AFTER VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. ANOTHER PROBLEM PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS, INTERIOR LAMPS, BACKUP LAMPS (IE LIGHT BULBS) ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. AT LEAST EVERY OTHER MONTH I HAVE A WARNING LIGHT COME ON THAT I HAVE LAMP OUT. PRESENTLY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BACKUP LAMPS BUT HAVE NOT DONE SO. JUST REPLACED A LEFT HEADLAMP TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MY MOTHER PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN AUGUST OF 1999. SHE GIFTED THE MB TO ME AND I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER SINCE 2001 AND IT IS A ONE OWNER MB (TWO FAMILY MEMBERS). *TR

• 09/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  HAD THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WHEN BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE ON AN INCLINE. HAD LITTLE BRAKING POWER ON STRAIGHT AWAY. MANUFACTURER KNOWS OF BRAKE PROBLEM. THE DEALER/MECHANIC ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING WAS BEING DONE. *AK

• 09/27/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CONSUMER SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND APPEARED TO BE SATISFIED. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. ALSO, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN A FLOOD, BUT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BY THE DEALER. *AK

• 08/15/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  MY CAR SELF-ACCELERATED CAUSING CRASH INTO OTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP SELF-PROPELLED CAR. MANUFACTURER NOT ACKNOWLEDGING CAR PROBLEM. PUTTING BURDEN OF PROOF ON ME. I HAVE NO WITNESSES . I REPORTED THIS TO YOU ON 5/28/00 AND DO NOT SEE IT APPEARING ON YOUR WEBSITE. I CALLED THIS A.M. GOT NO WHERE WITH YOUR OPERATOR. I HAVE COPY OF VOQ CONFIRMATION. PLEASE RESPOND ASAP.*AK

• 08/14/2013· SUSPENSION

  THE RIGHT SUSPENSION APRON RUSTED, SNAPPED UPWARD, AND THE SPRING FELL OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. IT IS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR IS ALMOST ON THE GROUND. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS DANGER OF THE OTHER SPRING ALSO FALLING OUT. THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE APRON FAILED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE VEHICLE, AND THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I, HOWEVER, DISAGREE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ON-LINE OF THE SAME SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THE E-CLASS FROM 1994 TO 1999 AND THE C-CLASS FROM 1998 TO 2000, THE YEARS WHEN THIS PARTICULAR SUSPENSION DESIGN WAS USED. MERCEDES NO LONGER USES THIS SUSPENSION DESIGN ON NEWER VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SUSPENSION DUE TO IT POOR DESIGN, AND THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT MERCEDES SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE CARS ON THE ROAD THAT ARE MUCH OLDER, WITH MUCH HIGHER MILEAGE, THAT HAVE INTACT SUSPENSIONS. LUCKILY, MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. I COULD JUST QUIETLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I FEEL IT IS MY DUTY TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE YEARS THIS SUSPENSION DESIGN WAS USED. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED PARTS/SUSPENSION IF YOU NEED TO SEE THEM.

• 08/14/2000· AIR BAGS

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIR BAG DURING SIDE IMPACT. NLM

• 08/03/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. HAS BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN. PROBLEM WITH GAS GAUGE CANNOT BE FIXED. MANUFACTURER WORKING ON CORRECTIVE SOLUTION. *AK

• 08/02/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GUAGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. IT READS MORE THAN WHAT REALLY IS IN THE TANK. AT ONE POINT, THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES. *AK

• 07/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrashFire

  SHORTLY AFTER BEING HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT 35 TO 40MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO ONE HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/25/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 1999 MERCEDES C43, I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE A HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSORS ON OUR VEHICLES. THIS PART WHEN FAULTY WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START WHEN THE CAR IS WARM. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO "COOL DOWN" THE CAR WILL START. I WAS AT THE DEALER TODAY, AND THEY ARE AWARE THIS IS A HIGH FAILURE ITEM ON THIS MODEL. AS WELL AS THE CLK430, AND S430. BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THERE ISN'T ANY SIGN THAT THIS PART IS FAILING, ON SOME INSTANCES THE CAR JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. I AM NOW AWAITING THE PART TO COME IN, AND WILL HAVE IT REPLACED ON THURSDAY THE 27TH. *JB

• 07/22/2001· EQUIPMENT

  FAILURE DURING RAIN THE UNAIR-CONDITIONED AIR IS WARMER THAN WINSHIELD PRODUCING EXCESS FOGGING. *AK

• 07/21/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  A SENSOR WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN OVER A STICK (1/2 " APPROX IN DIAMETER) . *AK

• 07/15/2013· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  DRIVERS SIDE GAS TANK IS LEAKING WITH STRONG GAS FUMES COMING FROM UNDER CAR SITTING STILL. LEAK IS AT THE BOTTOM SENDING UNIT ON THE LEFT PLASTIC TANK UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER. I ISOLATED THE LEAK TO WHERE THE WIRES PLUG TO THE TANK GAUGE SENDING UNIT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR EVER IN NORMAL OPERATING OF THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR WRECKED THAT I KNOW ABOUT SO, IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IN ADDITION, RECENTLY, THERE WAS A MAJOR GASOLINE LEAK FROM A RUSTED LINE ON THE RIGHT TANK HIGH PRESSURE LINE GOING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE, WITH FUEL SPRAYING EVERYWHERE UNDER THE CAR. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A RUSTED LINE, PROBABLY FROM SALT ON WINTER ROADS. THE METAL FUEL LINE WAS VERY FLIMSY AND A HOLE HAD RUSTED IN IT. MERCEDES CLAIMS TO SELL A QUALITY AUTOMOBILE. MERCEDES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR SUCH OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS DEFECTS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

• 07/08/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAN REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITHOUT SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO PARK. VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED EVEN IF VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTOFIED. MERCEDES BENZ E430 1999. *AK

• 06/25/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER DETACHED FROM ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VERY DANGEROUS. CAR HAS ONLY 14600 MILES. *AK

• 06/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS LIGHT WILL CONTINUEOUSLY COME ON AND STAY ON WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

• 06/19/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN CAR OFF BEFORE LIGHT GOES OFF. THEN, ONCE APPLYING BRAKES LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN.*AK

• 06/18/2015· SUSPENSION

  HIT POTHOLE AT 10 MPH AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED THROUGH.

• 05/21/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES ARE WORN OUT, AND T ROTORS ARE BELOW SAFETY LEVEL. *AK

• 05/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  BRAKES DO NOT WORK FOR IST 30 SECONDS WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND TAKE IT OUT OF GARAGE

• 05/02/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MFR# 2001120004 & NHTSA# 01 V 366 000/BATTERY: CONSUMER STATES DEALER (PARK PLACE MOTORS;HOUSTON,TX; PHONE# 713/986-6400) NOT HONORING RECALL, NO PARTS AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

• 04/28/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  NAR 04/28/2003 MR NON COMFORMITY AND MAJOR DEFECTS WITH PREOWNED CAR PURCHASED. DEFECTS INCLUDE, AIR CONDTIONER UNIT, BRAKES, AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSING LIGHT BULBS TO BE REPLACED. *CB

• 04/24/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WIPER, LOCKS, TAILGATE, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND WINDOWS ALL MALFUNCTIONED AT THE SAME TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT, THEREFORE, I AM AFRAID TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN OR LOCK THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 04/17/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONUSMER STATES THAT ALL POWER WINDOWS WILL MALFUNCTION,WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN. CONTACTED DEALER REPLACE PART, PROBLEM STILL ACCURING. NLM

• 04/09/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN TRAVLING A T ANY SPEED WILL NOT COME TO A STOP WHEN THERE IS RAIN OR SNOW. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

• 03/26/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL# 20012004 FOR HIS BATTERY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BROWN MERCEDES BENZ ROUTE 250 EAST PANTOPS CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA (804 817 3380). MR JACKSON EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. NLM

• 03/26/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CONSUMER RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE RECALL NUMBER IS #2001120004. NLM

• 03/20/2011· SUSPENSION

  I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE VEHICLE SHUDDER VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR BUT IT HAD NOT. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT SUSPENSION HAD COLLAPSED AND THE FENDER AND WHEEL WELL WERE RESTING ON THE TIRE. I WONDERED IF THE A-ARM BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN SO I JACKED UP THE CAR. WITH THE CAR JACKED UP IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE UPPER SPRING POCKET ALSO CALLED A SPRING PERCH HAD TORN AWAY FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR. IT HAD RUSTED THROUGH, YOU COULD SEE A CLEAR RUST LINE AT THE CREASE WHERE THE CUP OF POCKET MEETS IT'S FLANGE. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, MY OTHER MBZ IS AN 88 WITHOUT A SPECK OF RUST IN THAT AREA. WHAT'S WORSE IS THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR WITH EXACTLY THE SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

• 03/04/2003· TIRES

  THE TREAD ON THE INSIDE WALL OF BOTH FRONT TIRES TIRE HAS WORN UNEVENLY. *NLM

• 03/01/2009· SUSPENSION

  SPRING PERCH (MOUNT) FOR THE FRONT SPRING ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSING SPRING TO BE EJECTED UNDER THE CAR AND FENDER TO DROP ONTO TIRE. CORROSION IS UNDETECTABLE BY NORMAL INSPECTION BECAUSE MANUFACTURER USES A HEAVY, RUBBERIZED COATING ON UNDERBODY PARTS. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED SO DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. AT HIGHER SPEEDS, CONSEQUENCES COULD BE SEVERE. INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE ON MERCEDES BENZ W202 AND W210 CHASSIS. FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT IS BELIEVED TO REQUIRE REMOVAL OF REMNANTS OF THE OLD PERCH, GRINDING OF THE FRAME TO REMOVE CORROSION, AND WELDING A NEW PERCH ONTO THE FRAME. THE SPINDLE ASSEMBLY AND CONTROL ARMS WILL HAVE TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS AND THEN REASSEMBLED AND THE SUSPENSION REALIGNED. *TR

• 03/01/2000· SEAT BELTS

  MERCEDES BRAND INFANT RESTRAINT SEAT DOES NOT FIT IN REAR OF CAR, TODDLER SEATS DON'T PROVIDE SAFTEY STRAPS TO RESTRAIN CHILD OR TEATHER TO SECURE SEAT. *AK

• 02/18/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  (OWNER SAID MODEL IS CURRENT) THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE MERCEDES ARE VERY PAINFUL TO THE EYE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR USE. I WOULD APPRECIATE RECEIVING THE SPECS ON THESE HEADLIGHTS. I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE LEGAL AS THEY ARE BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL HIGH BEAMS ON OTHER CARS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE AND THE REQUESTED INFORMATION. THANK YOU.

• 02/02/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 75 NORTH WHERE SPEED IS 65MPH AT LUNCH HOUR AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MILES AN HOUR TO ZERO IN SECONDS THE CAR STOPPED, I SAW MY LIFE BEFORE MY EYES IN MY REARVIEW MIRA AS CARS AND SEMI TRUCKS WERE SWERVING FROM PLOWING INTO ME AT 65 MPH TO 75 MPH...I ONLY HAD SECONDS TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY WHERE I SAW A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PLOW INTO MY CAR AT HIGH SPEED I ONLY HAD SECONDS TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM MY CAR AND ESCAPE TO SAFETY AND RUN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YEAH GUARD RAIL AS I WATCHED IN HORROR MY CAR BEING PLOWED INTO LIKE AN ACCORDION AND CUT IN HALF. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR 2013 TO DRIVE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE NEW LOANER CAR FROM THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, I WAS LUCKY AS I WAS DRIVING A LOANER WHEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING IT JUST STARTED DECELERATING AS I WAS NEAR AN INTERSECTION TO COAST TO SAFETY I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OCCURRENCE AND CAN HAPPEN TO OTHERS THAT ARE DRIVING THESE CARS. *TR

• 02/02/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  APPROXIMATELY, IN 2001 I STOPPED INTO A MERCEDES DEALER IN LATROBE, PA. FOR HELP REPLACING MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT. IT WAS FROZEN IN THE SOCKET AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THAT THE SOCKET HOLDING THE BULB GETS SO HOT THAT THE PLASTIC ADHERES TO THE FRAME. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY EXPLAINING TO ME THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS OUT OF WARRENTY SAFETY ISSUE RESPONSIBILITY NEVER EXPIRE AS A MANUFACTURER. I LIKE THAT, I FELT OK WITH IT. SINCE THEN I AM CONTINUING TO PLACE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS ON BOTH SIDES FREQUENTLY NEEDING PLIERS TO GET THE BULB OUT. NOW REPLACING DOESN'T DO IT AND 2 DEALERS ARE TELLING ME THAT SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT BOTH SIDES NEED REPLACING IT WILL COST ME $501 TO REPAIR THEIR MANUFACUTRERS DEFECT, NOT WHAT I WAS TOLD IN LATROBE. I GUESS SAFETY DOES EXPIRE, WELL NOT TO ME.I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE HOW LONG THE NEW MODULE WOULD WORK. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE OR THEY WOULDN'T GIVE TRAFFIC TICKETS IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING. SINCE EVERY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THIS COUNTRY RECOGNIZES THAT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY I AM SURE THAT YOU DO ALSO. AT LEAST THE WIRING DOESN'T MELT WITH THE GAS TANK BACK THERE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT MERCEDES ADMITS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ON ALL CARS FOR PUBLIC SAFTEY REASONS AND IF A MANUFACTURER BUILDS A CAR WITH DEFECTIVE SAFTEY EQUIPMENT THEN THEY NOT ME OR ANY OTHER CONSUMER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

• 02/01/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK