2000 Mercedes-Benz C230

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

• 12/09/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ALMOST TO A STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ACTIVATED. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SKID MARKS ARE VISIBLE. THE CAR JUMPED A BLOCK WALL & WAS HEADING TOWARD A BUILDING. I MANAGED TO STEER INTO A CHAIN-LINK FENCE & ONTO A BLOCK WALL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE - $6,000 THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY FACTORY REP AFTER REPAIRS & NO CAUSE FOR A STICKING ACCELERATOR WAS FOUND. BUT IT DID STICK! *AK

• 10/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE DEFECTIVE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. THE GEAR BOX HAS BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES. *JB

• 09/22/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES WITH MY 2000 MODEL YEAR C230K MERCEDES. THESE HAVE MOSTLY EFFECTED THE CARS SAFETY SYSTEMS WHICH IS A MAJOR CONCERN TO ME. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS A COMPLETE DRAIN OF THE BATTERY CHARGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE SENSORS OF THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED IN PARKING POSITION AFTER THE NEXT STOP AS A SAFETY FEATURE. MORE RECENTLY FAILURES IN THE SRS SYSTEM HAVE RESULTED IN MERCEDES REPLACING SECTIONS OF MY STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS IN THE CAR. I HAVE JUST MOVED FROM THE USA TO BELGIUM FOR A 2-3 YEAR WORK ASSIGNMENT AND THE CAR IS NOW IN TRANSIT TO BELGIUM. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN THE USA. I WAS VERY UPSET WITH THE WAY MERCEDES HANDLED MY CASE AND I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE WEB TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I BELIEVE THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THESE CARS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING POSTED BY OWNERS IN VARIOUS WEB SITES. I HAVE READ REPORTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THEIR BATTERY EXPLODE. ANOTHER OWNER HAD A TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY TOTALLY MELT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. HOWEVER THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND MOST RECURRING ISSUES BEING POSTED ARE FAILURES OF THE SRS SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE MY CAR SUFFERED AND THESE FAILURES DO NOT SEEM TO BE LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC MODEL. THE MOST NUMEROUS FAILURE BEING REPORTED IS A FAILURE OF AN ELECTRIC CONTACT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH IS PART OF THE SRS CIRCUIT. THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS "CONTACT RINGS". ON MY CAR THESE WERE REPLACED FIRST AS BASED ON THE TECHNICIANS EXPERIENCE THAT IS WHERE THEY BELIEVED THE PROBLEM EXISTED. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE FOR MY SPECIFIC CAR AND AFTER A LOT MESSING 4 WEEKS LATER THE TOTAL HARNESS WAS REPLACED. FOR BACKGROUND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY RIGHT BEFORE I HAD PLANNED TO SHIP THE CAR TO BELGIUM. I WAS IN BELGIUM AND DEALT WITH BOTH A DEALERSHIP IN BALTIMORE AND MERCEDES USA TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED.*AK

• 09/19/2011· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND INJURED THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

• 09/17/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  FRONT END COLLISION INCLUDING VEHICLE BECOMING AIRBORNE OVER CURB RESULTING IN ALL TIRES BEING FLATTENED AND RIMS BENT. TOTAL FAILURE OF AIR BAGS WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK *JB *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER ARTEMIS*****772268.

• 09/12/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY, MY CAR APPLIED BRAKING FORCE TO THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) WHEEL, RAPIDLY AND SUDDENLY. THE BAS ESP LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND REMAINED ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. *TR

• 09/01/2006· POWER TRAIN

  2000 KOMPRESSOR C230 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC CHANGED THE SHIFTER. *KB

• 08/27/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS AND POWER WINDOWS AND THE LOCK SYSTEM THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE EIS SYSTEM OR THE KEY SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED A SAFETY HAZARD OF WHICH NO CONTROL OF ABOVE SYSTEMS. THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP 7 DAYS TO THE TUNE OF OVER $800.00 . *JB

• 08/24/2009· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2000 MERCEDES C230 DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED 4 TIMES ON THIS CAR, AND THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS COLLISION, AS DRIVERS BEHIND ARE NOT AWARE THAT I'M SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING. ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED, IT WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE TO SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. DURING THE LAST FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WORKED OK. *TR

• 08/21/2002· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  THE SERIES OF PROBLEMS: AC/HEATER FAN,HANDS FREE PHONE, GPS PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, ENGINE WARNING LIGHT,AIR LEAK, WIPER PROBLEM , SUN ROOF & AIRCONDITIONG. THE PHONE & GPS ARE STILL NOT RESOLVE. MBZ DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM

• 08/09/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ON NEW CARS TOO BRIGHT AND DISTRACT ONCOMING DRIVERS. VERY DANGEROUS.

• 08/03/2003· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON JUST ABOUT THE TIME A SERVICE SCHEDULE WAS DUE. MERCEDES DEALER INSPECTED THE ITEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS "HIGH PRESSURE" FROM DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIRBAG. THEIR RESOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN-OFF, BUT CANNOT STATE THAT AIRBAG WILL WORK PROPERLY OR CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION.

• 07/26/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE SENSORS FAILURE. *AK

• 07/15/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR STATE INSPECTION AND DID NOT PASS DUE TO THE ODOMETER BEING INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL THE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,663.

• 06/28/2005· SUSPENSION

  1.) NO ACCIDENT THOUGH CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN REAR COIL SPRING WAS DISCOVERED AS BROKEN WHEN MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO NEW COUNTRY MOTORS; HARTFORD, CT TO INVESTIGATE A VERY INTERMITTENT "THUNK" FROM THE REAR UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR WHICH WAS INITALLY WAS THOUGHT TO BE SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK. 2.) WE WERE PLANNING TO TAKE THE CAR ON A 800 MILE TRIP THAT EVENING AND HAD NO IDEA THAT THE NOISE INDICATED AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION (SPRING COULD DISLODGE AND GO THROUGH TIRE RESULTING IN A MAJOR LOSS OF CONTROL). 3.) WE HAD TO RENT A CAR AT A COST OF $170 PLUS PAY FOR THE LABOR AND ALIGNMENT $632 DESPITE THE DEALER/MERCEDES PAYING FOR THE 2 REPLACEMENT REAR COIL SPRINGS. (APPROX $100 VALUE) I ASKED FOR THJE OLD PARTS, BUT THE MANAGER SAID THAT THEY WERE BEING SENT TO MERCEDES FOR EVALUATION AND THEN HE WOULD GIVE THEM TO ME.

• 06/22/2000· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OVER 50% OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT USEABLE AT LEGAL SPEEDS AND THE RESULT OF THE COMPACTED CALIBRATION IS THAT THE SPPEDOMETER IS NOT READILY READABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN A TENDANCY TO ACCIDENTALLY SPEED. NLM

• 06/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C280. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,806.

• 06/19/2006· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT BOX NOT SEALED PROPERLY TO PROTECT AGAINST WATER SPILLS. THIS CAN STOP YOUR CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *JB

• 06/15/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT LIQUID HAD SPILLED INTO THE GEAR SHIFT. SECONDS LATER, THE WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE WINDOW SWITCH COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

• 06/07/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  CAR: 2000 MERCEDES C230 KOMPRESSOR DRIVING AT 55MPH, THE CAR'S FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SUDDENLY ENGAGED CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL FOR A MOMENT. THE BRAKE THEN RELEASES AND THE BAS/ESP LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME IT IS THE YAW RATE SENSOR OR STEERING POSITION SENSOR. THE FIX IS $1100. THIS IS A TOTAL SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS CAR AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IN VARIOUS FORUMS THERE ARE NUMEROUS OWNERS IN BOTH THE C AND ML CLASS VEHICLES (THEY USE THE SAME EXACT SAME PART NUMBERS) THAT EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS. THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE CARS ON THE ROAD AND THIS CAN AND WILL CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS!!!! *TR

• 06/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CAR WILL NOT COMPLETLY STOP ON EACH INCIDENT WILL PULL TOWARD TO DRIVERS SIDE.

• 05/24/2009· EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS IS A REQUEST FOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS ON ALL MERCEDES BENZ AND BMW MODELS FROM 2000 - 2010 FOR PARTS, DEFECTS, TIRES, AND ALL RECALLS TO BE ENFORCED. PLEASE INSPECT ALL NEW AND USED LOTS, TO INCLUDE AUTO AUCTION LOTS. *TR

• 05/15/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I HAD JUST EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRACK. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING SOCKET THAT CONNECTS TO THE UNIBODY HAD RUSTED AND BROKE, DROPPING THE SUSPENSION ON TOP THE TIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SOCKET WAS RUSTED AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM BUT MERCEDES HAD YET TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

• 05/10/2016· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230 N/A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRING COIL HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 290,000. UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ *CN

• 04/27/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING WENT UNDER VEHICLE AND RUPTURED THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. FUEL STARTED LEAKING FROM THE TANK. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AK

• 04/11/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO READ MY MILEAGE FOR MANY YEARS NOW. I HAVE A 2000 C230. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED @ AROUND $1000.00. FOUND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. IT'S A SHAME MERCEDES BENZ DOESN'T RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 04/11/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I SPILLED A CUP OF COFFEE OVER THE SHIFTER IN MY CAR. THE ELECTRIC IN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS INCLUDED BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS. AS I WAS TRAVELING ON AN UPHILL EXIT RAMP. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CALLED MERCEDES, THEY ASKED IF I SPILLED SOMETHING. I ASKED WHY AND THEY SAID THIS WAS THE FIFTH COMPLAINT THEY HAD AT THAT SERVICE STATION ABOUT THE POWER/ELECTRIC GOING OFF WHEN THERE WAS A SPILL IN THE AREA OF THE SHIFTER. I THINK THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN SINCE THEY PUT THE COFFEE HOLDER DIRECTLY OVER THE SHIFTER. APPARENTLY, MERCEDES PUTS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM BELOW THE SHIFTER. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH IF I WAS TRAVELEING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE POWER SHUT DOWN. THANK YOU. I HAVE THE REPAIR SLIP IF YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PRECISE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED.

• 03/18/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE A CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $800 TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE ODOMETER. UPDATED 10/07/11

• 03/16/2004· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, REAR TIRE FAILED (BLEWUP). TIRE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH GOOD AMOUNTS OF TREAD. CAR, ROAD, TEMPERATURE, SPEED ALL WERE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. *JB

• 03/13/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, WERE UNABLE TO BE READ, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,500 TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULES BECAUSE HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V028000 (INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 03/10/2001· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  CUP HOLDER DESIGN TENDS TO ROTATE FORWARD AND DUMP CUP UPON BRAKING. ON THIS OCCURRENCE, HARD BRAKING WAS NECESSARY DUE TO ANOTHER CAR CUTTING IN FRONT OF MINE. THE COFFEE CUP WAS DUMPED FORWARD, AND SPILLED INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE/GEAR SHIFT AREA. THIS COMPLETELY DISABLED AND DISCONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO MOISTURE PENETRATION OF THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MECHANISM. THE DISABLEMENT OCCURRED IN A TRAFFIC LANE ON A 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT ROAD. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR MOVED USING A "LIMP HOME" MODE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A MECHANIC FROM MB TELEAID. I FEEL THAT THE DESIGN ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO BECOME TOTALLY DISABLED AND COMPLETELY DISCONNECT DUE TO LIQUID SPILLAGE FROM THE OEM CUPHOLDER IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY RETROFITTING A RUBBER SEAL OR OTHER SIMILAR SOLUTION. THE SERIOUSNESS AND SAFETY ISSUE IS UNDERSCORED BY THE FACT THAT I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD BY SEVERAL CARS WHILE MY CAR WAS STOPPED AND TOTALLY DISABLED IN A TRAFFIC LANE.*AK

• 03/07/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOMETER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

• 03/06/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL -THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2000 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. KB

• 02/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY,SEATS

  THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST SYSTEM RATTLED, THERE WERE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS RESET BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND, THERE HAD BEEN A POSSIBILITY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAL ON THE FUEL INJECTION AND AIR INJECTION VALVES, THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY, THE HEATED DRIVER SIDE SEAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THE MIDDLE CONSOLE DID NOT CLOSE. SCC *JB

• 02/18/2009· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LID SPRINGS FAILED IN THE CLOSED TRUNK LID POSITION. IF THE TRUNK LID IS MANUALLY LIFTED, IT MAY NOT REMAIN IN THE UP POSITION AND COULD INJURE SOMEONE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HINGE SPRING BRACKET AND ASSOCIATED SPRINGS. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $829.17. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V285000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK:LID:LOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

• 02/08/2010· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON ANY OTHER STREET MY MERCEDES BENZ C230 ENGAGES THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE BY ITSELF CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY YAW RATE SENSOR AND CHARGES OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR BUT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION TO SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE OR EVEN WORSE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS EVENT IN MORE DETAIL, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A OCCURENCE WITH MB OCCURING IN SERVAL VEHICHLES OVER THE YEARS. THIS MUST BE RECALL EM

• 02/04/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD , STICKS IN GEAR AND SHIFTS HARD. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 01/31/2011· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2000 C230K MERCEDES. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH DEALER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS DISTORTED AND BENT. ALSO, THE LOW BEAM LIGHT WAS OUT ON THE DASHBOARD.

• 01/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HARMONIC BALANCER FAILED AT 52000. *AK

• 01/27/2004· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,SEATS

  ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. RINGS ON THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF RINGS. *AK THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY. THE SPEAKERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY CHANGE THE RADIO SOUND, CENTER CONSOLE DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY, VOLUME DID NOT WORK, THERE WAS A WIND NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVER WHILE IN MOTION, DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER WAS EXTREMELY HOT, BLOWER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE FAN SPEED CONTROL SWITCH ILLUMINATION WAS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES. *SC *JB

• 01/24/2012· SUSPENSION

  DRIVING TO WORK AT 3:45 A.M. (EASTERN TIME) MY CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD I PULLED OVER TO EXAMIN THE VEHICLE. I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNTIL I GOT TO WORK WHEN IT WAS MORE LIGHT OUT. I REMOVED THE WHEEL AND FOUND THE COIL SPRING TOWER HAD RIPPED ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF???? I NOTICED RUST AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE LESS THE SHOCK THAT GO HIT BY THE SPRING. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL OR SOME MANUFACTURE TSB. THE CAR IS SUPER CLEAN HAS 157,000 ON THE CLOCK. I INSPECTED THE OTHER WHEELS THEY APPEAR OK IT'S THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. *TR

• 01/23/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PIXELS WENT OUT ON ODOMETER FOR MY CAR WHICH SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH ALL MERCEDES. 1. PIXELS STARTED TO GO OUT OVER THE MONTHS. 2. 3 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. 3. REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER $1,000. *TR

• 01/15/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE POWDER SUBSTANCE CAUSE RED SPOTS ON THE CONSUMER'S ARM AND FACE. THE INCIDENT WAS TWELVE MONTHS AGO BUT THE SPOTS ARE STILL PRESENT. *AK *NM

• 01/02/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  THE CAR HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. THE PADS ARE LOW BUT NOT DOWN TO THE INDICATORS. MEANWHILE, THE FRONT ROTORS ARE DOWN TO THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION WITH NO WARNING. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL ROTORS WOULD GENERALLY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT BY 50,000 MILES ON CAR BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE AT MINIMUM SPEC WHICH IS A VERY UNREALISTIC AND UNSAFE CONDITION. *AK