2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL NEAR THE REAR SEAT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

I NOTICED GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE, I TOOK TO MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP, THE TWO FUEL SYSTEMS BOTH ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE REPLACED, STILL SMELL GAS WHEN THE GAS TANK IS ALMOST OR 3/4 FILLED TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP STOLL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN VEHICLE IS REFUELED, STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMITS FROM REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND REAR EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE. ODOR LINGERS UNTIL TANK IS DOWN TO ABOUT 1/2 FULL. *TR

STRONG GASOLINE VAPORS INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR AFTER FILLING UP WITH FUEL. STRONGEST IN REGION OF REAR SEAT. *TR

AUGUST OF THIS YEAR I HAD TO GET A SPEED SENSOR REPLACED THAT COST ME $1200.00 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH AND WAS RUNNING AT A HIGH RPM. THE VEHICLE DEMONSTRATED THIS PROBLEM OVER A YEAR BEFORE I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP. I COULD USUALLY PULL OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF WHICH WAS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE PERTAINING TO THE FAULTY PARTS USED TO BUILD THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL MY $1200.00 ALSO NEEDS TO BE REFUNDED BACK TO ME IN A CHECK FORM ASAP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AROUND 30MPH COMING TO A SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. MADE TURN AND PROCEEDED UP A STEEP HILL AND MY CAR SIMPLY STOP PULLING/ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WENT OUT OF TOWN TO TX FOR CHRISTMAS AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE HAS YET TO EVEN INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THE MAINTENANCE ON THESE VEHICLES IS EXPENSIVE. ON TOP OF THE MB IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD NOT BE PUTTING THIS EXPENSE OFF ON THE OWNERS DUE TO FAULTY DEFAULT PRODUCT THAT CAN NOT EVEN BE REBUILT BUT REQUIRES REPLACING THE FAULTY PART WITH ANOTHER FAULTY PART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED FAILURES RELATED TO LOSS OF ACCELERATION, ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE TURNING SIGNALS, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, THE ACTUATOR TIMING CHAIN, BALANCE SHAFT AND THE VALVE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

AS MANY HAVE FOUND, DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT STOP AND GO, CAR OCCASIONALLY LOSES ACCELERATION AND RUNS AT HIGH RPM. ONLY AFTER EMERGENCY PULLING TO SAFETY AND SHUTTING OFF THE CAR DOES IT RESET. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE POWER TRAIN/SPEED SENSOR IN THIS MODEL AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

BEFORE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES, ALL RESULTING IN MY CAR GETTING STUCK IN A GEAR. IF I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED MY CAR, EVERYTHING WOULD WORK FINE. I DID NOT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ERROR, BUT I RAN THE CODE WITH MY OBDI CHECKER, AND RECEIVED AN ERROR IN REGARDS TO THE SPEED SENSOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARED TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE A CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE REPAIRS TOTALED $1450. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LOCAL SHOP STILL HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AND GET THE PART PROGRAMMED (TOW TO DEALERSHIP $147 AND PROGRAMMING $211.20). SINCE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD KNOWN ISSUE, WHY IS MERCEDES PROVIDING A REASONABLE REMEDY, THANK YOU. *TR