2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 Complaints

EVERY TIME I FILLED UP ON GAS I WOULD SMELL GAS INSIDE THE CABIN. I THEN PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE INTO WHY I WAS SMELLING GAS. I LOOKED BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FENDER ON THE CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WET SPOT ON TOP OF THE PLASTIC UNDER COVER GUARD. AT THAT POINT I TOOK OUT THE BACK SEAT AND OPENED THE ACCESS PANEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND IT WAS AT THAT POINT I NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. I THEN OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOTICED THE SAME THING, FUEL LEAKING. NOW THAT I KNOW WHY I WAS SMELLING FUEL I REPLACED THE SEALS ON BOTH SIDES HOPING THAT WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN WENT TO THE GAS STATION FILLED UP AGAIN TO SEE IF REPLACING THE GASKETS DID THE JOB. WHEN I GOT HOME I OPENED BOTH PANELS AND NOTICED THAT I WAS STILL LEAKING FUEL. AS I LOOKED HARD AT THE PUMPS, SENSOR AND LEVELER I NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC ELECTRICAL CONNECTERS THAT WERE MOLDED TO THE TOP OF THE LIDS WAS NO GOOD AND SEEPING OUT FUEL. AT THAT POINT I REPLACED BOTH SIDES. I SPENT ROUGHLY AROUND $550.00. I KNOW IT I HAD THE DEALER DO IT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE THAT. FOR A VEHICLE ONLY BEING 5 YEARS OLD IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEM WITH IT. I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE MECHANIC SKILLS TO DO THINGS LIKE THIS. *TR

I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AND IMMEDIATELY COULD SMELL A STRONG GAS ODOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR AREA INSIDE THE CABIN(THE GAS FILLER NOZZLE IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE). I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED, MY FEAR IS THIS WILL BE RECURRING. *TR

CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AFTER STOPPING. I HAVE TO PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. THE CAR WILL RUN FINE FOR AWHILE AND A DAY OR SO LATER, THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE WHEN YOUR IN TRAFFIC. I'M SO AFRAID I'M GOING TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TO 3 MECHANICS AND TOLD THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM DUE THE THEFT DETERRENT ON THE CAR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT MERCEDES ON FRIDAY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE APPROX. $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE PLATE IN THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS ON 08/16/2012 (NUMBER 10473170).... AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR WENT BLANK. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. THIS TIME REMOVING THE KEY AND RESTARTING DID NOT RESET THE MODULE AND I HAD THE REPAIR DONE. THE REPAIR ON THIS WAS ALMOST $2000! IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR WHICH IS PART OF THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR PLATE ASSEMBLY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE MANY REPAIRS WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROBLEMS AND ENCOURAGED ME TO BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY! ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006- 2007 C230'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT GOING ON AND I TOO WOULD LIKE A RECALL INVESTIGATION THROUGH THE NHTSA. MB NEEDS TO ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL ALL THE VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED THREE TIMES IN THE COURSE OF A 24-HOUR PERIOD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V303000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 1/29/13 *CN UPDATED 2/4/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON 01-04-2013 IN TRAFFIC THE CAR STALLED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACIDENT. AND ON 01-06-2013 THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON A BUSY STREET NEAR MY HOUSE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACIDENT.I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM PENSKE MERCEDES BENZ OF WEST COVINA ON 08-03-2012.I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION.AND THAT IT HAD BEEN SERVICED.NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE BECAUSE OF HAVING AN ACIDENT.AND ALSO THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN ON RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. AND NOW THEY DON'T WANT TOO FIX THE CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED.THANK YOU AND HAVE-A-GREAT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 4,000 HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK THE DEALER AND A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION CONDUCTOR PLATE. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE CONDUCTOR PLATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCELERATION ABILITIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,392 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I HAVE PERIODICALLY HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN A HIGHER GEAR. OR, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS. I WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN IT WORKS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO MB AND PAID 1450.34 TO GET THE ELECTRIC HYDRO CONTROL UNIT IN MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENDING UNIT WAS CRACKED AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER TEN PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.