2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230 AT 30MPH AND IT JUST STOPPED RUNNING IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS BUT THE RPM WOULD GO UP. I NOTICE 2 WEEKS BEFORE WHEN I WANTED ACCELERATE IT WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER THEN 30MPH AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WOULD SPEED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE LAST INCIDENT WHERE IT JUST STOPPED. I HAD A FEW PEOPLE CHECKED AND THEY BELIEVE IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I WENT ONLINE TO CHECK AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET. MERCEDES BENZ SUPPOSE TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT'S MANUFACTURED MISTAKES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 MERCEDES C230 IN APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY 2011 FROM CARMAX IN ROSEVILLE, CA. WITHIN SIX WEEKS, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL FREEWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER YET THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING A OVER 4000 RPM. I RETURNED TO THE CARMAX DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE ENGINE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, WHICH REPEATED ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS. IN DECEMBER 2011, I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MERCEDES SPECIALIST FOR A SERVICE B; UPON EXAMINATION, THE SPECIALIST ADVISED ME THAT THE CAR HAD NOT RECEIVED A 60,000 MILE SERVICE B, INCLUDING A TRANSMISSION SERVICE, AND ASKED IF THE CAR HAD EXHIBITED THE POWER LOSS AND HIGH RPM. THE SPECIALIST INFORMED ME THAT A MERCEDES SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISED OF AN INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE METAL MATERIAL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ORIGINAL FACTORY FLUID, WHICH CAUSES A SHEARING PROBLEM AND BUILD UP ON THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING SENSORS. THE SPECIALIST RECOMMENDED AND PERFORMED A SERVICE OF FLUSHING & REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH A NEWLY FORMULATED, MERCEDES RECOMMENDED FLUID. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SERVICE AND FLUID REPLACEMENT, THERE WERE FEWER INCIDENTS OF POWER LOSS. IN RECENT WEEKS, SIX MONTHS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SERVICE, THE ISSUE OF POWER LOSS HAS RE-OCCURRED FREQUENTLY, MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK, MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY, MANY TIMES ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55-65 MPH, REQUIRING ME TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY TO TURN OFF THE CAR AN ALLOW TO RESET BEFORE RE-ENTERING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS LOSS OF POWER AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. *TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR JUNE 2011 AND SINCE THEN, 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. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT FUEL SENDING UNIT AND TWO SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,719 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,624. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ

CAR SEEMS TO STAY IN ONE GEAR AND DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT WHEN NEEDED. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO STOP CAR, TURN OFF AND RESTART. IT IS A RISK TO ENTER A MAIN ROAD BECAUSE OF NOT KNOWING WHAT GEAR THE AUTO TRANS IS LOCKED OR IF IT WILL SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR TO GET UP TO SPEED. DEALER CHECKED CAR ONCE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT SEEMS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THESE MODEL YEAR. *TR

STRONG RAW FUEL ODOR WAS NOTICED AFTER FILL UP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT BOTH THE FUEL PUMP HOUSING AND THE FUEL SENDER HOUSINGS WERE CRACKED ALLOWING RAW FUEL TO LEAK OUT. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE E CLASS RECALL. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THE C CLASS AS WELL AS THIS CAR HAS AN IDENTICAL FAILURE MODE. I FOUND THIS ISSUE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, AND WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THIS NOTED ISSUE. FOR MANY MONTHS HAVE NOTICED STRONG FUEL SMELL FROM LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL WHENEVER TANK IS OVER 3/4 FULL. MB DEALER CONFIRMS ABOVE SIMILAR DIAGNOSIS AND APPROXIMATELY 1K REPAIR COST, GAS IS LEAKING OUT AND POOLING ON TOP OF SENDER UNIT. *TR

DTC 1208 CODE APPEARS. DUE TO POSITIONING OF TIMING CHAIN RELATIVE TO CRANKSHAFT. ENGINE M272 CAUSED BY WORN SPROCKET ON THE BALANCE SHAFT OF ENGINE. MERCEDES HAS REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE BUT HAS MODIFIED THIS PROBLEM ON NEWER VEHICLES. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS ENGINE, AND SHOULD BE PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL COMPAIGN. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS AND I BELIEVE THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ABOUT THIS. *KB

VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUN FINE BUT AFTER A COLD MORNING START THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS (TOTALING $105.00) IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE CODE RENDERING THE BALANCE SHAFT OR POSSIBLE BAD SENSOR WAS THE REASON FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE ESTIMATE COST FOR THIS REPAIR IS RANGING FROM 5 TO 6 GRAND. THIS IS HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES. 2007, MERCEDES BENZ, C230, BLACK ON BLACK, THAT HAS BEEN STORED FOR A MAJORITY OF ITS EXISTENCE BECAUSE I AM DEPLOYED OVERSEAS DOES NOT SEND A GOOD IMPRESSION WHEN THE COMPANY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE TYPE. IN TODAY'S ECONOMY, CONSUMERS SPEND A LITTLE MORE TO REASSURE THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS AVOIDED BY PURCHASING A MORE RELIABLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED A CHEVY OR FORD, AT LEAST THEN I WOULD BE EXPECTING THIS TYPE OF NONSENSE. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. RPMS WERE AT SHIFT LEVEL, THEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. RESTARTED AND REVVED ENGINE, LOUD WAILING SOUND. CAR WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES BENZ, THEY SAID TRANSMISSION PUMP BAD AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION, NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

ALTHOUGH I NO LONGER HAVE THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS LEASED, AROUND A YEAR, A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS AGO, MY MERCEDES BENZ WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AS WELL SO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR WEEKS/MONTHS. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO A MB DEALERSHIP THEY HAD TO FIRST GET MY APPROVAL TO TAKE APART THE ENGINE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, OF COURSE I SAID OK SINCE IT WAS A LEASED CAR. ONCE THEY FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM THEY SUGGESTED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BASED ON A PROBLEM W/ THE CYLINDERS AND THAT THE FACT I HADN'T GIVEN THE VEHICLE THE PROPER OIL CHANGES, HOWEVER I BELIEVE IT WAS A PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE BALANCE SHIFT GEARS. SO THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $7000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY PUTTING IN A BRAND NEW ENGINE, I ASKED IF MB COULD HELP W/ THE COST BUT THEY REFUSED, CLAIMING THAT SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE A RECORD OF SUFFICIENT OIL CHANGES THEY WOULDN'T HELP....SO I HAD A TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE CAR FROM THE MB DEALERSHIP AND TAKE IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND AN ENGINE AND PUT IT IN FOR A LITTLE LESS, I HAD TO HAVE IT DONE SINCE IT WAS LEASED AND I HAD TO RETURN IT BACK TO MB. I HOPE THAT MB TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. *TR