2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250 Complaints

THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE CAR BROKE. IT DOESN'T OPEN AND THOUGHT WAS EASY TO FIX. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD ME IT COST A $1,000.00 BECAUSE NEED A NEW PANEL. UNACCEPTABLE. LOOKING IN INTERNET, FIGURE OUT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE'S A LOT OF CARS IN U.S. THIS REPRESENT A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING BECAUSE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT INVOLVING FIRE YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND HAVE TO OPEN THE ELECTRIC WINDOW TO USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE (YES, IT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE!) IF THE CAR IS WITHOUT POWER IN AN ACCIDENT, YOU CAN LOOSE YOUR LIFE IF FIRE IS INVOLVE. YOU SIMPLY ARE TRAPPED AND THE ONLY OPTION IS BREAKING THE WINDOW. I WROTE TO DAIMLER, MB U.S.A. AND GARAJE ISLA VERDE (OFFICIAL DEALER IN PUERTO RICO), AND IT JUST COST $1,000.00. MB U.S.A. REFERRED THE CASE TO GARAJE ISLA VERDE BUT THEY THREAT ME LIKE...NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. OK, I TOOK THE CAR AND START SEARCHING IN INTERNET. SURPRISINGLY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM! THEN I THOUGHT TO WRITE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SIMPLY A MATTER OF MONEY, ALSO IS A MATTER OF THREATENING. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR THERE FOR LOOKING FOR THE COST OF FIXING THAT, PRICE OF FIXING A CRASH AT BACK BUMPER AND FOR GENERAL INSPECTIONS. WE LEFT THE CAR SEPTEMBER 11. WE CALLED AFTER 2 WEEKS. I PICKED THE CAR OCTOBER 19. THE SAFETY MATTER CONCERNS TO YOU, NOT WITH MY CAR, BUT WITH ALL THE CARS IN THE NATION. MAKE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THAT AND DECIDE IF IT PROCEED. MY BEST REGARDS AND THANKS. [XXX] RETIRED CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A SIMILAR COMPLAINT. I JUST DID MY PART. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE STALL WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE AND A RATTLING LIKE NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AS WELL IN EARLY JANUARY 2018. MY ENGINE LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER. I TOOK MY CAR TO MB LONG BEACH AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTED WHICH WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $4K+. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THIS ISSUE WAS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE SHAFT AND THE OIL IS NOT BEING PROPERLY DISPERSED. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MY OWN BEHALF, THIS IS AN ENGINE MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. AFTER CALLING MB USA SEVERAL TIMES, I FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK STATING, I COULD RECEIVE A "1-TIME, 10% OFF THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR. IF THIS WAS A CONSUMER RELATED VEHICLE REPAIR NEGLIGENCE THEN THE CONSUMER COVERING THE EXPENSE WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT WHEN THIS IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND MB IS AWARE OF IT THEN THIS EXPENSE SHOULD BE ONE THAT SHOULD COVER.

TAKATA RECALL FROM YOUR WEBSITE: JAN 10,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 2018030004 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V043 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE ALMOST 3 YEARS AND THEY HAVE NO REMEDY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY NOW.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (W SIMONSON MERCEDES-BENZ, 1626 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403, 855-677-2690) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE INSISTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AT OXNARD, CA TO FIX THE RECALL OF THE AIRBAG. FOR THE YEAR AND A HALF 2016-TO 2018, IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO " LACK OF REMEDY" TO HAVE PARTS/FIX THE RECALL. I AM COPYING THIS MESSAGE TO MY ATTORNEYS. IN THE CASE OF A FATAL COLLISION AND AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYED PROPERLY TO SAVE MY LIFE, I AM EMPOWERING MY DAUGHTER AS MY ONLY HEIR TO ENVOKE THE MOTHER OF THE LAWSUITS. I WILL INSTRUCT TO INVOKE STATUTORY SANCTIONS AGAINST EVERY GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT PASSIVELY /NEGLIGENTLY ALLOWED THE MALFUNCTIONED EQUIPMENT RELEASED ON THE ROADS. THAT WILL BE A NEGLIGENCE PER SE FOR THE STARTERS. IF THE TAKATA AIRBAG MANUFACTURER ALREADY BANKRUPT, THE MERCEDES WILL BEAR FULL RESPONSIBILITY. GOD HELP YOU.

I HAVE INSISTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT MERCEDES DEALERSHIP AT OXNARD, CA TO FIX THE RECALL OF THE AIRBAG. FOR THE YEAR AND A HALF 2016-TO 2018, IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO " INABILITY" TO HAVE PARTS/FIX THE RECALL. I AM COPYING THIS MESSAGE TO MY ATTORNEYS. IN THE CASE OF A FATAL COLLISION AND AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYED PROPERLY TO SAVE MY LIFE, I AM EMPOWERING MY DAUGHTER AS MY ONLY HEIR TO ENVOKE THE MOTHER OF THE LAWSUITS. I WILL INSTRUCT TO INVOKE STATUTORY SANCTIONS AGAINST EVERY GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT PASSIVELY ALLOWED THE MALFUNCTIONED EQUIPMENT RELEASED ON THE ROADS. THAT WILL BE A NEGLIGENCE PER SE FOR THE STARTERS. IF THE TAKATA AIRBAG MANUFACTURER ALREADY BANKRUPT, THE MERCEDES WILL BEAR FULL RESPONSIBILITY. GOD HELP YOU.

85000 MILES, REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE, DID NOT DRIVE FOR 8 MONTHS, AFTER 1 MONTH OF DRIVING, ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT TIMES AND SOUNDED STRANGE WHEN CRANKING ENGINE WOULD EVENTUALLY START AND RUN O.K., TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AFTER 2ND OCCURENCE, ACCELERATION HAS ALWAYS LAGGED SINCE PURCHASED-TURBO LAG ??? DEALERSHIP SAID PROBLEM WAS INTERNAL WITH CAM TENSIONER POSSIBLY

DOOR PANEL: MY DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE MECHANISM BEHIND THE DOOR HAS BROKEN. MY MECHANIC STATED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. I SPOKE WITH MERCEDES AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST AND THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I SEE THROUGH MY SEARCHES THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATION IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS DESIGN FLAW. I BET IF PEOPLE WERE DYING OR DIED FROM THIS SAFETY FLAW IT WOULD BE HANDLED IMMEDIATELY WITH SETTLEMENTS OUTSIDE THE COURTS AND AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC EYE. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THERE PRODUCT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250W. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LOKEY MERCEDES-BENZ (19820 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33764, (727) 362-6657) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF PEMBROKE PINES (14199 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA 33027, (954) 644-5035) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE IN MARCH OF 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.