2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C250 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER MONTHS AGO ABOUT THE RECALL AND THAT MERCEDES WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THE NEW PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN DECEMBER 2017 THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY DECEMBER 31,2018. THIS REQUIRES A WHOLE YEAR OF DRIVING AND WHEN IN THE LETTER IT SAYS THE RISKS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THIS SHOULD NOT TAKE A WHOLE YEAR TO TAKE CARE OF. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS MATTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HENDRICKS MERCEDES-BENZ IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I JUST SPOKE TO FAITH FROM MERCEDES-BENZ USA TO CONFRONT IS MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY 15 YR OLD CHILD ON PASSENGER SIT, THEY TOLD ME THE RE CALL WAS A PRECAUTION ONLY, I TOLD THEM I'M AWARE FOR SAFETY OF MY CHILD AND ME WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND TO FIX IT IN ON DEC 2018 AND I DON'T FEEL MY CHILD SAFE AT ALL AFTER I RECEIVE THE NOTICE OF THE AIR BAG RECALL ON PASSENGER THE MERCEDES TOLD ME THEY LET ME ALLOW TO STOP DRIVE MY CAR IF THEY RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM NHTSA ALLOW TO STOP DRIVING MY CAR PLEASE HELP ME UP TO FIND A WAY IF IT'S MY CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY SON ON PASSENGER SIT.. THANK YOU!

TAKATA INFLATORS - I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES BENZ STATING WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS, ALL THE DANGERS (INCLUDING DEATH) AND THAT I'M IN GROUP PRIORITY 7. I'M BEING INFORMED THAT THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 12/18 (THIS BEING 01/18). IN THE MEANTIME I NEED TO DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL ME OR A PASSENGER. HOW IS THIS OK? I EXPECT A PART NOW, NOT IN 11 MONTHS.

RECALL HAS BEEN ONE YEAR AND MANUFACTURER STILL HAS NO REMEDY. IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED THIS DEFECT "COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE PASSENGERS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH".

TAKATA RECALL JAN.2017 MERCEDES WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. NOW PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL DEC.31.2018. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM WHICH COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. ONE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR FOR OVER TWO YEARS.

TAKATA AIRBAG FRONT PASSENGER POSITION. WHILE THIS SAFETY RECALL HAS A VERY LOW PRIORITY,AND WHATS T HE ACTION BY OWNER FOR SAFETY OF PASSENGERS?

IT HAS BEEN OVER 11 MONTHS SINCE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND THE FIX IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE

WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE THAT LAST FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT GOES AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS VERIFIED BY A MERCEDES TECHNICIAN AND THE DIAGNOSTICS CAME BACK STATING AN ISSUE WITH THE "CAMSHAFT ADJUSTERS (INTERNAL FAULT)". I WAS TOLD THIS CONDITION WILL GET WORSE AND FINALLY ENGINE WILL STALL AND MAJOR DAMAGES WILL HAPPEN. WORST SCENARIO COULD PRODUCE BENT VALVES AND WILL REQUIRE A MAJOR ENGINE OVERHAUL WITH JUST 48,304 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY, C250S ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND CUSTOMER ARE PAYING THE CONSEQUENCES FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. BY THE WAY, ENGINE HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED WITH MOBIL 1 (OW-40) AND ORIGINAL FILTER EVERY 5,000 MILES INSTEAD OF THE 10,000 MILES INTERVAL RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT COULD END UP INTO AN ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL. MERCEDES-BENZ IS IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF 49 U.S.C. CHAPTER 301 IN THAT THEY HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT WHAT IS DESRIBED AS A PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR THAT COULD RUPTURE DEPLOYING METAL FRAGMENTS THAT COULD KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURY THIS CAR'S OCCUPANTS.