2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250 Complaints

I WAS ADVISED 2 PLUS YEARS AGO BY DELRAY BEACH, FL.MERCEDES BENZ DEALER THAT AN AIRBAG RECALL WAS IN EFFECT ON MY MERCEDES BENZ. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALER, NOW OWNED BY AUTO NATION, MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD PARTS WERE (STILL) NOT IN STOCK. I SUBSEQUENTLY CORRESPONDED WITH THE CEO AG DAIMLER, STUTTGART, GERMANY. HIS FIRST RESPONSE TO ME WAS IT'S NOT DAIMLER AG'S PROBLEM RATHER MERCEDES BENZ USA. IN MY SECOND LETTER TO AG DAIMLER I REITERATED MY PLEA THAT MY CARS VALUE CONTINUES TO DECLINE & I CAN NOT TRADE WITH AN OPEN RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. DAIMLEE'S CEO RESPONDED, NOT HIS PROBLEM & HE HAD SENT A LETTER OF MY CONCERN TO MERCEDES USA. I RECEIVER A CALL FROM MERCEDES USA SAYING IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM EITHER. I WAS TOLD THIS PERSON IT IS THE "FAULT" OF THE NHTSA SAYING IT REGULATES WHEN A CERTAIN VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL & YEAR CAN BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. IF TRUE, YOU, AS TYPICAL OF GOVERMENT AGENCIES, ARE PUTTING MY FAMILY & MILLIONS OF OTHER PERSONS AT RISK. AS WELL YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY VEHICLES DECLINE UN VALUE & MY ABILITY TO SELL OR TRADE IT FOR THE VALUE IT WOULD HAVE WERE IT NOT FOR THE FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEM NOT YET, (2+ YEARS) BEING REPAIRED. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME ON YOU. AND NOW THE NEW INSULT AS PER MY MECHANIC THAT MY CAR'S SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS BAD WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. LASTLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT RAPIDLY DETERIORATED . TOOK IT TO MB DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY & THEY GAVE ME AN AUTO FABRIC REPAIR'S NAME. IT COST ME $260.00 TO REPAIR THE CENTER PANEL, APPROXIMATELY, 6 X 16 INCHES. I AM SICK & TIRED IF DAIMLER AG, MERCEDES BENZ USA & NOW APPARENTLY YOU, THE US GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 2 + YEAR HOLD-UP IN MY CAR'S AIRBAGS REPLACEMENT PUTTING MY FAMILY AT HIGH RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IS DISGUSTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000(AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. MERCEDES-BENZ OF TEMECULA LOCATED AT (40910 TEMECULA CENTER DR, TEMECULA, CA 92591) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED MERCEDES-BENZ OF ARCADIA LOCATED AT (101 N SANTA ANITA AVE, ARCADIA, CA 91006) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER ATLANTA CLASSIC CARS (1705 BOGGS RD, DULUTH, GA 30096, (770) 279-3600 WAS CONTACTED, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES BENZ C-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED FLETCHER JONES MOTORCARS (3300 JAMBOREE RD, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660, (949) 718-3000) WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECALL ON MY CAR IS STILL WAITING TO BE FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2013. MILEAGE TO DATE IS ONLY 22, 271 MILES. I AM NOW BACK IN CANADA BUT COULD NOT BRING MY CAR TO CANADA BECAUSE THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL. IN MAY 2018, THE RECALL ON STEERING WAS FIXED. BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN CALIFORNIA ANYMORE, IT IS IN A GARAGE WASTING AWAY. I ONLY USSE THE CAR IN MY YEARLY VISITS TO CHECK ON IT. LAST 2018, I USED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. IN 2019, I HAVE NOT USED THE CAR. LAST FEB 2020, I REQUESTED A FRIEND TO HAVE MY CAR CHECKED AT AN MB DEALERSHIP (FLETCHER JONES IN FREMONT, CA). THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING MECHANISM BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL PROFUSELY. I COMPLAINED THAT SINCE THE RECALL ON THE STEERING WAS ONLY FIXED IN MAY 2018 AND USED THE CAR LESS THAN 1,000 MILES, HOW CAN THE STEERING MECHANISM DAMAGED AS SUCH. ALSO, ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS ALMOST 7 YEARS OLD, THE TOTAL MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS ONLY 22. 291 MILES. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THIS PART? ON ACCOUNT OF THE FRON PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL NOT YET BEING FIXED, I LEFT MY CAR IN CALIFORNIA. IT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED IN 2019 BUT WAS MOVED TO APRIL 2020. I HAVE WASTED SO MUCH MONEY IN THIS CAR BUT AM NOT ENJOYING OR BENEFITING FROM IT. I PRAY THAT THE AIRBAG RECALL IN THIS CAR BE FINALLY FIXED THIS COMING APRIL AS I HAVE DECIDED TO DRIVE IT FROM FREMONT, CA TO TORONTO, CANADA THIS COMING FIRST WEEK OF MAY WITH A CO-DRIVER. I AM FEED UP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY ON A CAR I AM NOT USING AND DO NOT BENEFIT FROM. PLEASE HELP ME GET THE AIRBAG FIXED BEFORE I DRIVE IT TO TORONTO CANADA FROM STOCKTON, CA , A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 2,600 MILES, EXPOSING MYSELF AND MY CO DRIVER TO HIGH RISK OF NOT HAVING A PROPER WORKING AIRBAG.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF EL CAJON 1111 WAGNER DR, EL CAJON, CA 92020 (619) 365-9439) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 MERCEDES BENZ C-250. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED VEHICLE DESTROYED THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE MEDICATION SHE WAS TAKEN. PER THE POLICE REPORT SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN SHE COLLIDED HEAD-ON INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND A REPORT WAS ISSUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES BENZ OF ARROWHEAD (9260 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382), THEN TO THE BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND ADVISED THAT SOMETIMES THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES BENZ C-250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HELMS BRO, MERCEDES BENZ DEALER (LOCATED AT 208 NORTHERN BLVD, BAYSIDE, NY 11361) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PERFORMANCE MERCEDES-BENZ OF BUFFALO LOCATED AT 8185 MAIN ST., WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221, WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.