2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE AND LOCKED CAR. 'THE CAR WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION IN A PARKING LOT.' DID SHOPPING 1/2 HOUR. WHEN I CAME BACK THE CAR DID UNLOCK, BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN TO START THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT, UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, NO RADIO, THE CAR WAS TOTALLY LOCKED AND SHUT DOWN. I CONTACTED MY MERCEDES CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE HAD A TOW COMPANY COME TO RETRIEVE MY CAR. WHEN THE TOW GOT THERE, THE WHEELS WERE TURNED TO THE LEFT AS I HAD PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND THEY WERE STILL TURNED FROM PULLING INTO THE SPACE TO THE LEFT. IT TOOK THEM OVER AN HOUR TO LOAD THE CAR ON THEIR TRUCK BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED IN A TURN POSITION. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REALIZED THE CAR WAS IN A STEERING LOCK. HE "REMOVED AND REPLACED -ALL." THE INVOICE STATES REPLACED "STEERING LOCK" [XXX] I WILL HAVE A COPY OF THE INVOICE FAXED TO YOU BY UPS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FAX. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO REASON FOR THE CAR TO LOCK AS IT DID. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND IT WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I AM CERTAIN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SHRAPNEL FROM THE AIR BAGS CAUSED CUTS TO THE CONTACT'S ARM AND FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. A DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

'TAKATA RECALL ' DRIVE MY 2009 C300 TO STORE EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECTLY . CAME OUT OF STORE CAR DEAD , NOTHING . MERCEDES TECH JUMPED CAR (NOTHING) CHECKED ALL FUSES THEY ARE GREAT . LONG SHORT EIS NEEDS REPLACING . I HAVE READ BLOG AFTER BLOG ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE YET NO RECALL . I AM A FIFTY YO WOMAN STRANDED OUTSIDE PUBLIX BY MYSELF . EXTREMELY DANGEROUS !!! COST TO REPAIR 1200 . SERIOUSLY??

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM ORIGINAL OWNER- NEVER SEEN A MASS WINTER -THE CAR'S REAR END IS SWAYING AND MAKING CLUNKING NOISE- JUST BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A MECHANIC - THE REAR SUB FRAME IS BROKEN IN TWO PARTS- ONE IS NEAR THE GAS TANK- VEHICLE NOT SAVE TO DRIVE- CAR HAS 80.000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2015 WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT- THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFE CAR - PLENTY OF AIRBAGS WITH PELVIC AIR BAGS ESPECIALLY- MY GF WAS IN A VERY BAD CAR ACCIDENT AND HAD A BROKEN PELVIS WHICH IS THE MAIN REASON SHE BOUGHT THIS CAR- SHE STILL HAS A YEAR LEFT OF MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PENSKE MERCEDES-BENZ OF WEST COVINA (2010 E GARVEY AVE S, WEST COVINA, CA 91791, (626) 859-1200) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *DT

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS REPLACED THE END OF OCTOBER AND NOW 4 MONTHS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT THE CAR STATES PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DISABLED. ALSO THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UNLOCK THE DOOR OR EVEN OPEN IT

THE CAR STOPPED ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING PN THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE OF FAULTY ESL UNIT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT US VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH ALL MERCERDES W204.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH HAVEN (620 WASHINGTON AVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473, (203) 239-1313) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE LEAVING THE DEALER, THE AIR BAG, "IMMEDIATE SERVICE IS REQUIRED AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONING", AND "AIR BAGS INOPERABLE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO REPAIR THE SENSOR AS AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,446.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF RALEIGH (5607 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616, (919) 573-5050) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT 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 2009 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V711000 (AIR BAGS), 16V363000 (AIR BAGS), AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). FLETCHER JONES MOTORCARS OF FREMONT (5760 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT, CA 94538, 510-623-1111) SCHEDULED A REPAIR, BUT THEN LATER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER ASKED THE CONTACT TO OPT FOR A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AND WAITED AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.