2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR 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 SILVER SPRING (3301 BRIGGS CHANEY RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ESL MODULE FAILURE(BRUSHES OF THE SUBSTANDARD ELECTRICAL MOTOR GO BAD) LEAVES THE CAR INOPERABLE. ALMOST ALL C300 AND SIMILAR MODELS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE BEFORE THEY REACH 80,000 MILES. THE MODULE IS BURIED DEEPLY INTO THE CAR YET IT WOULD FAIL WITH CERTAINTY. THE MASS FAILURE OF THE MODULE WOULD SUGGEST THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL, NEVERTHELESS MERCEDES-BENZ(MB) IS PRETENDING THE PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST AND OWNERS ARE OFTEN LEFT STRANDED ON PARKING LOTS WITH AN USELESS CAR AND STUCK WITH A BILL OF $2000 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A MB DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FAULT.

TAKATA RECALL I STILL HAVE NO REMEDY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT HAS AN OPEN SAFETY RECALL.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN GARAGE. "REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION" IS MESSAGE ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CAR WILL NOT START. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 64K MILES. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY A TOW COMPANY TO SOMEHOW GET IT OUT OF GARAGE, AS IT IS FRONT END IN ORIENTED (PULLED IN INSTEAD OF BACKED IN), AND TOW TO DEALERSHIP, AND PREPARE FOR AN OVERLY INFLATED REPAIR COST.

MY CAR MADE A ELECTRIC SHORTAGE AND THE CAR WON'T TURN ON SO I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR HAD TO BE PROGRAMMED AGAIN SO IT COULD TURN ON .

2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL AND WHEN PARTS FOR REPAIR WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. *AS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED AT MERCEDES-BENZ OF CORAL GABLE (LOCATED AT 300 ALMERIA AVE, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134, (305) 445-8593). WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2016. MERCEDES-BENZ OF SAN DIEGO (4750 KEARNY MESA RD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SMELLING GAS FUMES INSIDE THE CAR, HAS GOTTEN LIGHT HEADED WHEN DRIVING, AND MY GAS GAGE DOES NOT WORK.

LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO SUPPLY NEEDED PARTS FOR THE RECALL. RECEIVED LETTER STATING PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO CALL DEALER TO SET UP SERVICE. CALLED AND ARRANGED SERVICE AT MAILTLAND FLORIDA DEALERSHIP. DEALER CALL ME NEXT DAY AND INFORMS THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET. CONTACTED THIS WEEK BY SAME DEALER AND TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOW IN. SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR TODAY. LEFT CAR AT 11:00AM THIS MORNING, WAS CALLED AT 3 PM AND TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THESE AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED OR SHOULD I GET RID (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)