2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INSPECTION STATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED AND COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION IF THE VEHICLE WERE DRIVEN OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF BEDFORD (18122 ROCKSIDE RD, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 439-0100) 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. I RECIEVED MAILING ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND IM TIRED OF WITING ON MY AIR BAGS TO BE REPLACED ON MY CAR. IT'S SCARY TO LOOK UP AND SEE HOW SO MAY LIVES ARE TAKEN BEHIND THIS MISTAKE THAT CAN BE FIXED. I'M READY FOR MY REPLACEMENT ON THE AIRBAGS OR RECALL THE ENTIRE CAR. MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTJERS LIVES ARE AT STAKE DAILY. YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO FIX THIS BEFORE ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND/ OR DEATH HAPPENS. I PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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. THE CONTACT CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF FARMINGTON (555 N BOURNE CIRCLE, FARMINGTON, UT 84025, (801) 447-3300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I 'M GETTING A MESSAGE FROM THE COMPUTER TELLING ME ABOUT THAT MY RIGHT FRONT TAIL LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2019010001 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE THE PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF WESTWOOD, 425 PROVIDENCE HWY, WESTWOOD, MA 02090, (781) 688-1000) WAS CONTACTED OVER TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO DETERMINE WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. 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. RBM OF ALPHARETTA (345 MCFARLAND PKWY, ALPHARETTA, GA 30004, (678) 637-2333) 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.

I READ ALL THE INTERNET AND FORUMS ALMOST EVERY C300 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMERS THAT WE PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. CAR WON'T START AND SHOW A MSG OF TAKE CAR OF IGNITION . IT'S A $2000 FIX FOR SOMETHING SMALL BUT ONLY CAN BE FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT'S A HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN BRIGHT DAY LIGHT . PLEASE SAVE THE CONSUMERS FROM A GREEDY COMPANY . LAST TIME I WILL EVER OWN A BENZ .

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 C300, 99,000 MILES AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN I EXPERIENCED A NEARLY FATAL COLLISION. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER SUBFRAME WHICH CAUSED THE REAR LEFT WHEEL TO DEVIATE IN A SUCH A WAY THAT CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL. I HAD TO FIGHT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY MECHANIC WHO POINTED TO A BREAK IN THE SUB-FRAME WHERE THE REAR-LEFT TIRE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ATTACHED TO THE REST OF THE CAR. THE BREAK APPEARS TO HAVE MANIFESTED WHERE THE SHEET METAL COMPONENTS WERE WELDED TO FORM A BRACKET IN THE SUBFRAME. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT AND THE VEHICLE HAS PASSED SUCH INSPECTIONS WITH NO PAST INDICATORS OF RUST. THE SAFETY INSPECTION FOCUSES ON THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF COMPONENTS SUCH AS SUSPENSION AND FRAME. THE MOST RECENT STATE SAFETY INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT ON SEPTEMBER 2018, AT 97,000. FURTHERMORE, AT 90,663 MILES, MERCEDES-BENZ DEALER CONDUCTED A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE SUBFRAME, SUSPENSION, OR ANY OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. NEAR-FATAL, CATASTROPHIC FAILURES SHOULD NOT TAKE PLACE ON A MODERN LUXURY CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD, UNLESS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. HOWEVER, MERCEDES-BENZ USA REFUSED TO CONSIDER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND MADE THE DETERMINATION WITHOUT REVIEWING PHOTOS OF THE STRUCTURAL BRAKE. NOTE THAT BASED ON MY RESEARCH, NHTSA ID NUMBERS 10504684 AND 11023618 SPEAK TO SIMILAR RUST ISSUES TO THE SUB-FRAME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LAUNCH THE RECALL CAMPAIGN.

REAR TAIL LAMP ELECTRIC HARNESS MELTED. SPECIFICALLY THE BROWN WIRE. THIS ALSO MELTED THE TERMINAL LEADING TO A FIRE HAZARD AND THE LIGHTS NOT WORKING. THIS IS AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE "FIXED" FOR THE RECALL.