2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2016. THE DEALER (FLETCHER JONES MOTORCARS, 3300 JAMBOREE RD, NEWPORT BEACH, CA 96220) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W4. 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 AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO CONFIRM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN IT WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PART HAD NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). MERCEDES-BENZ OF SCOTTSDALE (480-409-0409, 4725 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251) WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE VEHICLE MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT PERTAINING TO THE MANUFACTURER SENDING THE REMEDY AND PART FOR LONGER THAN 2 YEARS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE YET BUT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A FAILURE MAY PROGRESS WHILE WAITING FOR THE REMEDY AND PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO ADDRESS PARTS AVAILABILITY. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INCLUDED THE VEHICLE IN THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PURCHASED AS WELL AS THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED A CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS AT A STOP AND A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OVER 50 MPH, CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, HEAD, BACK AND FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE CRASH. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COVERED THE COLLISION DAMAGES HOWEVER, THEY HAD NOT INSPECTED WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH YEARS LATER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (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. MERCEDES-BENZ OF LAGUNA NIGUEL (1 STAR DR, LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA 92677, (949) 416-2438) WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB

TAKATA RECALL THEY KEEP PUSHING THIS DATE BACK. EVERYDAY I DRIVE THIS CAR ITS A GAMBLE.

TAKATA SAFETY RECALL - HIGH DEATH RISK THIS RECALL BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2016, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, AND TO DATE THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS LETTERS, REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND EACH LETTER PUSHES MY PRIORITY GROUP LOWER, DUE TO THE ASSUMPTION THAT HIGHER HUMIDITY INCREASES THE ASSOCIATED RISKS, HOWEVER THAT CAN VARY BASED ON ANNUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS, EVEN IN ARIZONA, WHERE WE HAVE HAD MORE RAINFALL AND HUMIDITY THIS YEAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE FOR ONE SECOND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ACCESS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS RECALL FOR TWO YEARS! MERCEDES IS CLEARLY STALLING AND TRYING TO SPREAD OUT THEIR EXPENSE FOR THE RECALL OVER SEVERAL YEARS, RATHER THAN TAKING THE HIT TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE ALL AT ONCE, WITHOUT CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO MAN UP AND QUIT GRANTING MERCEDES EXTENSIONS TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS AT THE POTENTIAL PERIL OF THE AUTOMOBILE OWNERS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES! I CAN TELL YOU THIS, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ANYONE IN MY FAMILY, AS A RESULT OF THESE EXPLOSIVE AIRBAGS, WE WILL SUE MERCEDES AND EVERYONE THAT ALLOWED THIS TO CONTINUE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, OF THAT YOU CAN BE SURE! I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER MERCEDES AGAIN, MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A BMW, THEY HAVE MUCH BETTER SAFETY RATINGS THAN MERCEDES NOW!

TAKATA RECALL THESE RECALLS WERE ANNOUNCED IN 2016 AS POSSIBLY LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH AND, TO DATE, THERE HAS BEEN NO REMEDY.

MY CAR HAS TWO RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAGS WHICH MEANS MY CAR CAN NOT BE TRADED IN BECAUSE IT'S NOT RESALEABLE. THESE RECALLS ARE NOT MINORITY'S AND WE RISK SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLE DEATH BECAUSE MERCEDES CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. REASSURANING KNOWING IF YOU'RE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT YOUR AIRBAGS MAY DISTINCTION DURING IMPACT OR BE THE REASON YOU DIE. I'M STUCK WITH THIS CAR UNTIL THE REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT I'M ALSO STUCK WITH RISKING MY LIFE. I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH HESITATING TO SPEED UP FROM A STOP OR SLOWER SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS MY INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND NO CODES WERE DISPLAYED DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. MEANWHILE MY CAR GETS WORSE BY THE WEEK AND MY TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG. FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAD IT CHECKED AND THIS TIME HAD A TECHNICIAN RIDE WITH ME. HE NOTED THE HESITATING FEELING WHILE DRIVING AND VALIDATED MY CONCERNS. HE SAID HE PERSONALLY BELIEVES MY TRANSMISSION IS MALFUNCTIONING BUT MERCEDES IS COVERING THEIR TAILS. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO SPECIALIZES IN MERCEDES UNLESS I WANT TO PAY $9,000 TO MERCEDES TO BE TOLD A RANGE OF THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED AND THE PROBLEM NEVER BE SOLVED. ABSOLUTE RIP OFF AND I'LL NEVER BUY MERCEDES AGAIN.