2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CV JOINT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD THE WHOLE CABIN SMELLS LIKE GAS OR WHEN PUT HEAT ON. THE SMELL IS VERY HEAVY WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN DRIVE IT CALLS DOWN, BUT AT A LIGHT IT COMES BACK. MERCEDES HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

THE VEHICLE HAS 67K MILES. I NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR COMING FROM THE AC A MONTH AGO SINCE THEN, THE ODOR INTENSITY HAS DRASTICALLY INCREASED. THE ODOR USUALLY GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW MILES, HOWEVER, TODAY THE ODOR DID NOT GO AWAY AND I NOTICED AN ONSET OF A HEADACHE SINCE COMMENCING THE DRIVE, I THEN BECAME VERY DROWSY AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON THE WAY HOME, BUT THANKFULLY THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM EMITTED A LOUD SOUND AND I WAS ABLE TO REACT IN TIME TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND AVOID THE COLLISION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 3/10/2015 FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 7, 2014, AND JULY 25, 2014, FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE AND THE TANK, MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED JANUARY 2015, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE SAME ISSUE IS CAUSING THE GASOLINE FUMES I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING IN MY VEHICLE AC SYSTEM.

GAS SMELL COMING FROM CABIN EVERY TIME I PUT HEAT ON ,COME TO FIND OUT DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THERE WAS A LEAK ON GAS HOSE AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY I HAVE, ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR IN FEAR WILL EXPLODE PLUS IM A SMOKER SO I COULD OF HAVE BLOWN UP, PLUS BATTERY THEY SAID WAS WEAK NEEDS TO B REPLACE ,AGAIN I BARELY DRIVE AND ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR CPO EVERYTHING SHOULD OF BEEN NEW AND RUNNING PERFECT

GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THE GAS SMELL GOES AWAY BUT COMES BACK EVERYTIME I START THE CAR.

2015 MERCEDES BENZ C300 WITH 65 K MILES. THE SECONDARY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (274070050180) LEAKED GAS SERIOUSLY. IT WAS THE UNIT ITSELF NOT THE CONNECTIONS OR LINES TO IT.

A FEW DAYS AGO, I BEGAN SMELLING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN I DROVE MY CAR. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS, SO I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AS SOON AS I DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE STAFF AND BEFORE THEY CHECKED ME IN, THEY ASKED ME IF THE MODEL WAS A MERCEDES C300. WHEN I REPLIED THAT IT WAS, THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM QUITE OFTEN ON THIS MODEL. GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE OF 23,115 MILES ON MY CAR, A FUEL LINE LEAK WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. CONSIDERING THAT FACT ALONG WITH THE REPORTED COMMONALITY OF THIS ISSUE, I AM CONCERNED THAT, FOR OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THE SYMPTOMS MAY INVOLVE MORE THAN JUST THE SCENT OF GASOLINE AND RESULT IN CAR FIRES OR ACCIDENTS. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP NOR CORPORATE MERCEDES HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUTTING OFF EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2016. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE FOR NO REASON. MERCEDES-BENZ OF GEORGETOWN (7401 S INTERSTATE 35, GEORGETOWN, TX 78626, (512) 930-6150) STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN. MERCEDES-BENZ OF AUSTIN (6757 AIRPORT BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78752, (512) 220-0940) CALLED THE OTHER DEALER AND INFORMED THEM NOT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THERE IS A FUEL SMELL COMING INSIDE OF THE CAR THROUGH THE FRONT FILTERS. WE HAVE CHANGED FUEL INJECTOR RING HOWEVER THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. MERCEDES DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE SAME MODELS PRODUCED A YEAR PRIOR. BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS NOT RESOLVED . NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 15V138000 ## VIN PASSED ## MERCEDES-BENZ C300 2015 ##

BOUGHT USED MERCEDES C300 2015 4MATIC ON FEB'2019, ODOMETER READING WAS 44K MILES WITH CLEAN CARFAX REPORT. AFTER DRIVING JUST ABOUT 7K MIKES MORE, AT 53K MIKES CAR SHOWS ENGINE WARNING. THIS IS UNFORTUNATE FROM MERCEDEZ THAT WITH THIS MUCH OF NIRMAL USE, CAR IS HAVING ENGINE ISSUES.