2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED THE WRITTEN NOTICE OF RECALL, AND THERE IS NOT YET A REMEDY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION OR IMPACT CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. IT'S VERY UNREASONABLE TO HAVE TO WAIT THIS LONG FOR A REMEDY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR DEATH.

THERE IS A RECALL ON MY MERCEDES BENZ 2010 WITH THE POWERING STEERING HOSE. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FLUID KEPT LEAKING. I RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER THE REPAIRS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OUTSTANDING REGARDING THE POWER STEERING HOSE. I WENT TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP TO GET REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY ARE REFUSING.

THE ESL (ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK) & THE EIS (ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH) WENT OUT AT EXACTLY 7 YEARS. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND I TIRED TO TURN IT ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CAN HERE THE CAR TRYING TO CRANK OVER BUT IT DOES NOT WORK. THERE ARE NUMEROUS MERCEDES BENZ C300 OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM (STEERING LOCK/COLUMN). PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (ANAHEIM HILLS MERCEDES-BENZ IN ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

FAULT SHOWS UP ON DASH BOARD-"POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION, SEE OPERATORS MANUAL". THIS FAULT STAYS ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN STATIONARY MODE & OR IN MOTION. VEHICLE SEEMS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, ALL FLUID LEVELS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED SPECIALLY "POWER STEERING FLUID".

TAKATA RECALL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN ASKING MELBOURNE MERCEDESAT 509E NASA BLVD MELBOURNE FLORIDA ABOUT THE RECALL THEY SAY THERE NOT IN YET. NOT TO WORRY IF SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ALREADY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE PAST MONTH, A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN DEVELOPED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A WET SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY AND UPON INSPECTION DID NOT FIND WHERE THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CALIBER MOTORS MERCEDES BENZ OF ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SIDE FUEL SENDING UNIT COVER AND SEAL WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT TO REQUEST AN UPDATED PLAN FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AND AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY THE PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED IN 2016 WAS NOT ACTED UPON. AS I RECALL, THE PLAN SCHEDULED FOR PRIORITY #1 REPLACEMENTS TO OCCUR BY THE END OF 2016. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION ON MY OR APPARENTLY OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS, AND THERE HAS BEEN NO INFORMATION PROVIDED ABOUT AN UPDATED SCHEDULE. THE AUTO MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO MY CALL TO THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER.

TAKATA AIRBAGS DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BEEN ON RECALL SINCE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2016. THE CAR LIVES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, ONE OF THE MOST HUMID CLIMATES IN THE COUNTRY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. ON THE CONTRARY, BASED ON SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS AND CALLS TO TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, I FEEL LIKE NOTHING WILL EVER BE DONE. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS AND HAVE HAD THEM DISCONNECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (DICK DYER MERCEDES-BENZ AND VOLVO, 5825 TWO NOTCH RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223, (803) 786-8888) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER INTERMITTENTLY AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STARTING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH DID NOT PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION OR IF THE OEM PART WOULD FAIL AGAIN, IF REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONCERNS WITH THE TWO AIR BAG RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.