2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

MY CAR JUST LEFT ME STRANDED (AT HOME OF ALL PLACES). I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES THAT DAY WITH THE WHINING NOISE MANY HAVE DEALT WITH. I GOT HOME FROM WORK, AND WENT TO TAKE THE CAR OUT LATER WITH MY HUSBAND, AND SHE'S DEAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED HER TO THE DEALERSHIP. SO FAR, $1450 JUST TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK, THEN THEY CAN START TO INVESTIGATE THE WHINING SOUND. SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS THE 2 AREN'T CONNECTED AND ITS A COINCIDENCE BOTH THE WHINING AND STEERING LOCK FAILURE ARE HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY???? PLEASE FORCE A RECALL, SO WE CAN RECOUP THIS MONEY. MB IS MAKING A TON OFF OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN STRANDED IN TRAFFIC, OR WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR? THIS IS A TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY MBUSA.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

"TAKATA RECALL" I FEEL THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY NOW. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IF I HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND GOD FORBID THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THEN I WOULD BE IN DANGER DUE TO SOMETHING THAT WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE TRAVEL SAFER. THE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I PURCHASED MERCEDES FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. MY FAMILY HAS PURCHASED MERCEDES FOR YEARS DUE TO THE QUALITY IT MEANT TO OWN A MERCEDES AND QUICK ISSUE RESOLUTION. IF I WAS GOING TO RUN INTO A AIRBAG ISSUE THAT WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO BE RESOLVED I COULD HAVE PURCHASED A HYUNDAI.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY DUE TO A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. MINUTES LATER, ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON. VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON (ENGINE DID NOT TURN). VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HOME WHERE SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED, VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON ALTHOUGH KEY WAS INSERTED AND IGNITION SWITCH ROTATED, ENGINE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED: FAULTY ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK (ESL) AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH (EIS), SUM WAS ABOUT $1,600. ALL WEB INFORMATION POINTS TO A COMMON PROBLEM AND MAY POSE SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO AVOID UNSAFE SITUATIONS, SUCH AS PARKED ALONGSIDE A HIGHWAY WHERE CARS SPEED BY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. ISSUE IS KNOWN AND MERCEDES BENZ FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE PREMATURE FAILURE OF IGNITION COMPONENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

OUR 2010 MERCEDES C300 WITH 24,500 MILES CAR STARTED TO SELL GASOLINE APPX A WEEK AGO. WE FOUND OUT THAT MERCEDES HAS SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR OTHER CARS AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM SINCE IT INVOLVES GASOLINE. THE MERCEDES DEALER STATED THAT OUR CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER RECALLED MODELS. THE SMELL IS CONSTANT AND WE CANNOT EVEN PARK OUR CAR IN OUR GARAGE DUE TO THE FUMES AND STRONG SMELL. MERCEDES OF PALM SPRING LIKE TO CHARGE US $256 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR SO WE TOOK OUR CAR TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAS A PROBLEM AS THE OTHER MODELS AND OUR CAR IS THE 3RD MERDECES THAT THEY INSPECTED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WEEK. AT THIS TIME MERCEDES IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS ON A WARRANTY AND AS I STATED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

CAR WONT START, REPLACED BATTERY, COMMON ISSUE WITH C300 TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST $1332 FOR STEERING LOCK TO START 5.0 INCLUDES IF NEEDED TO CUT OUT LOCK PIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR THE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENT SOLENOID. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MERCEDES TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. I ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.