2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL SINCE MAY 2016 OR EARLIER, I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING UP WITH DEALER AS TO WHEN THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG THAT POSE A PERSONAL SAFETY RISK WILL BE REPLACED. BUT ALMOST A YEAR AND HALF LATER, DEALER STILL STATES THAT NO AVAILABLE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. A LOT OF OTHER CARS OF OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED BUT MINE STILL HAS NOT YET. IN THE MEANTIME, THERE IS NO SCHEDULE EVEN AS TO WHEN THIS WOULD BE FIXED. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A DEADLINE? IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STILL TAKING SAFETY RISK EVERYDAY AND IT IS HARD TO SELL THE CAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" I'M STILL WAITING AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2017 TO HEAR BACK ON WHEN MY RECALLED DRIVER AIRBAG CAN BE SERVICED. RECALL NUMBER16V081

TAKATA RECALL. IN MAY 2016, I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM MERCEDES BENZ THAT MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE WRITTEN AND CALLED MERCEDES BENZ USA AND MY DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE THEN AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS YET. THEY SAY THEY ARE WAITING ON NHTSA TO GET MANUFACTURERS TO GET THE REPLACEMENTS MADE AND OUT TO THE AUTO DEALERS. NOW THAT TAKATA FILED BANKRUPTCY, MANUFACTURING THE AIRBAGS HAS BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM. IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS STARTED IN 2013, EXPANDED GREATLY IN 2014/2015, AND THE CONSUMER IS STILL NOT ABLE TO GET THE RECALLED AIRBAGS REPLACED. CORPORATIONS MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I SEE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS ABOUT THIS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE VERY LITTLE IS GETTING DONE TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHEN CAN MY FAMILY EXPECT TO GET THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS INSTALLED AND BE SAFE RIDING IN OUR CAR?

TAKATA RECALL I REC'D THE RECALL PAPERS AND NOTIFIED MERCEDES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND 1/2 BUT I KEEP GETTING TOLD THEY ARE ON "BACK ORDER" THEY STILL HAVEN'T CONTACTED ME TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS. ALSO HEARD MERCEDES SAID THEY AREN'T GOING TO REPLACE BECAUSE THEIR AIRBAGS ARE NOT AFFECTED

WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY OWNED CAR LOT THAT HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2005. WE SOLD A 2011 MERCEDES C300 TO A NICE YOUNG COUPLE LAST WEEK. AFTER ONLY HAVING IT LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE CUSTOMER CALLED STATING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. SAID WENT TO START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND CAR WOULD NOT START. THE LIGHTS & RADIO TURNED ON BUT IT HAD A MESSAGE ON DASH TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. WE HAD TO CALL A TOW COMPANY TO TOW IT TO THE MECHANIC AND PUT THEM IN A LOANER CAR. LATER THAT DAY I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND REALIZED MANY MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE AND IT IS COSTING THEM $1600-$1800 TO HAVE THE ESL & EIS REPLACED. IT IS INSANE HOW MANY OF THE SAME ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND REPORTED YET THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS, EXPENSIVE ISSUE WITH ON A CAR THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN ONLY DREAM ABOUT HAVING! I WILL ATTACH THE LINK ALSO THAT I FOUND THE OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/MERCEDESBENZ/C300/STEERING-COLUMN-PROBLEMS.PHP

TAKATA INFLATORS. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON IN APRIL 2016. CHECKED WITH MERCEDES DEALERSHIP A FEW DAYS AGO, AND AFTER ALMOST TWO YEARS THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY SAID I WILL RECEIVE A LETTER FROM MERCEDES ONCE THEY HAVE THE PARTS.

TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IN MODESTO CA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART TO REMEDY THIS RECALL IS NOT AVAILABLE YET! I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN YESTERDAY'S MAIL THAT TAKATA IS FILING BANKRUPTCY AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE CARD. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED AT THIS TIME BUT MY FEAR IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG ALREADY.

TAKATA RECALL-- DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE

IN MAY 2016 I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A PENDING AIRBAG RECALL ON OUR 2011 MERCEDES C300. IN TALKING TO MERCEDES TODAY THEY WILL GIVE NO TIMELINE FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT., JUST THAT IT IS STILL PENDING. HOW MUCH LONGER MUST I WAIT AND WORRY ABOUT AN AIRBAG THAT MIGHT KILL ME! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

TAKATA RECALL. I CONTINUE TO CALL MERCEDES TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AND THEY CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THAT THERE IS NO ETA AT THIS TIME FOR REPLACING THE AIRBAG WHICH MEANS THERE'S A PENDING STATUS PART REPLACEMENT. WHAT CAN I DO AT THIS POINT? I'M AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN IN MY OPINION. NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPEN YET BUT WHO WANTS TO WAIT FOR IT TO HAPPEN!