2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C350 Complaints

STARTED GETTING NOTIFICATIONS ON DASH THAT A LIGHT BULB WAS OUT IN THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BROWN GROUND WIRE HAS MELTED PLASTIC AROUND IT ON BOTH THE MALE AND FEMALE SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR AND ALL OF THE BULBS HAVE CORROSION FROM A BAD CONNECTION OR ARCHING ON THE CONNECTORS. *TR

ALL EXTERIOR LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING . -SEAT BELT STAYS ON EVEN IS USED. AIR BAGS COMES ON AND OFF. THE ENGINE MAKES LIKE HIGH IDOL NOISE LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE EVEN ITS BRAKE. *TR

ALL RIGHT REAR LIGHTS FAILED. STARTING TO GET MESSAGES OF REAR LEFT LIGHTS FAILING, BUT NON HAVE ACTUALLY FAILED YET. I TOOK OFF THE BACK PANEL IN THE TRUNK TO CHANGE THE BULBS AND FOUND THE WIRING HAS MELTED THROUGH THE PLASTIC HOUSING UNIT, IT LOOKS LIKE THE WIRES AND THE UNIT HAVE BEEN BURNED. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER, HE SAID IT WAS STARTING TO HAPPEN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR TOO. THIS IS COSTING ME $500 FOR THE ENTIRE REPLACEMENT! I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I'M AMAZED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUED YET. BURNING UP WIRES IN THE TRUNK HAS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

KEEP GETTING THE "CHECK RIGHT REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LAMP", "CHECK RIGHT REAR SIDEMARKER LAMP", AND "CHECK RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL". THE BLINKER WILL WORK FINE, THEN AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT BLINKS VERY FAST AND THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES NONE OF THE LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT REAR PANEL WILL TURN ON, SOMETIMES THEY WILL. OR THEY WILL WORK FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN GO OUT ALONG WITH THE WARNING SIGNS. I LOOKED AT THE BULBS TODAY TO SEE IF ANY WERE BURNED, AND THE HARNESS WAS BURNED AND BROWN! I HAVE SMELLED SMOKE A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH AS WELL. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND MUST BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE ADVISE! *JS

REAR LIGHT FAILURE DUE TO MELTING. THIS FAILURE IS SEEN ON THE RIGHT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY. SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL PARTS ARE MELTED IN THIS ASSEMBLY. *TT

HTTP://JAMAICA-GLEANER.COM/GLEANER/20130717/BUSINESS/BUSINESS81.HTML HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL PASSENGER REAR LIGHTS - WIRE HARNESS IS BURNT AND NOT WORKING . SPOKE WITH MB DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPT , THEY SAID I WILL NEED TO HANDLE THE REPAIR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET . I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR AS THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS/SIGNAL ARE NOT OPERATIONAL AND NO FUNDS FOR THE REPAIR . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO THE CONSUMERS AND NEED TO BE RECALL IMMEDIATELY !!! *TR

RIGHT TAILLIGHT FAILURE. THE ENTIRE TAILLIGHT IS NOT WORKING SO I REMOVED THE COVER IN MY TRUNK TO LOOK IF ANY OF THE BULBS WERE BLOWN. WHEN I REMOVED THE COVER IT SMELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINING THE TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT THE WIRES WERE EITHER BURNT OR SHORTED OUT AND THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS HAVE A BROWN TO BLACK FILM ON THEM. NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN A RECENT ISSUE BUT WANTED TO SEE IF THIS WAS SOMETHING WAS BEING INVESTIGATED AS A POTENTIAL RECALL. *TR

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO CHECK RIGHT SIDE TAIL AND BRAKE LAMPS. WARNING SIGN TO ALSO CHECK RIGHT TURN SIGNAL. IT APPEARS THAT THESE COME ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30S-1MIN. WHEN OPENED UP THE RIGHT BACK LIGHT KIT, THE PLASTIC HARNESS HOLDING THE BULBS AND WIRES IS BURNING SLIGHTLY AND SLIGHTLY CHARRED. LIGHT BULBS ARE WORKING AS THEY DO INITIALLY TURN ON, BUT THEN GO OFF AFTER 30S-1MIN. ALSO LIGHT COMES UP ON CHECK REAR LEFT TAIL AND BRAKE LAMPS. BUT THESE WORK FINE, AND THE LEFT BACK LIGHT KIT PLASTIC HARNESS APPEARS NORMAL AND FINE. *TR

INSIDE DASH WARNING SAYING "CHECK REAR RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHTS" AND RIGHT SIGNAL FLASHES QUICKER THAN NORMAL. UPON INSPECTION, LIGHTS WERE WORKING BUT BULB HOLDER INSIDE LIGHTS AND CONNECTION HARNESS WAS MELTED WHERE THE BROWN WIRE WAS. UNABLE TO REMOVE HARNESS OUT BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED ON. SMELLED LIKE FRESH BURNT PLASTIC. SEVERE FIRE HAZARD! *TR

STARTED OFF AS A RT. TAIL LIGHT MESSAGE, A STRANGE FLASHING RT. TURN SIGNAL ( RAPID FLASHING). AS I WENT TO INSPECT THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS, I FOUND THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY PLATE MELTED AT THE CONNECTOR TO THE LIGHT PLATE. THE BROWN WIRE WAS SO HOT FROM THE EVIDENCE THAT IT MELTED THE PLASTIC ALL AROUND. THE BROWN WIRE IS FRIED BLACK. COULD HAD STARTED A FIRE. *TR