Mercedes-Benz C-Class Complaints

3,817 consumer complaints on file.

#11228480June 30, 2019
SEATS
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT THE STARTED TO RIP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228481June 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME A BAD JOKE. IT HAS BEEN 16 MONTHS SINCE RECEIVING A LETTER FROM MERCEDES BENZ ACKNOWLEDGING THE DANGER OF OUR AIRBAGS NEEDING REPLACEMENT AND BEING A PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL (FEB 2018 TO JUNE 2019). MERCEDES BENZ HAS THEIR NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL, ON THEIR OWN MBUSA WEBSITE AS JAN 10, 2016 (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V043). MBZ HAS STATED THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL AS "RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." SINCE A VERY LONG TIME, WITH NO APPARENT CHANGES OR UPDATES. IT IS BECOMING CLEAR THAT MBZ HAS NO INTENTION OF FULFILLING THIS RECALL, AND APPARENTLY QUITE CONTENT TO LEAVE THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS OF THEIR VEHICLES IN DANGER OF INJURY, MAIMING, AND/OR DEATH FROM A REPAIRABLE PROBLEM THAT IS WELL KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228533June 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. IT'S TAKING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR MERCEDES TO COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THIS LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. I SEE THAT HONDA IS ADVERTISING TO HAVE THEIR CUSTOMERS SCHEDULE REPAIRS. CAN'T MERCEDES USE THE SAME REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS? MAKES ONE WONDER IF MB IS SERIOUS ABOUT SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11223087June 27, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL IN A LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 2018 I WAS NOTIFIED BY MERCEDES BENZ THAT MY C250 SEDAN HAD A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG THAT WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. THE LETTER WENT ON TO SAY THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE BUT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY BECAME AVAILABLE IN 2018. SOME TIME LATER, THE MBUSA (MBUSA.COM) WEBSITE PUBLISHED A REPAIR SCHEDULE INDICATING THAT PARTS FOR MY CAR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE IN 2018 BUT WOULD BE IN EARLY 2019. NOW THE MBUSA WEBSITE SAYS THAT THE EXPECTED TIME FOR REPAIR PARTS IS APRIL 2020. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THE CAR WILL BE OVER SEVEN YEARS OLD AT THAT POINT. THAT IS LESS THAN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT TOOK FOR THE FIRST FAULTY AIRBAGS TO BEGIN KILLING AND MAIMING DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. MY CAR IS IN PRIORITY GROUP 9. THE NHTSA DOCUMENTATION SHOWS THAT MANUFACTURERS SHOULD HAVE ACQUIRED SUFFICIENT PARTS FOR REPAIR OF PG 9 CARS BY JUNE OF 2018, BUT IN A LETTER OWNERS, THE CEO OF MERCEDES SAYS THAT THIS IS OUT OF HIS CONTROL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT MERCEDES BENZ IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH 49 USC 301 AND THAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CAUSE THEM TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE REQUIRED REPAIRS IN A TIMELY MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222661June 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKETA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER ON MARCH, 2019 FROM MERCEDES BENZ, USA TO NOTIFY ME OF THIS RECALL. ON 4/24/19, I CALLED THE CORAL GABLES MERCEDES DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. AT HTTPS://WWW.MBUSA.COM/MERCEDES/RECALL, THE STATUS INDICATES THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT IN. SINCE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, HOW CAN IT TAKE MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE AND FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222816June 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR LEAKS GASOLINE WHEN ABOVE 3/4 OF TANK IN THE RIGHT REAR AREA BY THE FUEL FILLER LINE. SMELL GAS AND SEE GAS LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222413June 25, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF ANNAPOLIS (LOCATED AT 1920 FOREST DR, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, (866) 290-0799) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222023June 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WILL JUST LOSE ALL POWER AND STOP ACCELERATING. THIS THROWS YOU FORWARD AND KILLS POWER TO THE ENGINE PREVENTING YOU FROM SPEEDING UP. IT THEN GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE EXITING LIMP MODE. WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT JUST DETECTS A FUEL ERROR AND STOPS THE ENGINE TO PREVENT DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON A HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A CITY STREET AS I WAS TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222076June 24, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL TANK HAVE RUST CAUSE IT TO LEAK, A RISK OF AN ENGINE FIRE OR CRASH BECAUSE OF A FUEL TANK ISSUE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222127June 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
AT HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH, THE GLASS TRIM PANEL OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF VIBRATES AND FLAPS WILDLY. IT IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IT WILL FLY OFF AND HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. IF THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WERE A MOTORCYCLE, THE RESULTS WOULD BE DISASTROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222296June 24, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, A DEER RAN ACROSS THE OPPOSITE SIDE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND COLLIDED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WINDSHIELD. THE ENTIRE DEER LANDED IN DRIVERS LAP AND PASSENGERS SIDE SEATS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. STATEFARM AND STATE TROOPER REPORTS WITH PHOTOS TAKEN. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO ER BY AMBULANCE AND TREATED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11221446June 20, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18VC43000 (AIR BAGS). STAR MOTOR CARS (7000 KATY ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77024, 713-868-6800) WAS CONTACTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE RECEIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221518June 20, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF LITTLETON AT 303-738-7700 (LOCATED AT 8070 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80122) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221523June 20, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. DASH BOARD DISPLAYS LEFT AIRBAG MALFUNCTION, HORN NO LONGER WORKS, DISPLAY CAN NOT BE CLEARED. STEERING MAKE LOTS OF OF CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNED ON EITHER DIRECTION. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE INITIAL RESPONSE WAS THAT THE STEERING MODULE FAILED AND MY ASSESSMENT WAS IT IS PROBABLY DUE TO RECALL NO GROUND WIRE RECALL NUMBER 17V627000.. UPON FURTHER INQUIRY THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING MODULE BROKE AND CAME APART. I SUSPECT THIS EITHER DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING MODULE OR RECALL # 17V252000 STEERING BOLT. I HAD COMMUNICATED THIS ISSUE TO MBUSA VIA EMAILS AND SEVERAL PHONE CALLS. THEY STILL HAVEN'T AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO THE DEALER, THEY FINALLY SHARED THE PICTURE OF THE STEERING MODULE AS YOU CAN SEE IT ATTACHED. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE PICTURE OF INSTALLED AND NEW MODULE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221177June 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL : MY C300 MERCEDES 2011 HAS BEEN ON RECALL FOR OVER 5 YEARS EVERY MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE ARE NO AIRBAGS AVAILABLE. WHY???? EVERYONE ELSE I TALK TO HAS HAD THEM REPLACED ALREADY !! NOW THE LIGHT HAS COME ON SAYING L & R SRS MALFUNCTION (SERVICE REQUIRED)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221180June 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221273June 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250C. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SCHUMACHER EUROPEAN (18530 N SCOTTSDALE RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85054, (480) 470-7746) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221084June 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COULD NOT START THE CAR. CAR WAS DRIVEN THEN TURNED OFF, WHEN YOU RETURN TO THE VEHICLE, IT WILL NOT TURN ON.EVERYTHING WAS UNRESPONSIVE,WHICH WONT TURN ON ENGINE. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP IT COST ME 1800.00. SO THEY SAID THE ELECTRICAL FOR CAR WAS BAD. THEN MY FUEL TANK LEAKED, THE COMPONETS TO THE FUEL TANK ALL WERE BAD, AND L COULD SMELL THE GAS IN MY CAR AND GARAGE. COST ME 805.00 TO REPAIR. LUCKY IT DID NOT BLOW UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220826June 18, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 6, 2019. ON APRIL 10, 2019 HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF SARASOTA, 4754 CLARK RD, SARASOTA, FL 34233, (941) 275-1293) BECAUSE IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER AT 20 MPH. ALSO, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NOT ABNORMAL. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FAULT THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS WERE OPEN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND WAS ADVISED TO PURSUE HIS CONCERN UNDER THE STATE LEMON LAW. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CASE WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO A CASE MANAGER AND HE WOULD BE CALLED BACK WITHIN 24 HOURS. IF THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE RESOLVED, THE CASE WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO AN EXECUTIVE INVESTIGATING SQUAD. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND ASKED FOR A CALL BACK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CALL THE DEALER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. *BF *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220072June 17, 2019
AIR BAGS
2013 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING RECALL REPAIR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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