1999 Mercedes Benz C230 problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES OVER HER ENTIRE BODY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP BUT THE AIR BAGS WAS NEVER CHECKED FOR THE FAILURE. THE…

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FRONT END COLLISION INCLUDING VEHICLE BECOMING AIRBORNE OVER CURB RESULTING IN ALL TIRES BEING FLATTENED AND RIMS BENT. TOTAL FAILURE OF AIR BAGS WITH NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. *AK *JB *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER ARTEMIS*****772268.

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DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TWICE IN THE PAST TEN MONTHS. THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SAID SRS WARNING DID NOT DRIVE AT THAT TIME,. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS A CODE RESET IN THE COMPUTER. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THEY REPLACED A FUSE BOX IN THE DASHBOARD. THE GAS GAUGE HAS ALSO GONE OUT TWICE IN ONE MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP DRAINED THE GAS AND RESET A COMPUTER CODE. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY HAD TO REPLACE A PART IN THE GAS TANK AND RESET THE COMPUTER CODE AGAIN. BOTH ITEMS WERE WORKING CORR…

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I HAVE A MERCEDES BENZ C230 THE LIGHT IS ON BUT THE SRS IS ON GIVE MESSAGE THAT SAID DRIVE TO A WORK SHOP

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IN MARCH 2006, WE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE #2006-020005 FOR OUR 2005 MERCEDES C230, FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. OVER THE LAST 70 DAYS, I HAVE CALLED LEITH MERCEDES IN RALEIGH, NC FIVE TIMES TO SCHEDULE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR UNDER THIS RECALL AND I AM TOLD THE PARTS ARE STILL ON BACKORDER FROM GERMANY AND IT WILL BE 6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN CONDUCT THE REPAIR. *JB

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSECTION AT 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED DIRECTLY INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. THREE OCCUPANTS WERE MODERATELY INJURED. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 05V560000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES W…

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I WAS DRIVING MY THREE MONTH OLD 07 MERCEDES BENZ C230 SPORT SEDAN. I HAD 1 PASSENGER WITH ME AND I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION IN THE#1 LANE AND I FELT AN IMPACT TO THE DRIVER DOOR AS THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I STEERED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT , CAUSING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TO FISHTAIL IN THE ISLAND. AS I WENT ACROSS THE LANES I STEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE FRONT END. MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE HIT THE CURB. AS I EXITED THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND AND NOTHING IN THE ROADWAY. THE CAR HAD NO DAMAGE, JUST SC…

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2000 MERCEDES C230 DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED 4 TIMES ON THIS CAR, AND THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS COLLISION, AS DRIVERS BEHIND ARE NOT AWARE THAT I'M SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING. ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED, IT WAS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE TO SWITCH THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION. DURING THE LAST FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION WORKED OK. *TR

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ C230. ON OCTOBER 15, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 15 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE GARAGE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED AND COOLANT FLUID PENETRATED THE TRANSMISSION RESERVED FLUID. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION AT THE COST OF $5,000. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,146 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ …

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AT 178,000 MILES THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED WHILE THE CAR DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ALLOWED THE TIMING CHAIN TO SKIP SEVERAL TEETH LEAVING THE CAR STRANDED AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE INTERNALS. THE CAR WAS DEALER SERVICED SINCE NEW AND ALWAYS HAD MAINTENANCE ON TIME. THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND MERCEDES BENZ USA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEY MADE THEM WRONG BECAUSE THEY HAVE UPDATED THE CHAINS AND TENSIONERS.

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THIS CAR IS A MONEY PIT! I BOUGHT 2004 C230 KOMPRESSOR USED IN 2007. TO DATE I HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $8500 IN REPAIRS AND THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH ITS LATEST AFFLICTION..A COMPLETELY BLOWN ENGINE. IT IS A USELESS PIECE OF JUNK AND I AM OUT THE $25,000 I ORIGINALLY PAID FOR IT, PLUS THE ADDITIONAL $8500 I HAVE PUT INTO IT. THIS IS HOW MERCEDES BENZ TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS? SOMETHING HAS DRASTICALLY CHANGED. MY DAD HAS HAD 2 MERCEDES OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS...THEY RAN PERFECTLY UNTIL HE SOLD THEM. HE JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW S-SERIES (…

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DRIVING IN TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS DOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY I FELT HARD JOLT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIP AND SWERVE. THERE HAD BEEN SNOW STORM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE ROADS WERE WET. I MANAGE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SHIFTED DOWN FOR SOME REASON, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO SLIP. SHIFTED THE CAR TO P AND BACK TO D BUT THE CAR HAD NO POWER. SHIFTED A FEW MORE TIMES AND FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO WORK BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED SHIFTING UP AND DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. SLIPPED AND SWERVE…

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2006 C230 MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN LOWER GEARS AND IT WOULD ALSO SHIFT HARD. ALSO, THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL. *JB

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MY 2007 C230 AUTOMATIC SPORT SEDAN THAT I PURCHASED PRE-OWNED AND CERTIFIED FROM AN AUTHORIZED MB DEALER IN 2009 HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND RUNNING AT A HIGH RPM. IT FIRST OCCURRED A FEW WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS ENTERING A PARKING GARAGE WITH A STEEP HILL AND AS I DROVE UP HILL, THE CAR STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE RMP RAN HIGH. I FEARED THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO ROLL BACKWARD AND I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK WITH MY FOOT S…

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ON JUNE 9, 2011 I DROVE TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY COUSIN WHEN I GOT THERE I WENT TO LOCK MY DOORS BUT THE LOCK KEPT JUMPING UP AND DOWN. IT FINALLY LOCKED AFTER 12 ATTEMPTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $3500.00 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 18, 2011 WITH MY BRAKES.THE BREAK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND $795.00 THEY CLAIMED I NEEDED FOR BOTH BRAKES AND ROTORS WHICH I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND SINCE 6 MONTHS PRIOR THE ROTORS HAD BEEN REPLACED. I AGAIN HAD TO H…

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I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND HEADING UPHILL. MY AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING CLICKED OFF, AND THEN I NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD. THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, SO I DROVE ANOTHER 1/4 MILE UNTIL I CRESTED THE HILL AND CAME TO A DIP. I NOTICED FLAMES COMING TOWARD ME FROM BETWEEN THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK, GRABBED MY STUFF AND GOT OUT. THE CAR COMPLETELY BURNED UP. I GET MY CAR REGULARLY MAINTENANCED BY THE DEALER, AND IT SA…

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ENGINE STALLED WHILE WAITING FOR A LEFT TURN. HAVE A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. FAULT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. CAR WAS PUSHED WHILE IN NEUTRAL BUT BREAKS DID NOT FUNCTION. ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OF OCCURRENCE. REPAIR IS MORE THAN $1000. MECHANIC FOUND MOTOR OIL LEAKING ON ENGINE PARTS. IN 2003 ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FWY. REPAIR WAS A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

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1.8L 4 CYLINDER SUPERCHARGED. TEETH ON CAM GEARS BROKEN OFF AND WORN DOWN TO THE POINT OF THE VEHICLE JUMPING TIMING. AND DAMAGING VALVES AND OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS. COST OF PARTS QUOTES FROM THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER, 900.00 PER GEAR, TIMING CHAIN 330.00 NOT INCLUDING ANY LABOR, IF ANY OTHER COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED MORE PARTS ARE REQUIRED. REASON FOR THIS HAPPENING IS DUE TO MERCEDES USING A THIN BICYCLE LIKE CHAIN FOR TIMING. STRETCHES BEYOND SAFE LIMITS IN 50K OF MILES. LOOSE CHAIN EVENTUALLY BREAKS AND/OR DAMAGES CAM GEAR TEETH AND OTHER CO…

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TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD BALANCE SHAFT THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE ON NUMEROUS MODELS OF MERCEDES AS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED IN NUMEROUS STATES. *JS

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SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION, RPMS ELEVATED DRAMATICALLY. FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE CAR DID NOT REGAIN NORMAL PROPULSION AND BARELY MOVED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, PROPULSION RETURNED TO NORMAL. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

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STRONG ORDER OF GAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. PULLED BACK SEAT OFF AND THERE IS A POOL OF GAS UNDER THERE. APPEARS ONE OF THE PLASTIC OVERS HAS CRACKS IN IT.

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THE FUEL TANK WILL ONLY FILL TO 3/4 AND THE VEHICLE HAS AN ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FILL THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO MERCEDES BENZ FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND HAVING SPENT APPROXIMATELY $1.000 FOR MERCEDES TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THEY ADVISED THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. I HAVE NOTED A RECALL FOR FUEL LEAK PROBE ON MERCEDES 2003-2008 E CLASS MODELS THAT HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED AFTER MERCEDES HAS AGREED TO FIX THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED MERCEDES NO…

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BEGAN TO SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EVAPORATION FROM VEHICLE, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE PARKED. CONFIRMED TO BE SOME TYPE OF FUEL LEAK AT OR NEAR THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE AND THAT THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL. *TR

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MY CAR HAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM PROBLEM. IT HAS TO BE RESET TO WHERE IT WONT ERASE WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE ITS STALLING OR IT SHAKES TO MUCH WHEN U ARE STOPED AT A RED LIGHT IT GIRKS ALOT AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT CUZ IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER TO GET SPEED WHEN USING IT ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE HAD A SECOND OPINION ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH AND ITS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM SO PLEASE HELP I NEED ASSISTANCE MY HUSBAND AND I ARE DISABLED ALSO THE SPEEDOMETERS IS NOT WORKING.

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I BOUGHT THE CAR JUNE 2011 AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE PERIODICALLY HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN A HIGHER GEAR. OR, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS. I WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN IT WORKS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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WHEN USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. NO FIRE REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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NAR 04/28/2003 MR NON COMFORMITY AND MAJOR DEFECTS WITH PREOWNED CAR PURCHASED. DEFECTS INCLUDE, AIR CONDTIONER UNIT, BRAKES, AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSING LIGHT BULBS TO BE REPLACED. *CB

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THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST SYSTEM RATTLED, THERE WERE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS RESET BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND, THERE HAD BEEN A POSSIBILITY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAL ON THE FUEL INJECTION AND AIR INJECTION VALVES, THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY, THE HEATED DRIVER SIDE SEAT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THE MIDDLE CONSOLE DID NOT CLOSE. SCC *JB

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THE CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ONTO A RAMP, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM HAD FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO THE CURB. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS LIFE THREATENING. SCC

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CONSUMER DISAPPOINTED WITH HER PROBLEMATIC, UNRELIABLE AND POTENTIALLY UNSAFE VEHICLE. *PH THE WINDOW SEALS SCRATCHED THE GLASS TINT. THE RADIO RECEPTION WAS POOR AND THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM ONLY WORKED AT CLOSE RANGE. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE TINT WAS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF THE POOR RECEPTION AND INABILITY TO USE THE ENTRY SYSTEM AT FURTHER DISTANCES. THE DEALER INSTALLED SCRAPER SEALS TO ALLEVIATE THE SCRATCHING. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF FIVE TIMES IN A 45 MIN PERIOD AND ALL THE SERVICE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN …

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I HAVE A 2004 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE ALARM SOUNDS CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE KEY WILL NOT DISABLE IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES BUT I SEEM TO FIND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET BLOGS REGARDING OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IS OUR RIGHT AS A CONSUMER? SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL TO GET THIS CORRECTED? *TR

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FIRST, MY STEERING WHEEL WIRE WAS REPLACED FROM A FAULTY SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ESP LIGHT COMING ON. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS. NEXT, EUROMOTOR CARS SAID THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAR WAS BROKE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THAT FIXED BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME AND I FELT THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE COLLAR SINCE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING WIRE. NOW MY CAR DOES NOT START AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP. I CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE KEY AND I CANNOT UNLOCK THE TRUNK OF THE CAR. MY CAR JUST SITS BECAUSE I FEEL I SHOU…

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I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I PUT IN THE CAR KEY TO START THE CAR, YES IT STARTS UP BUT THE GAS GAUGE ,SPEEDOMETER, AND THE REST ON THE DASH GO TO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND DON'T MOVE, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T START AS WELL . I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY A NEW KEY THINKING IT WAS THE KEY BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I SAW THAT MOST OF THE C CLASS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES I'M HAVING BUT THEY DIDN'T RECALL THE C230. I BELIEVE YOU GUYS SHOULD DO BETTER INVESTIGATION NEXT TIME BECAUSE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND THE ESP BAS CONTROL WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V303000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE C…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,748.

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT AN IDLE, THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THERE WAS A HESITATION. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE INNER COOLING SYSTEM WAS LEAKING OIL ONTO THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE INNER COOLER SYSTEM, VALVE, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND OXYGEN SENSOR WERE REPLACED.

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AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 90 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE CAR STALLED. I NEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR BEFORE IT WOULD RUN BRIEFLY AND THEN STALL AGAIN. IT KEPT STALLING IN TRAFFIC BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER AND HAVE IT TOWED IN FOR SERVICE. *JB

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I AM THE OWNER OF A C-230 4 DOOR SEDAN VIN#[XXX]. I HAVE AN ISSUE THAT I WAS LOOKING INTO ADDRESSING WHEN ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE JUST AROSE THAT I NEED HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO I HAVE CONTACTED BUT NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. 1) LAST WEEK I DECIDED TO QUOTE INSURANCE AND MAKE A CHANGE TO ALLSTATE. ONCE THEY PUT IN THE VIN# MAJOR ISSUES CAME. THE PRICE WAS WAY DIFFERENT THEN WHAT I WAS PAYING WITH MERCURY. TO MAKE THIS SHORT, AFTER TALKING TO MY BROKER AT MERCURY, IT TURNS OUT MY 4 DOOR HAS THE VIN# OF A 2 DOOR COUPE. I CALLED BEVERLY HILL…

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MERCEDES BENZ C230 KOMPRESSOR SPORT SEDAN BEGAN TO LEAK OIL INTO THE CAM MAGNET SENSOR WHICH LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, COSTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE. MB HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM IN THE 111 AND 271 SERIES OF ENGINE FOR MANY YEARS. COSTING THE CONSUMER HUGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR A PROBLEM THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FLAKING OR SHOWING SIGNS OF LEAKING OIL UNTIL ITS TOO LATE. *TR

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WHIEL DRIVING, THE CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL GAS IN THE CAR, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, LEFT THE CAR RUNNING, POPPED THE HOOD AND FIRE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INSURANCE CO. FARMERS, ROBERT GONZALES [phone removed]*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS 230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE RED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM SHAFT WAS SPINNING FREE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ASKING ME TO GO TO THE NEXT GAS STATION AND CHECK OIL. WHEN I TOOK TO THE NEXT DAY TO A MECHANIC AND UPON A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTICS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT (IN TAKE CAMSHAFT CODE 1208) AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT, CODE 1200 NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR AND FAULTY PARTS. *TR

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THE FIRST TIME WE NOTICED A PROBLEM WAS IN MT. PLEASENT, SC. WE WERE DROPPING THE CHILDREN OFF TO VISIT THEIR DAD. AS SOON AS WE RETURNED TO THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START. WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT DO IT EITHER. WHEN WE FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START IT WOULD TAKE OFF AS IF IT WERE DRIVING ITSELF. SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS WOULD HAPPEN. EITHER IT WOULD STALL WHILE IDLING OR IT WOULD REV UP THE MOTOR TILL YOU COULD HARDLY STOP IYOU WOULD NOT EVEN HAVE TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. ANOTHER TIME IT DID THE SAME THING EXCEPT IT SOUND…

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THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 16 TIMES IN 24 MO. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DISCUSS "LEMON LAW" ISSUES. VEHICLE BECOMING MORE UNSAFE AS TIME PROGRESSES.

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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON 75 NORTH WHERE SPEED IS 65MPH AT LUNCH HOUR AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE FROM 65 MILES AN HOUR TO ZERO IN SECONDS THE CAR STOPPED, I SAW MY LIFE BEFORE MY EYES IN MY REARVIEW MIRA AS CARS AND SEMI TRUCKS WERE SWERVING FROM PLOWING INTO ME AT 65 MPH TO 75 MPH...I ONLY HAD SECONDS TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY WHERE I SAW A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PLOW INTO MY CAR AT HIGH SPEED I ONLY HAD SECONDS TO REMOVE MYSELF FROM MY CAR AND ESCAPE TO SAFETY AND RUN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YEAH GUARD …

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I AM THE OWNER OF A C-230 4 DOOR SEDAN VIN#[XXX]. I HAVE AN ISSUE THAT I WAS LOOKING INTO ADDRESSING WHEN ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE JUST AROSE THAT I NEED HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO I HAVE CONTACTED BUT NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. 1) LAST WEEK I DECIDED TO QUOTE INSURANCE AND MAKE A CHANGE TO ALLSTATE. ONCE THEY PUT IN THE VIN# MAJOR ISSUES CAME. THE PRICE WAS WAY DIFFERENT THEN WHAT I WAS PAYING WITH MERCURY. TO MAKE THIS SHORT, AFTER TALKING TO MY BROKER AT MERCURY, IT TURNS OUT MY 4 DOOR HAS THE VIN# OF A 2 DOOR COUPE. I CALLED BEVERLY HILL…

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MY 18YR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT WAS DRIVING BACK FROM HER SUMMER CLASSES AT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SHE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN CAR ACCIDENT ....I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED ACCORDING TO WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ...SOMETHING ABOUT TRANS SLIPPING WITH FAULTY 0894 CODE AND A BLOWN K-1 CLUTCH WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM,,,WHEN I GOT THE CAR HOME AND I DROVE IT THE CAR WAS LOSING POWER FOR SOME REASON PLEASE HELP....I'M A SINGLE RETIRED MOTHER WHOM IS JUST TRYI…

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I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. I MOVED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN MOVE IT BACK TO DRIVE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. THE CAR WOULD JUMP AND LURCH FORWARD WHEN I SHIFTED GEARS. I DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE MERCEDES DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SOFTWARE AND THAT THE SOFTWARE …

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I BOUGHT THE CAR JUNE 2011 AND SINCE THEN, I HAVE PERIODICALLY HAD THIS PROBLEM. FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN A HIGHER GEAR. OR, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS. I WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THEN IT WORKS. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 10,000 MILES AUG 2002. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE OCT 2002 AND DEALERSHIP SAY THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOW NO PROBLEM AND THE STALLING/ROUGH IDLE IS NORMAL. THEY CAN'T FIND ANY ISSUES. *JB CAR STALLS (DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER)- WORSE ON HUMID DAYS, BUT EVERYDAY RUNS REALLY ROUGH UPON START UP. 50% OF THE TIME WILL COMPLETELY STALL. OTHER 50% IF I GAS THE CAR, IT RUNS REALLY ROUGH, BUT GETS ME OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. CAR ROUGHLY SWITCHES TO DRIVE. VERY LITTLE POWER WHEN SWITCHING TO DRIVE AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROA…

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THIS IS A NEW MERCEDES-BENZ C230 COMPRESSOR ENGINE WITH ONE THOUSAND MILES. LAST MONTH A SULFUR SMELL EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST WHILE WARMING. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. THREE TIMES THIS WEEK ON IGNITION THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CAR IS DRIVABLE AND I HAVE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER. THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT. *JB

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MERCEDES C230 KOMPRESSOR. THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE ALTERNATOR BELT HAS BROKE 3 TIMES! WHEN THE BELT SLIPPED IT AFFECTED THE POWER STEERING AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER! VERY SCARY, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING UNDER 25 MPH AT THE TIME. THERE MUST BE A DEFAULT IN THE DESIGN FOR THIS TO KEEP HAPPENING! *TR

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PROBLEM STARTS WITH A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF, THEN UPON STARTING VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD START TO SHAKE AND STUMBLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE ENGINE SOUNDS AS IF IT GOING TO BLOW UP AND HAS NO POWER AND STALLS BECOMES UNDRIVEABLE. IF YOU SHUT ENGINE OFF AGAIN AND RESTART SOMETIMES CAR CAN BE DRIVEN EVEN THOUGH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. IT ALWAYS SHOWS THE SAME CODES FOR REPAIR. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALER 2 TIMES AND DRIVEN OVER 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES. EACH T…

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2006 C230 MERCEDES BENZ. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN LOWER GEARS AND IT WOULD ALSO SHIFT HARD. ALSO, THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING OIL. *JB

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FC 1208 COMPLAINT FOR ENGINE/ENGINE COOLING; A BALANCE SHAFT ISSUE. *TR

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