Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, other. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Side/Window | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SRS LIGHT COMES ON. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS TO AIR BAG SYSTEM, AT TIMES CAR STAYED AT DEALER FOR AS LONG AS A WEEK. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM TIME OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT. *TR
MERCEDES C280 ENGINE STALLING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE CUSTOMER WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ON 6/18/07 THE ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HWY 91, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER $428.60 FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO REIMBURSE THE AMOUNT FOR THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER THE DEALER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 MERCEDES C280 SPORT, WHICH HAS CONSTANT FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. IT'S AS IF THE GAUGE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONCE ACCORDING TO MY DEALER, BUT HAS SOMEHOW MANIFESTED ITSELF AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MERCEDES IS DOING TO FIX IT. *AK
I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A BUS AND ALSO SEVERELY STRUCK ON MY DRIVER SIDE - NO AIRBAG ACTIVATION, I WAS INJURED AND CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
LOCATION: TASMAN AND CENTENNIAL. THE CAR RAN OVER ONE OF SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF WOOD AND METAL DEBRIS THAT WERE SCATTERED ON 3 LANES OF THE ROAD. THE OBJECT SEEMED TO BOUNCE AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGE DEPLOYED, HITTING TH. *AK
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE PROBLEM ON MANY MERCEDES ACCORDING TO KEENAN SERVICE
6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.