Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF TRYING TO ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
CONSUME R WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF HOOD. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
THE INFORMATION SCREEN WHICH HOUSES BASIC DRIVER INFORMATION (ODOMETER, GEAR RANGE INDICATOR, TIME, TEMPERATURE) CAN NOT BE SEEN IN WHEN DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY, THIS WASHOUT OF THE INFORMATION COULD CAUSES THE DRIVER TO CONCENTRATE ON THE SCREEN AND LOOSE FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
4 of 4 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.