2007 Mercedes Benz C230 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER RESERVOIR AND CONNECTIONS ARE PRONE TO LEAKS DUE DESIGN DEFECT OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD/ABILITY TO DRIVE VEHICLE SAFELY BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO CLEAN DIRTY WINDSHIELD. NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITES: HTTP://MBWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/C-CLASS-W203/368995-DISAPPEARING-WINDSHIELD-WASHER-FLUID-WHOS-DRIKING.HTML HTTP://WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG/FORUMS/W203-C-CLASS/1599909-C230-WINDSHIELD-FLUID-TANK-LEAK.HTML. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230 SPORT. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 32000 MILES ON IT WE STARTED HAVING BALANCE SHAFT PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THE BALANCE SHAFT SENSOR, AND MAGNETS REPLACES ALONG WITH THE CRANK CASE SENSOR. THE VEHICLES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON AND WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THE BALANCE SHAFT SOLENOIDS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. *TR

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

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 STILL ON THE BRAKE. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE INTO THE GARAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MB SERVICE AND AFTER THEY TRIED TO SAY IT WAS NOTHING WITHOUT REVIEWING THE VEHICLE, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO DO A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS ADVISED THEY FOUND A FAULTY SENSOR AND IT WAS REPAIRED. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AS I ATTEMPTED TO BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RMP RAN HIGH. TURNING IT AND RESTARTING AGAIN REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD AND FORTH TIME IT OCCURRED ON THE HIGH WAY DURING MY NORMAL COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. THE ISSUE RE-APPEARED IN BUSY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPM RAN HIGH. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, LET IT SIT, THEN WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FINE AND I DROVE OFF WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE

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 CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

COMBINATION PROBLEM THE WIPERS ARE NOT COMMONLY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF THE DEALER. THEY HAVE A FITTER THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE USUAL SUPPLY OF REPLACEMENTS. THERE ARE NO DEALERS IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE. A DAUGHTER HAD ONE OF HER WIPERS ICE UP AND FALL OFF WHILE TRAVERSING THE COLUMBIA GORGE ONE SNOWY EVE. SHE REPLACED IT AT A ROADSIDE SERVICE STATION. THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF IT HAD HAPPENED WITH THIS MERCEDES. HAVING A BAD WIPER BLADE IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH ME.

ON AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ADVANCE OUT OF FIRST GEAR OR EXCEED 25 MPH DESPITE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAS PRESENTED A SAFETY ISSUE FOR IT HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MIGHT AS ONE IS ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR EXPRESSWAY WITH VEHICLES RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM BEHIND. *TR

ENGINE FAILED TO START; WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT START. KEY HAD TO BE RETURNED TO OFF POSITION TO STOP CRANKING ACTION. MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR CLAIMS TEH FUEL PUMP WAS AT FAULT.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING TO WORK WITH A CO-WORKER WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 2007 C230 DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NOT A COLLISION OR CONTACT WITH MY VEHICLE AT ALL. THE BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARM REST STRUCK MY PASSENGER RIGHT ARM QUITE VIOLENTLY CAUSING HER PAIN FOR 4 DAYS AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG CONSTRICTED AND PUT A 4 INCH CUT ON MY NECK. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MERCEDES OF LAGUNA NIGUEL WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ONLY 2 MONTHS AGO THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS SITTING SMALL SCRATCHES ON BOTH PASSENGER SIDE RIMS AND THEIR CLAIM OF THE TIRES BUBBLING AND PROOF THE VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION. HOWEVER 10 DAYS PREVIOUSLY I HAD ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED THE VEHICLES RIMS WHILE PARKING. I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WHEN I WENT IN FOR REPAIRS TO THE AIRBAGS AND THE EVENTS I HAVE DESCRIBED ARE EXACTLY AS THEY OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP ASKED ME TO CONTACT MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH I DID, HOWEVER I RELAYED THE SAME INFORMATION TO THEM AS I AM RELAYING TO YOU. I AM OUTRAGED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND FEEL THEY SHOULD REPAIR THE FAULTY AIRBAGS ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2007MERCEDESBENZ.5TH TIME. I LEASED A MBENZ 2007 C230W FROM BILL USSERY MERCEDES JANUARY 2007.2 WEEKS FROM PURCHASE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SERVICE TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULD SHAKE VIGOROUSLY WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FROM 40MPH OR MORE. TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. 2MONTHS LATER BROUGHT CAR BACK AND CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN BRAKING. CONFIRMED THE SHAKING AND BRAKE ROTORS BRAKE PADS,BRAKE DISCS WERE REPLACED,FRONT SUSPENSION LOOSE/TIGHTENED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NOW ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS. ONGOING SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2007. I FELT UNSAFE IN THE CAR. CALLED MBUSA ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BEGINNING IN OCTOBER TIL NOW. CLAIM WAS FILED AND I NEVER HEARD BACK. ON MAY OF 2008,MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO EXIT,NO BRAKES!CAR SHOOK WORSE THAN EVER!HAD THE CAR TOWED INTO MERCEDES. I WILL NOT DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN!THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE CAR. ONCE AGAIN STATED THEY FIXED MY CAR,TO PICK IT UP OR STORAGE FEES WOULD BE CHARGED AND CAR IMPOUNDED. I REFUSE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT CAN INJURE OR KILL ME OR MY SON OR SOMEONE ELSE. THE SERVICE RECORDS ON THIS CAR CLEARLY STATE ALL OF THE ABOVE. MERCEDES BENZ REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY BLAMING ME AS THE CAUSE FOR THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND DISCS TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THEY WON'T TEST DRIVE THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE TO SIMULATE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THEY WANT ME TO COME GET THE CAR AND DRIVE IT?I AM STILL WITHOUT A CAR AND I PAID FOR THIS LE

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 SCRATCHES TO THE BODY. BOTH REAR RIMS HAD DAMAGE FROM THE FISHTAIL EFFECT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MERCEDES BENZ ABOUT THE AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONING. MERCEDES SENT A REPRESENTATIVE, WHO DETERMINED ME THAT I MUST HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TO LOCK, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. IT HIT THE CURB, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I WENT OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. I OBSERVED NO DAMAGE UNDERNEATH. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE INSIDE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WHICH HAD A LIGHT SCRATCH MARK WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DENT. THEY STATED IT WAS MY PROBLEM, AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG. I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ COLLISION CENTER ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. MECHANIC STATED THE SENSOR FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS IN THE DOOR AND SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF IF SOMETHING HIT THE RIGHT POINT. I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ CORPORATION ASKING TO SPEAK TO THE REPRESENTATIV E

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 50 IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, IN A 2007 C230 MERCEDES BENZ, WHEN I RAN OVER AN OBJECT. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT. I DROVE TO A TIRE FACILITY AND HAD THE TIRE EXCHANGED FOR THE SPARE. THE TIRE FACILITY SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR TO MERCEDES BENZ. ON THE WAY TO MERCEDES BENZ I STOPPED AT AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TIRE AND RIM INSPECTED. THE MIDDLE OF THE RIM WAS CRACKED AND RUPTURED. THE SHOP OWNER STATED HE HAD BEEN IN THE AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS AND HAD NEVER SEEN A RIM FAILURE OF THAT TYPE. *AK I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MERCEDES BENZ SACRAMENTO AND THE SERVICEMAN TOLD ME TIRES AND RIMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HE DID NOT EVEN BOTHER TO TAKE THE TIRE OUT OF THE TRUNK. I SAID I WISHED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE INFORMED ME THE SERVICE MANAGER WASN'T IN. I SAID I WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE SERVICE MANAGER - THAT I HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE RIM FAILURE. WHEN I MET WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, I VOICED MY CONCERNS REGARDING THE RIM. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND STATED THE DAMAGE WOULD BE AT MY COST AND WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I INQUIRED WHY THIS WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS INTO THE LEASE OF THIS NEW CAR. THE ANSWER WAS TIRES AND RIMS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE'S LEFT A VOICE MAIL MESSAGE FOR GENERAL MANAGER OF MERCEDES BENZ SACRAMENTO TO CALL ME REGARDING THIS RIM FAILURE AND MY CONCERNS. HE CALLED ME BACK AND