2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 complaints

AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE FRONT LEFT LIGHT ON THE TOP CONTINUES TO STAY ON. IF I MOVE THE KNOB BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY, THEN SHUTS OFF, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. I JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH A DEAD BATTERY YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK. FROM WHAT I HAVE RECENTLY RESEARCHED, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG THIS MODEL. HAS A RECALL BEEN MADE FOR THIS? WILL THIS CAUSE ANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE? IF IT IS A SHORTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL, AM I IN DANGER OF THE VEHICLE NOT REACTING APPROPRIATELY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR AT A HIGHER SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY? IS THERE ANY RISK OF IT CATCHING FIRE? THERE IS ALSO A SENSOR THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT THAT CAR SAVVY, BUT I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUEL INJECTION OR SOMETHING FILTERING PROPERLY. IS THAT ANOTHER COMMON ISSUE?

TAKATA RECALL- MY SON IS ABOUT TO GET HIS LICENSE ON JULY 11TH, HE WILL BE 16 ON JULY 6TH. WE BOUGHT HIM THIS MERCEDES BACK IN MARCH 2016. I AM AFRAID FOR HIM TO DRIVE IT WITH THE DEATH AND INJURIES TAKATA AIRBAGS HAVE CAUSE PEOPLE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE TO GET IT REPAIRED/REPLACED. I CALLED MERCEDES WITH NO ANSWER FOR ME. I AM SCARED FOR HIS LIFE, HE IS A NEW DRIVER AND IF HE HITS SOMETHING AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS HE COULD DIE. THIS IS THE MOST INSANE THING I HAVE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH. I NEED AN ANSWER BETTER THAN I WILL GET A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. THIS IS URGENT. THIS IS MY SON'S LIFE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO GET RID OF THE CAR NOW!! I FEEL THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD WITHOUT IT BEING FIXED FIRST.

I WAS DRIVING OFF THE GIANT FOOD LOT TODAY SUNDAY MAY 22 WHEN A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING THAT THE EBR, ESP, AND ABS COLLISION PREVENTION IS INOPERATIVE. THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED TO BELOW 10 MILES. I LIVE NEARBY SO I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY HOME AND WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY MAY 23, 3016.

MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT (UPPER EYELID) COMES ON AFTER I HAVE TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO REAR BRAKE LIGHT.I GO IN SIDE TO WORK AND SOME TELLS ME MY LIGHTS ARE ON .FINALLY ONE SATURDAY I WAKE UP TO A DEAD BATTERY. I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED ANYPLACE,

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE AS PASSENGER COULD NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE IN AN EMERGENCY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE CAR STALLS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION REQUIRING IMMEDIATE EVACUATION FROM THE CAR OR RISK MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH (E.G, CAR FIRE, STUCK ON A RAILROAD TRACK, ETC.) THE PASSENGER WOULD BE STUCK IN THE CAR. LOWERING THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS DOES NOT OFFER ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO REACH OVER THE DOOR TO OPEN THE OUTSIDE HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE. MERCEDES REQUIRES THE PURCHASE OF AN ENTIRE DOOR PANEL TO REPAIR THE CHEAP PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DOOR (SET. $800 FOR THE PANEL PUS LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $1100). THE DEALERSHIP, AND MERCEDES BENZ, WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE COST TO REPAIR IT, BUT, HASN'T REPORTED IT TO THE AUTHORITIES AS A RISK.

TARTING MAKING FAINT NOISE AT 60,000 MILES. BY 63,000 MILES, IT WAS A LITTLE LOUDER SO I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACING. THIS IS A MERCEDES?? NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BY 10,000 MILES, COME ON! SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MY A MERCEDES. THIS IS MY SECOND MERCEDES, WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN!!!

FRONT RIGHT PARKING LAMP MELTED INTO HEADLIGHT FIXTURE. WAS TOLD MY MB DEALER YESTERDAY IT WAS DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT OVERHEATING AND I NEED TO PAY TO REPLACE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT $900.00 THEY HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH TAIL LIGHTS AND HAD A RECALL ON CARS TO REPLACE. MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH FRONT LIGHT ALSO.,.

AFTER BACKING OUT OF HANDICAP PARKING SPACE AND MOVING FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED MY VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED, AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE FORCEFULLY ACCELERATED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE (FORCEFULLY MOVING THIS VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED THROUGH THE HANDICAP PARKING LOT AS I CONTINUED TO BRAKE WITHOUT RESULTS OF STOPPING. THIS VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND INTO THE FRONT ENTRANCE ROAD OF THE VA HOSPITAL.( THIS ROAD HAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN USAGE) THE ONLY WAY TO STOP MY VEHICLE WAS TO JUMP THE CURB AND RUN INTO A TREE. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS THE ONLY THING DAMAGED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DEVASTATING EVENT IF DISABLED WHEELCHAIR PERSONS OR PEDESTRIANS HAD BEEN IN THE PATH OF THIS OCCURRENCE. I AM REPORTING THIS TO SAY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER C300 2010 MERCEDES BENZ AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS COULD CAUSE DEATHS. I HAVE A WITNESS TO MY BRAKE LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF AS I TRIED TO STOP THIS CAR.

STARTING MAKING FAINT NOISE AT 60,000 MILES. BY 63,000 MILES, IT WAS A LITTLE LOUDER SO I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE. TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACING. THIS IS A MERCEDES?? NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BY 10,000 MILES, COME ON! SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR MY FIRST MERCEDES.

TAKATA RECALL CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN, REAR ENDED, PUSHED INTO CROSS TRAFFIC, HIT ANOTHER CAR, SPUN AROUND AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE PARKING LAMPS FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE PARKING LAMPS AND OBSERVED THAT THEY WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER CANNOT GET OUT RIGHTAWAY IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY. THE HANDLE WAS NOT FORCED, IT JUST START MOVING BY ITSELF. LOOKS LIFE THE CABLE IS NOT ATACHED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOW COME NO BODY IS LOOKING AT THIS.

I WENT TO DRIVE MY CAR TO TEST MY NEW WHEELS I JUST PURCHASED THE DAY BEFORE. I PUT THE KEY IN, IT WOULD NOT START AND MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE MY KEY BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S NOT MY KEY AT ALL AND THAT IT'S THE ESL WHICH SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUES. THANK GOD MY CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE. I'M ASKING FOR MERCEDES-BENZ TO DO A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. THIS IS A DISAPPOINTMENT.

THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN ON 3 DOORS CAUSING THE DOOR PANELS TO BE REPLACED THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY MERCEDES AND RECALLED A MERCEDES IS A HIGH END VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPE OF ISSUES

GEAR SHIFTER WILL GET STUCK IN PARK WHEN PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, SUCH AS A DRIVEWAY OR SMALL HILL. I ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE IF I WANT TO GET MY SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. I HAVE TO TAP ON THE TOP OF THE SHIFTER AND CONTINUE TO TRY TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. THIS CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 10-30 MINUTES AND HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. VERY FRUSTRATING AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. NOW I HAVE TO PUT MONEY IN TO FIX IT ALREADY. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM? FROM MY RESEARCH, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH PLENTY OF MERCEDES HAS THIS PROBLEM.

CAR DOESNT WANT TO START , CAR HAS 85K ON IT . WELL MAINTAINED, BATTERY WAS 4 MONTHS OLD , EIS SWITCH.

I INSERTED THE KEY AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. ALL LIGHTS OFF, NO WINDOW POWER. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. A CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES WITH A BAD IGNITION SWITCH?!!! THESE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THE 2008-2012 MERCEDES BENZ.

THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS THAT HAVE SHOWN UP ALL AT THE SAME TIME JUST RECENTLY. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS IT SEEMS THAT EVERYDAY WHEN I GO LEAVE IN MY CAR I AM GETTING A NEW WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT ANOTHER LIGHT I NEED TO CHECK. AT FIRST IT WAS PROMPTING ME TO CHECK THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WHICH APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE. BUT NOW THE LIST HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE THAT TAIL LIGHT, A TURN SIGNAL LIGHT, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT AND A COUPLE MORE EVEN THOUGH TO ME IT APPEARS THAT ALL ARE WORKING FINE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT WHICH IS TRULY OUT. HOWEVER THE WARNING ARE LISTED FOR ALL THESE MALFUNCTIONING LIGHTS. THE SECOND ISSUE IS WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT STARTED MAKING A DISTRESSING NOISE ONE EVENING ON MY DRIVE HOME, IN WHICH I WAS ABLE TO REACH MY HOME WITHOUT TROUBLE. HOWEVER WHEN I TRIED TO LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING THE POWER STEERING ON THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY NOT WORKING AND I WAS HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME TURNING THE WHEEL BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE THAT I THOUGHT IT SMART NOT TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE ROAD AND PULLED IT BACK UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT HAS SAT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. LUCKILY MY SON IS AWAY AT BOARDING SCHOOL BUT HE DOESN'T NEED HIS CAR THERE SO I HAVE HAD IT AVAILABLE TO GET ME TO WORK AND BACK UNTIL I HAD THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR WHICH I AM DOING NOW.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES SHOULD BE RECELLED DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD I GOT TRAPPED IN MY CAR AND EVERYONE HAS SAME ISSUE ITS A $1600 FIX AND HAVE TO REPLACE DOOR PANEL

A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO MY DRIVER SIDE INNER PARKING LIGHT BULB FAILED, AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE INNER PARKING LIGHT BULB FAILED AS WELL. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THEM, THE BULB AND HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SHOWED VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM WHERE IT APPEARED AS IF BOTH BULBS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED INTO THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, PERMANENTLY DAMAGING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. THERE WAS THE PRESENCE OF CHARRING ON THE BULB SOCKET AS WELL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. IF IT WERE MERELY ONE BULB THAT FAILED IN THIS MANNER, I WOULD HAVE CHALKED IT UP TO MAYBE A FAULTY BULB OR SOCKET, BUT IT IS VERY ODD THAT IT OCCURRED ON BOTH INNER PARKING LIGHT ASSEMBLY. FORTUNATELY

2010 MERCEDES C300 HAS 57000 MILES. DROVE IT 2 MILES IN THE MORNING TO GET GONTO AN APPT AND THE THE CAR WOULD NOT START...THOUGHT MAYBE THE BATTERY BUT WHEN THE JUMP DIDNT WORK I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUM THAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1460...NO OTHER INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG...JUST STOPPED WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL...NEVER GETRING ANOTHER MERCEDES.

I DROVE MY 2010 C300 TO AN APPOINTMENT 2 MILES AWAY AND WENT TO START THE CAR AFTER AN APPOINTMENT AND IT WOULD NOT START...TRIED HAVING IT JUMPED BUT IT DIDN'T WORK...HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS AN ELECTRINIC STEERING MALFUNCTION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1460...THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL IT JIST STOPPED WORKING...UNACCEPTABLE AND FROM WHAT I HABE LEARNED THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL.

BAD ESL CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WAS STRANDED 30 MIN FROM HOME PAYED TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THE CAR THAT REALLY SUCKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE PARKING LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,114.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR FLICKERS ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED IR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE AUTO LOCK WOULD RANDOMLY UNLOCK AND LOCK AT THE WRONG TIME CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLE TO NOT BE RESPONSIVE ANYMORE.. MERCEDES CHARGED 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX HIS WHEN IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX MY DOOR WHICH MAKES ME THINK IF I GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHAT WOULD I DO?

THE STEERING COLUMN MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IT CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO START AS IF THE BATTERY IS DEAD BUT ITS ACTUALLY SOMETHING MUCH MORE SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT DISPENSED POWER STEERING FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR, HOWEVER, MOMENTS LATER, THE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

PURCHASED CAR MARCH 2015 WITH A 3 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE (PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE DOOR I BELIEVE). DEALER CLAIMS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE IT IS COSMETIC AND IT WILL COST ME IN EXCESS OF $1100. TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND FEEL FOR THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IN MANY SITUATIONS THIS COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH. THIS IS JUST AS CRITICAL AS AN AIR BAG IN MY EYE. I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND MAY EVEN WARRANT A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILTER WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I DROVE MY CAR TO A STORE, TURNED IT OFF AND LEFT IT FOR 10 MINUTES. WHEN I RETURNED THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD A FRIEND TRY TO JUMP MY 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY AMD STILL NO START. MY DISPLAY SAYS TO REMOVE KEY WHEN MY KEY IS IN. LIGHTS, RADIO, AND LOCKS WORK BUT NO WINDOWS. DEALER SAYS I NEED A NEW STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. THIS PROBLEM IS POSTED EVERYONE ONLINE. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON THING. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'LL COST ME $1575 AND TAKE 5 DAYS TO FIX.

PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. LEAVING DOOR HANDLE TENSION LESS. FORCING ME TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO LET PASSENGER OUT OF THE CAR.

I HAD JUST STOPPED IN DRIVEWAY IN MY HOUSE AFTER A 15 MILE DRIVE FROM MY OFFICE WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE HANDLE FLAPPED ABOUT BUT DID NOT ENGAGE THE LOCK TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD TO START THE CAR AGAIN, ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW (GLASS) BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUT SIDE HANDLE. THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALER AND THE MERCEDES BENZ USA REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT A COST OF $708 AFTER THE LOCAL DEALER DISCOUNT. MERCEDES BENZ HAS INSTALLED A PLASTIC HANDLE AS A DOOR HANDLE BUT REQUIRING BUYERS TO PURCHASE A WHOLE DOOR WHEN THE PLASTIC HANDLE BREAKS. IS THIS ALLOWED? EVEN IF THIS IS ALLOWED IS IT GOOD FOR THE CUSTOMERS? WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT THIS? AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THEY HAVE LOST A FOUR-TIME MERCEDES BENZ CUSTOMER. BUT I WANT OTHERS NOT TO GET CAUGHT IN THIS MONEY-PIT. PLEASE HELP.

WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, USING THE DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE, THE HANDLE NO LONGER ENGAGES TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DRIVER MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO RELEASE THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY WHERE THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING, THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNABLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300, MY CAR WOULD NOT START WITH MY KEY EVEN THOUGH THE BATTERY CHECKED OKAY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AMONG C300 MODELS (2008 TO 2013). SO MEANING CARS ARE VULNERABLE TO THIS FAILURE AROUND 5 YEAR MARK. MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS, AS THEY HAVE A VERY BAD RELIABILITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I HAVE 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300, MY STEERING LOCK FAILED RECENTLY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE AMONG C300 MODELS (2008 TO 2013). QUITE A FEW CARS ARE VULNERABLE TO THIS FAILURE AROUND 5 YEAR MARK. MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS, AS THEY HAVE A VERY BAD RELIABILITY.

DRIVER'S SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE CABLE CONNECTOR BROKE. CANNOT EXIT CAR FROM INSIDE AND MUST ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. COULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES BENZ ON MULTIPLE DISCUSSION FORUMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V177000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

LUCKILY I TOOK CAR IN FOR A SAFETY CHECK AND BELT TENSIONER WAS FOUND TO BE SHREDDING. IT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THIS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS EXTRA VISIT TO THE DEALER MAY HAVE SAVE ME FROM HAVING AN INCIDENT. I OTHERWISE NEVER WOULD'VE KNOW THE BELT WAS SHREDDING. *TR

THE MERCEDES BENZ C 300W4 2010 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH.THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AS A CERTIFIED PREOWNED FROM THE DEALER IN 2013. IT HAS LESS THAN 15000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG IMMEDIATELY. COST TO REPAIR APPROX. $1000. LOOKING ON LINE I FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT MERCEDES IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT. WHAT HAPPENS IN AN EMERGENCY IF YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THE HANDLE BREAKS? IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, I ALMOST HAD AND ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC, HE CAN'T FIXED, THE DEALER NEED TO DO THE JOB FOR TREE TIMES MORE. THAN MY MECHANIC. THIS IS UNFAIR! I BUY MY CAR IN 2012 ORIGINAL MILEAGE 10000MILES. TO MY KNOWLEDGE IS TO LOW VERY MILEAGE FOR HAVING THIS TYPE A PROBLEM. *TR

I DROVE 500 MILES FROM CHICAGO TO MISSISSAUGA, ONT. CANADA. TRIP WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE DAY AFTER I DROVE THE CAR TO A HONDA CAR DEALERSHIP , IRONICALLY, TO LOOK FOR A CAR FOR A RELATIVE AND PARKED. RETURNING ONE HOUR LATER I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS WITH THE REMOTE BUT WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO WENT DEAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP 7 KILOMETERS AWAY. THE PROGRAMMED PART HAD TO BE ORDERED SO IT TOOK TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO GET MY CAR BACK AT A COST OF $1071US. IT WAS TROUBLING TO REFLECT ON THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON ONE OF THE REST AREAS I STOPPED AT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ALONG THE ROUTE. I CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE THIS SYSTEM AND HAVE MY CAR STOLEN OR LEFT STRANDED WITH THE NEAREST TOWN MILES AWAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SYSTEM JUST MALFUNCTIONED JUST LIKE A LIGHT WOULD BLOW OUT. NOT GOOD ENOUGH SYSTEM FOR AN EXPENSIVE CAR. THANKS FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, A LEAK WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK AND DAMAGED THE BELT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND THE BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V598000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

DOOR RELEASE HANDLE DRIVERS DOOR BROKE OFF. UNABLE TO ESCAPE FROM VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN DRIVERS WINDOW AND CLIMBING OUT. DEALER WELL AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT STATES IT IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WILL ONLY REPAIR UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTY. UTR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. AS A RESULT, THE TWO REAR SEAT PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT END BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,935. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. ALSO, THE GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM PARK INTO ANOTHER GEAR FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY EIS ON MY 2010 C300, THE CAR HAD ROUGHLY 60000 MILES WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. I PARKED MY CAR IN A PARKING GARAGE, AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE WORK, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE ONE THAT OCCURS IN A LARGE NUMBER OF MERCEDES CARS WITH SIMILAR MAKE/MODEL/MILEAGE, WHICH IS GENERALLY RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE MILEAGE FOR THE STANDARD WARRANTY. MERCEDES DOESN'T ALLOW THE ISSUE TO BE FIXED BY LICENSED DEALERS, AND CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY A DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SOMEWHAT OF AN ETHICAL DILEMMA. I AM NOT SURE IF THE EIS WOULD EVER GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, BUT IF SO, THAT COULD RESULT IN SAFETY ISSUES FOR THE DRIVER. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY 10/06.2014 THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2010 MERCEDES BENZ C 300 4 MATIC FAILED TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. ON 02/14/2015 THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT SUCH AS FIRE OR SUBMERGED IN WATER NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER WOULD BE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 50 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED 50+ VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO FAIL TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED. TO HAVE BOTH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD ON A MERCEDES BENZ SEEMS INCREDIBLE. *TR