2011 Mercedes-Benz C300 complaints

NO NO FIX

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE ASKED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AT THE DEALER AND CALLED THE CORP. OFFICE 3 TIMES TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. I AM NERVOUS DRIVING MY CAR ALL THEY SAY IS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO, NOW TAKATA IS DECLARING BANKRUPTCY AND MERCEDES OFFERS NOTHING.

MY 2011 C-300 HAS TWO RECALLS PENDING FOR BOTH AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER). I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO MBUSA FOR OVER 2 YEARS TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. TO THIS DAY 11/06/2017 MBUSA HAD MADE NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT ME OR PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE REAR SEAT-BELTS LOCKUP ON PASSENGERS AND RATCHET DOWN CONSISTENTLY WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT THEREBY REQUIRING THE PASSENGERS TO UNFASTEN THEIR BELTS AND RIDE WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BEING FASTENED. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND BOTH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXISTING FROM THE PURCHASE DATE MARCH 2011

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RECALL ALMOST TWO YEARS. TAKATA AND MERCEDES ARE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION.

TAKATA RECALL ON AIRBAGS. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALER BENTONVILLE AR 72712 BUT DEALER SAYS THEY CAN ONLY CALL WHEN THEY GET THE PARTS TO REPLACE. THEY HAVE NOT CALLED ME ALMOST FOR LAST 12 MONTHS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. PLEASE ADVISE. THE CAR IS NOT REPLACED WITH THE NEW AIR BAGS. IT STILL RUNNING ON THE ORIGINAL DEFAULTED AIRBAGS.

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL - DEALER STATES REPLACEMENTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE

TTAKATA RECALL: NOTHING HAS HAPPENED WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH. I AM AFRAID. WHY?. BECAUSE FOR ALMOST TWO ( 2 ) YEARS NOW, CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN WAITING ( AND MOST ARE DRIVING THEIR CARS FREQUENTLY) FOR A " FIX " FOR THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM, TO NO AVAIL. WHEN DO WE GET JUSTICE. NHTSA SHOULD PRESSURE TAKATA AND MERCEDES BENZ TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WHAT AYE YOU WAITING FOR-DEATHS TO INNOCENT PERSONS?. PLEASE THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.

"TAKATA RECALL" IS DRIVING WITH A DEATH SENTENCE

CANNOT REACH ANY DEALER TO FIX TO RECALLS ON MY CARE RECALL 1 : NHTSA RECALL NUMBER , 16V081 , SUMMARY: CERTAIN MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES AND ONE FCA MODEL ARE EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS PROVIDED BY THE SUPPLIER TK HOLDINGS INC. ("TAKATA"). ON JANUARY 25, 2016 TAKATA FILED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT WITH NHTSA ANNOUNCING A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT INFLATORS. 2ND RECALL NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V363 SUMMARY CERTAIN MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS PROVIDED BY THE SUPPLIER TK HOLDINGS INC. ("TAKATA"). ON MAY 16, 2016 TAKATA FILED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT WITH NHTSA ANNOUNCING A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT INFLATORS. BASED UPON TAKATA'S INFORMATION TO DATE

TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED THE DEALER (MERCEDES BENZ OF SOUTH BAY) MORE THAN 1 YEAR AGO AND THEN AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 3, 2017. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PART.

TAKATA RECALL, NO AIRBAGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL REPLACEMENT FROM LOCAL DEALER.

I WAS CONTACTED YEARS AGO ABOUT THIS AND NO ONE HAS THE REPLACEMENT YET. I ONLY HAVE ONE VEHICLE, SO I WILL NEED A LOANER TOO.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF MEMPHIS, 5389 POPLAR AVE, MEMPHIS, TN 38119 (901) 345-6211) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED W.I. SIMONSON MERCEDES-BENZ AT (855) 677-2690 (1626 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90403) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IT HAS BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS STILL NO REPLACEMENT, THEY SAY THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE BACK ORDERED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (VITI MERCEDES IN TIVERTON, RI) AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIR BAG RECALL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

AIRBAG IS LISTED FOR RECALL. STATING THEY WILL SEND ME A MESSAGE WHEN THE PARTS ARE ABLE TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS BEEN SINCE FEB 11 2016... STILL THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS?

TAKATA RECALL - I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2011 USED MERCEDES BENZ WHICH HAS TWO OPEN RECALLS FOR DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP A REMEDY WOULD BE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY THIS CLAIM. PLEASE ADVISE WHEN THIS RECALL WILL BE REMEDIED AND WHAT MY RECOURSE IS IN THE MEANTIME.

"TAKATA RECALL". CONTACTED MERCEDES-BENZ OF MOBILE (251-472-2369) REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT TAKATA AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NOT MANUFACTURED REPLACEMENT PARTS AT THIS TIME. I STATED THAT I RECEIVED NOTICES ABOUT THE RECALL IN JUNE AND AUGUST OF 2016.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE INTERIM NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS), BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE FOR BOTH RECALLS INDICATING THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BENZEL-BUSCH MOTOR CARS IN ENGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. NO ACTIONS TAKEN BY MANUFACTURER TO CORRECT SAFETY PROBLEM THUS FAR

TAKATA RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE

STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP OR EIS ISSUE. CAR NOT STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. LUCKY IT WAS IN SAFE PLACE. CAR INTERIOR LIGHT COMES UP BUT DOES NOT CRANK. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. LOOK HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T32359_DS565938

TAKATA RECALL STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX AIRBAG RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL. MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT.

TAKATA RECALL, I RECIEVED RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIR BAGS IN MY MERCEDES BENZ DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2016. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND STILL ON PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE LIMITED MY DRIVING OF THIS CAR, CURRENTLY LESS THAN 16,000 MILES ON THE CAR. NOW THAT THEY HAVE FILED CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY I AM WORRIED IT WILL NEVER GET REPLACED AND THE CAR WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY DEVALUED.

TAKATA RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THESE DEFECTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I AM IN ZONE A AND AFFECTED BY TWO RECALL OVER A YEAR OLD.

TAKATA RECALL - RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS IN FEB 2016 AND MAY 2016, RESPECTIVELY. TO DATE, NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED, THEREFORE, I AM STILL DRIVING WITH DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS AND AM VULNERABLE TO SUFFERING THE HARM AND/OR LOSS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: THE FACT THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A REMEDY TO THIS ISSUE IS TERRIBLE. I WATCHED THE VIDEO OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THIS AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED. I'M SUPPOSED TO BE OK WITH THIS WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE EVERYDAY KNOWING THAT IF THERE IS ANY COLLISON OF ANY SORT MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH NOT FROM THE COLLISON BUT FROM THE SAFETY DEVICE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US.

TAKATA RECALL - ACTIVE RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN 2/2016 AND 5/2016 BUT I'VE YET TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE RECALL STATUS STATES, "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." I RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TK HOLDINGS, INC. THAT TAKATA HAS FILED CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WONDERING WHEN OR IF THIS ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED FOR OWNERS IN DANGER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300W. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MERCEDES-BENZ OF TAMPA AT (813) 579-2138 (4400 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33614) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES DATED AUGUST 2016 REGARDING THIS RECALL. SINCE THEN I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORT MYERS DEALERSHIP REQUESTING FREE REPLACEMENT. EACH TIME INCLUDING TODAY I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS OR THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM CORPORATE TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. TODAY I RECEIVED A POST CARD REGARDING TK HOLDINGS FILING CHAPTER 11. LAST YEAR MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING 19K OF DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS A GOOD THING OR A BAD THING. SHE WAS TRAVELING EAST WHEN I STATIONARY TRUCK PULLED INTO HER LANE CAUSING PASSENGER FRONT END DAMAGE.

THERE IS A FEAR THAT SOME DAY I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THAT BAG MAY HAVE TO GO OFF

TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WAS IDENTIFIED AND MERCEDES BENZ STILL DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION OR ESTIMATED TIME WHEN THE REPAIRS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MY COMPLAINT INVOLVES 2 RECALL NOTICES I RECEIVED ON THE MERCEDES BENZ 300C CLASS WHICH HAS DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAGS ON THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL. MERCEDES USA SAID IT WILL NOT HAVE AIRBAGS TO REPLACE IN MY CAR UNTIL LATE 2018 FROM NHTSA. MERCEDES BENZ'S RESPONSE IS THAT NO ONE HAS YET DIED IN ONE OF ITS VEHICLES DUE TO TAKATA AIRBAGS. MERCEDES HAS DIRECTED VICTIMS OF THESE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS TO THE NHTSA NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND SAYS THE BAGS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE UNTIL LATE 2018 WHEN NHTSA RELEASES THEM. I'VE ALREADY WAITED AND RISKED MY LIFE FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, ACTUALLY 4 YEARS. MERCEDES COULD CARE LESS. MY REQUEST IS THAT MERCEDES RETURN THIS CAR FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THIS CAR IS A 2011. IT WAS WIDELY REPORTED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND OTHER NEWS OUTLETS THAT HONDA AND TAKATA FOUND OUT THE BAGS WERE DEADLY AND DEFECTIVE AS FAR BACK AT LEAST AS 2001, HOWEVER, KEPT IT UNDER WRAPS. MERCEDES KNEW WHEN IT MADE THE DECISION TO PURCHASE THESE AIR BAGS AND INSTALL THEM INTO LATER MODEL VEHICLES, PROBABLY AT DRASTIC DISCOUNTS, THAT THE DEFECTIVE BAGS WERE NO GOOD AND WORSE POTENTIALLY DEADLY. ALREADY PEOPLE HAD DIED FROM THESE AIRBAGS. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO DIE IN A MERCEDES DUE TO THESE AIRBAGS. I JUST HEARD BACK FROM THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, WHO SAID THAT MERCEDES IS MISINFORMING CONSUMERS. IT DOES NOT HAVE AIRBAGS THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN 2018. I CAN SEND Y

2011 MERCEDES-BENZ 300C. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. UPDATED 10/03/2017*JS

THERE APPEARS TO BE IS A CRACK ON THE FUEL FILTER. THIS CRACK HAS RESULTED IN A FUEL LEAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE. THE TOP OF THE FUEL SENDING UNITS ARE LEAKING. HIGH FUMES ODOR INSIDE AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE BOTH WHEN IT IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION REGARDLESS IF IT'S ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNING OR CITY STREET.

TAKATA RECALL- ITS BEEN MORE THAN 1 YEAR SINCE THE RECALL AND THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IS STILL NOT ABLE TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS. I DRIVE THIS CAR DAILY... I DON'T THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD RISK THEIR LIFE IF THERE IS A FAULTY AIRBAG. THERE SHOULD BE SOME OTHER TYPE OF ARRANGEMENTS TO REPLACE THESE FAULT AIRBAGS BY NOW?! THE RECALL NOTICES ARE: 16V081 & 16V363

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE "CHECK AIR BAGS" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER (PARK PLACE MOTORCARS MERCEDES-BENZ DALLAS, 6113 LEMMON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75209, 214-526-8701) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE COULD NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HANDLE AIR BAG REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHEN PARTS ARRIVED FOR THE TWO OPEN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR AND RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2016. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). MERCEDES NOTIFIED ME IN WRITING THAT OUR FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS WERE DEFECTIVE OVER A YEAR AGO IN JUNE, 2016. I THINK IT IS SCANDALOUS THAT MERCEDES HAS NOT REPAIRED THIS DEFECT IN OVER 15 MONTHS. WHAT CAN I DO TO FORCE MERCEDES TO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS SURROUNDING THIS RECALL? [XXX] *DL

STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAULTY EIS/ESL CAR WON'T START NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS OWNERS. WENT ON BREAK TOOK NAP IN CAR COME BACK 1 HOUR LATER WON'T START.

2011 MERCEDES BENZ C300. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR LIGHT SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STAUS REPORT FOR ODI NUMBERS 10983063 AND 10984235. UPDATED 09/06/2017*JS

TAKATA RECALL--MY 2011 MERCEDES BENZ C300 HAD RECALLS FOR DRIVER AND ALSO PASSENGER AIRBAGS ON 2/11/16 AND 5/23/16 RESPECTIVELY. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS AVAILABLE. THANK GOODNESS, MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT DEPLOYED THE AIRBAGS. BUT, I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS COULD CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY FOR THE DRIVER AND/ OR THE PASSENGER. AS MY CAR IS NOW 6 1/2 YRS OF AGE, I DECIDED TO TRADE IT IN ON A NEW VEHICLE. I WAS GIVEN VERY BAD NEWS THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE AIRBAGS, I WOULD GET A VERY LOW OFFER FOR MY TRADE IN. IN FACT, THE DEALERSHIP REALLY DIDN'T WANT MY CAR AS A TRADE AT ALL!!

STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE. IT KEEPS THE CAR FROM STARTING. MY LOCAL DEALER STATED THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN MERCEDES. AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE.

TAKATA RECALL INCOMPLETE.NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 16V081 RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 2016020003 SUMMARY: CERTAIN MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES AND ONE FCA MODEL ARE EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS PROVIDED BY THE SUPPLIER TK HOLDINGS INC. ("TAKATA"). ON JANUARY 25, 2016 TAKATA FILED A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT WITH NHTSA ANNOUNCING A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT INFLATORS. BASED UPON TAKATA'S INFORMATION TO DATE, TAKATA IS AWARE OF FOUR TEST RUPTURES IN BALLISTIC TESTS OF NON-DESICCATED PSDI-5 INFLATORS. TAKATA IS NOT AWARE OF ANY FIELD INCIDENTS IN WHICH A PSDI-5 INFLATOR HAS RUPTURED, EITHER DESICCATED OR NON-DESICCATED. TAKATA IS TAKING THIS ACTION IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE SUBJECT NON-DESICCATED PSDI-5 AIR BAG INFLATORS, DUE TO THE SIMILARITIES OF DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIS TYPE OF INFLATOR USED IN THE U.S. MARKET. DAG IS NOT AWARE OF ANY FIELD INCIDENTS WITH THE SUBJECT TAKATA PSDI-5 INFLATORS. HOWEVER, BASED ON THE INFORMATION ABOVE AND IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, DAG WILL CONDUCT A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SUBJECT TAKATA PSDI-5 INFLATORS IN THE UNITED STATES AS IDENTIFIED BY TAKATA IN THE DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT. SAFETY RISK: ACCORDING TO TAKATA, IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATORRUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULTIN INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. REMEDY:

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ALEXANDRIA MERCEDES IN ALEXANDRIA, VA) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.