2002 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS

46 complaints filed with NHTSA.

46
Complaints
1
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5
SEATS5
SUSPENSION4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
TIRES3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
POWER TRAIN2
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
STEERING1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1

Recent Complaints

20071030FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING, NO PROBLEM. EARLY AFTERNOON, SHE LEFT TO PICK UP OUR CHILD, WHILE LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE VEHICLE STARTING SENDING WARNING SIGNS CAME ON THE DASH THAT HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE. THEN THICK SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE HAD TO OPEN HER WINDOW. SHE THEN TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME PRIOR TO LEAVING THE COMMUNITY. ON THE WAY BACK THE CAR SLAMMED ON BRAKES BY ITSELF AND CUT ITSELF OFF AND SAID THE VEHICLE HAD 7 FAULTS. RAN

Mileage: 65,000

20031202CrashFireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WHEN DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. 15 SECONDS LATER, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DUE TO SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

Mileage: 18,000