2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS

12 complaints filed with NHTSA.

12
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
WHEELS1
TIRES1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
STRUCTURE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1

Recent Complaints

20060417SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

THE MERCEDES CLK350 VIN [XXX]- THE PASSENGER SEAT AND DRIVER SEAT WHEN RELEASED TO ALLOW A REAR PASSENGER OUT OF THE CAR CAUSES THE HEAD REST TO AUTOMATICALLY DESCEND AND CAN TRAP THE REAR OCCUPANTS HAND IN PLACE AS IT DID WITH A 10 YEAR CHILD IN MY CAR. THE CONTROL TO RAISE THE HEADREST IS DISABLED WHEN THE SEAT IS IN THIS POSITION THEREBY NOT ALLOWING ANY METHOD TO RELEASE THE TRAPPED HAND. I SPOKE WITH MERCEDES THIS MORNING AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS HOW IT IS DESIGNED AND THERE IS NOT

Mileage: 3,800