2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C230
76 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 11 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 6 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| AIR BAGS | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| ENGINE | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
Recent Complaints
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AND HEADING UPHILL. MY AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING CLICKED OFF, AND THEN I NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL. SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD. THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, SO I DROVE ANOTHER 1/4 MILE UNTIL I CRESTED THE HILL AND CAME TO A DIP. I NOTICED FLAMES COMING TOWARD ME FROM BETWEEN THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK, GRABBED MY STUFF AND GOT OUT. THE CAR COMPLETELY BURNED UP. I GET MY C
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE, BLINDING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF VEHICLE FOLLOWING. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY AND WAS MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT AN ENGINE VALVE HAD MELTED INTO TWO PIECES AND A PIECE OF THE VALVE WAS FOUND IN THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A TREE THAT HAD FALLEN IN THE STREET. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE SUFFERED FOUR BROKEN BONES AS A RESULT; THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DESTROYED. HE WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE SECONDARY THRESHOLDS WERE NOT EXCEEDED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE
Mileage: 120,000
THE 2003 MERCERDES BENZ 300C ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT TO WORK. THE CAR STALLED, FLAMES SHOOT OUT THE FRONT HOOD, THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, SO I COASTED TO THE FIRM. I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE BLUE FLAMES SHOOPT 20 FEET IN THE AIR. A PASSERBY TRIED TO PUT OUT THE FIRWE UNSUCESSFULLY WITH A FIRE EXTIQUISHER. THE FLAMES GOT HOTTER AND SHOT 60 FEET IN THE AIR, AND POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND WERE FINALLY ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE . THE ENGINE BLOCK MELTED DOWN ,AND
Mileage: 80,000