2006 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 183 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 13th highest complaint count among 23 C-Class model years with reports.
Of the 2006 reports, 10 involved a crash. 14 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
No safety recalls on file.
Representative owner complaints
183 reports, newest first.
Engine, Oct 14, 2014
THE BALANCE SHAFT IS FAULTY AND MY ENGINE WAS SHAKING. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN 2 TYPES OF ENGINES AND MERCEDES BENZ WILL NOT COVER IT. THERE IS CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS GOING ON ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Engine, Oct 7, 2014
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY C230 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ THEREFORE I'D TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MB MECHANIC STATED I HAVE A BAD BALANCE SHAFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THE MB REPAIR SHOP QUOTED ME OVER $6000 TO REPAIR A DEFECTIVE BALANCE SHAFT. THE ENGINE WILL NOT START WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART, AND/OR THE CAR WILL STOP BECAUSE OF THE FAILED PART WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Exterior lighting, Sep 15, 2014
ALL OF THE WIRES GOING TO (AND INSIDE) THE HEADLAMPS HAVE INSULATION CRACKING AND FALLING OFF, EXPOSING BARE WIRES, WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF CAUSING A SHORT. I NEED TO REMOVE THE HEADLAMPS TO HAVE THEN "RESTORED", BUT MAY NEED TO REPLACE HEADLAMPS BASED ON WIRE ISSUE(S), AT $800 PER LAMP. *TR
Steering, Aug 12, 2014
THIS CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND NEARLY CHANGED LANES AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR DURING A SPLIT SECOND OF LOOKING AT THE GAS GAUGE AND NOT DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MZB WITH THE COMPLAINT. THEY SAID IT WAS MY DRIVING HABIT. LATER THEY SAID IT WAS THE CURVE OF THE ROAD. STILL LATER THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIRES NOT INFLATED. AS I CONTINUED TO ASK FOR HELP ON THIS ISSUE AND SEVERAL TIMES BRINGING IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY FINALLY SAID THAT A MZB REP WILL GO WITH ME ON A TEST RIDE. DURING THE TEST RIDE I STATED THAT AT ANY MOMENT YOU ASK I WILL LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR WILL TURN TO THE RIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL OF THESE DEMONSTRATIONS TO HIM HE THEN HELD THE WHEEL HIMSELF AND FELT THE PULL. HE AGREED WITH ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY MET IN A MEETING WITHOUT ME AND BEGAN TO DO THIS AND THAT WITH THE CAR ON THE RACK. I ASKED WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THEY TOLD ME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. LATER THE CAR WAS RELEASED TO ME AND IN FACT THE PROBLEM WAS BETTER HOWEVER NOT CORRECTED. THIS CAR HAS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT RUN DOWN THE ROAD STRAIGHT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I DRIVE IT NOW THE WAY IT IS BECAUSE I AM TIRED OF MZB AND THEIR TACTICS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO MZB 12 TIMES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP IF POSSIBLE. *TR
Engine, Jun 10, 2014
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED MERCEDES DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS THE TIMING IN BALANCE SHAFT OF THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC MERCEDES BENZ WAS WELL AWARE OF THE BALANCE SHAFT ISSUE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT, BUT THE PROBLEM ONLY SHOWS UP ON SOME OF THE C-CLASS MODELS AND DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE MY VEHICLE THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. IF THIS IS AN ISSUE MERCEDES WAS AWARE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY 6K TO FIX. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING MERCEDES SHOULD DO TO HELP OWNERS WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. I HAD NO INDICATION THIS WAS A PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE SERVICE LIGHT APPEARING OUT OF NO WHERE TWO MONTHS AFTER MY SERVICE VISIT WHICH WAS TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON IF IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME , HOWEVER I'M AFRAID THE CAR WILL QUIT RUNNING. I WAS PLANNING ON TAKING THE CAR OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION NEXT MONTH I DON'T WANT TO GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. *TR
Power train, Jun 10, 2014
WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH EVEN WITH MY GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE RPMS WENT BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000. I HAD TO PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN CAR HARD SHIFTED TO PARK AND THEN AGAIN INTO DRIVE. ONCE I TURNED THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF IT RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUES AND HAD CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR
Tires, Jun 5, 2014
MY NEW CONTINENTAL TIRE INSTALLED BY CARX TIRE WENT FLAT FROM CRACKING ON HIGHTWAY, NO NAILS, MANY SPOTS LOOK GOING TO BE CRACKED, NEW TIRE OUTSIDE RING RUBBER LOOKS CRACKING. INSTALLED DATE: 02/19/2014 INSTALLER: CARX 9185 UNION CEMETERY RD CINCINNATI, OH 45249 513-667-5457 *TR
Engine, May 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Electrical system, May 13, 2014
I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I PUT IN THE CAR KEY TO START THE CAR, YES IT STARTS UP BUT THE GAS GAUGE ,SPEEDOMETER, AND THE REST ON THE DASH GO TO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND DON'T MOVE, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T START AS WELL . I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BUY A NEW KEY THINKING IT WAS THE KEY BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I SAW THAT MOST OF THE C CLASS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES I'M HAVING BUT THEY DIDN'T RECALL THE C230. I BELIEVE YOU GUYS SHOULD DO BETTER INVESTIGATION NEXT TIME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT CAME DEFECTIVE. ALSO I'VE NOTICED THAT THE 2006 C CLASS ALSO HAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG WHICH I'VE HAS THE ESN OR ESP LETTERS POPPING UP ON NY DASHBOARD STATING SOMETHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG YET MY VEHICLE ISN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THAT RECALL AS WELL AND I ASK MYSELF WHY? IF THEY SAME PROBLEMS I'M HAVING ARE EXACTLY THE SAME I'M HAVING WITH THE RECALLED VEHICLE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 13, 2014
BOTH SENDING UNITS IN THE FUEL TANK WERE LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED BY RBM MERCEDES OF 7640 ROSWELL ROAD, ATLANTA, GA 30350 FOR THE AMOUNT OF $ 828.05. I HAVE ORIGINAL REPAIR BILL AND IT CAN BE SUBMITTED AT YOUR REQUEST. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jan 22, 2014
"ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP FROM STOP TO 45 MPH AND RPMS ROSE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 35 MPH. I TRIED FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NO RESPONSE AT ALL PAST 35 MPH". MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD. I WENT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE AN INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jan 3, 2014
ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP FROM STOP TO 45 MPH AND RPMS ROSE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 AND CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 35 MPH. I TRIED FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. NO RESPONSE AT ALL PAST 35 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. THEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ACCELERATION PERFORMED AS IT SHOULD. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Dec 11, 2013
MOMENTS AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND REDUCING SPEED AT AROUND 35 MPH MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AND CONTINUE AS IT WOULD IN NEUTRAL. FAMILY IN THE CAR PANIC AND FOR MY FORTUNE LIGHT TRAFFIC ON AN USUAL BUSY STREET. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT TURN ON AT THE MOMENT OF DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. A WEEK LATER WITHOUT A WARNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON AND LOST SPEED IN THE FREEWAY. THIS INCIDENT COULD EASY CAUSE MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS A FATAL ACCIDENT AND PREVENTABLE INJURIES. I HAVE FOUND MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEN TO ME AND ITS AWFUL THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX IT. I WILL CONTACT MY LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATOR TO DEMAND ACTION AND A FORMAL INVESTIGATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Dec 2, 2013
ON NOV 27, 2013, I WAS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA ON HIGHWAY 14 TRAVELING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY W/ MANY CARS AND MY SPEED DROPPED TO AROUND 50 MPH IN SPITE OF MY FOOT DOWNING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MOVE OVER TO THE SLOW LANE FOR SAFETY. RETURNING HOME THAT SAME DAY ON THE SAME FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE UPHILL ON THE FREEWAY IN SPITE OF STEPPING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR- AGAIN I HAD TO FLASH MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AND MOVE TO THE SLOW LANE. THERE IS NO SENSOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD FOR BOTH INCIDENTS. MY MECHANIC REPORTED IT WILL BE HARD TO DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE THERE IS NO SENSOR LIGHT ON. ON NOV 29, 2013, I TRAVELED TO LAS VEGAS AND THE TRANSMISSION REPEATED THE DECELERATING INCIDENT AND FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 9, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RESOLVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Power train, Engine, Aug 12, 2013
ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING. BALANCE SHAFT MALFUNCTION. CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME NON-DRIVABLE. LOCAL DEALER QUOTED 6K TO FIX. CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ WHICH INDICATED IT WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND C-CLASS VEHICLES. OTHER RESEARCH INDICATES A DEFECT IN THE BALANCE SHAFT USED BY MERCEDES BENZ IN THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODELS. MERCEDES BENZ ISSUED A SERVICE NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 2008. PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE RELATIVELY CLOSE TO HOME PRIOR TO BEING DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN. HAD THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE ROAD, THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. A NON DEALER MERCEDES MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS AN 8-10% FAILURE RATE ON THE BALANCE SHAFTS IN QUESTION. MERCEDES BENZ NEEDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE OWNERS TO RESOLVE THE ONES THAT DO FAIL. *TR
Power train, Engine, Jul 26, 2013
THE CAR HAS A BALANCE SHAFT ISSUE LIKE MANY W272 ENGINES...WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO GET MERCEDES INTO ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT...THIS ISSUE WILL COST ME ABOUT 5000 DOLLARS TO FIX...OTHERWISE. *TR
Engine, Jun 20, 2013
ZERO ISSUES WITH THIS CAR UNTIL NOW. THIS WEEK, JUNE 2013, THE CAR HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT. I PULLED UP TO A STOPLIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE NEVER BEFORE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. THE CAR STALLED AND ENGINE DIED. IT RESTARTED, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS THERE WAS NO POWER, TRAFFIC WAS COMING UP THE OFF RAMP FAST, I HAD TO FLASH MY BRAKES TO GET THEM TO NOTICE SOMETHING WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. THE CAR SPUTTERED INTO THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FREEWAY OVERPASS INTERSECTION WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD AND EAGER TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT BECAUSE THE CAR WENT FROM COMPLETELY RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND INSTABILITY. I SPUTTERED BACK HOME, CREATING THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT EVERY INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MERCEDES BENZ SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER A LOT OF TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE PULLED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THE ENGINE. HOURS LATER THEY FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC BUSHING OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH BROKE AND WAS SUCKED INTO CYLINDER #4 AND #3. THIS CAUSED THE VALVES TO BEND AND COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE CYLINDERS AND VALVES, ACCORDING TO THE MERCEDES QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN. THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VALVES, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THEY'RE GOING TO FIND ONCE THEY PULL THE HEADERS OFF. THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR IS $4,400, BUT IT MAY EVEN BE HIGHER. THE CYLINDERS HAVE TO BE SENT TO A MACHINE SHOP TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES AS A RESULT. WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'LL FIND. THE MECHANICS STATED THAT MERCEDES BENZ IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THAT THOSE MOVING PLASTIC PARTS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ARE KNOWN TO CRACK AND CAUSE PROBLEMS AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, BUT I DON'T SEE RECALLS ON THIS OBVIOUS ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Suspension, May 29, 2013
FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE. THIS IS THE 2ND SPRING THAT HAS BROKEN IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THIS TIME THE BROKEN SPRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST MOVING PARTS AND SMOKING AT ONLY 5 MPH. IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS, OR ON A CURVE, I SUSPECT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MERCEDES SPRINGS BREAKING ON VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THAT WOULD CERTAINLY INDICATE TO ME THAT EITHER THE DESIGN OR SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Power train, May 13, 2013
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH RAPIDLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN EXTREMELY ROUGH, HAD LITTLE POWER, AND WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED ON A SURFACE STREET AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE, I BELIEVE, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN HARM TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC BUSHING IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH BROKE AND WAS SUCKED INTO VALVE #4 WHICH THEN BURNED THE VALVE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE THAT THEIR MB PARTS SUPPLIER STATED THAT MB IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC BUSHING. HOWEVER, THE PARTS SUPPLIER WAS APPARENTLY NOT PERSONALLY AWARE OF IT CAUSING THE TYPE OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE I EXPERIENCED. MB REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE, AT LEAST TO ME, THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PAST INSTANCES INVOLVING THIS DEFECTIVE PLASTIC BUSHING OR TO EVEN CONSIDER THAT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEFORE IT RESULTS IN HARM. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL TAKE THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY AND INVESTIGATE ITS POTENTIAL FOR HARM. *TR
Engine, May 13, 2013
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I WENT TO MECHANIC TO CHECK. THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER CODE TEST TO FIND PROBLEM. THE CODE INDICATES THAT THE BALANCE SHAFT IS STARTING TO FAIL. I RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITHIN THIS ENGINE. APPARENTLY MERCEDES IS UNWILLING TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY COSTLY AND THE BUYER SHOULDN'T BARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED, BUT I CAN'T FIND OUT THE CURRENT STATUS OF IT. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE AUTO TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. BEING THAT THOUSANDS OF MERCEDES VEHICLES HAVE THIS DEFECT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE NTSB ISN'T STEPPING IN. *TR
Fuel/propulsion system, May 5, 2013
AROUND DECEMBER 2010 I BEGAN NOTICING THERE HAS BEEN A GAS SMELL FROM REAR WHEEL HOUSING AND REAR SEAT WHENEVER I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH VARIOUS FUEL LEVEL AND CONCLUDED THAT GAS SMELL STARTS WHEN GAS IS MORE THAN 3/4 FULL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING NOT TO FILL GAS MORE THAN 3/4 AND HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED A DELIVERY UNIT AND ALL THE SEALS, WHICH HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AREAS FOR MANY MERCEDES. THE GAS SMELL DID NOT GO AWAY AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DUE TO THE RISK OF FIRE IN ADDITION TO THE UNPLEASANT GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN. *TR
Power train, Engine, Apr 26, 2013
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGLISH. I WOULD HAVE TO ALMOST FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN MOVING. I PULLED OVER AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN NEUTTRAL. THE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SHIFTED VERY HARD AS I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE INTO PARK. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET IT MOVING. THE GEARS CONTINUED TO SHIFT VIOLENTLY. HOWEVER, WHEN I FINALLY GOT MOVING AGAIN, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AND AN ERROR CODE FOR THE INTERNAL SPEED SENSOR CAME UP, WHICH IS PART OF THE VALVE BODY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT. MERCEDES IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2006-2007 C230 MODELS! IN FACT, THEY ARE HAVING A DISPUTE WITH THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VALVE BODY BECAUSE IT IS POOR QUALITY AND DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. MY LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $2,400 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PART. *TR
Power train, Apr 13, 2013, crash
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN STOP AT A LIGHT, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TOOK OFF AS IT WAS AT A HIGHER GEAR. WOULD NOT PICK SPEED AND HIGH RPM. THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN RIDING HIS BIKE AND MADE A RIGHT TURN AND BECAUSE HIS VIEW WAS BLOCK MY THE SUN HE ENDED UP REAR ENDING MY CAR AND FEEL OFF HIS BIKE. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS COMPLIANT IS IF MY CAR WAS NOT HAVING THIS ISSUE THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BC THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THANK GOD THE RIDER WAS NOT BADLY HURT AND JUST HAD A FEW SCRAPES AND MY CAR WAS OKAY SO WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLIANT ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUES ABOUT THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING AND GEARS GETTING STUCK IT IS BECOMING RIDICULOUS. I AM SURE THERE HAS BEEN CASES WHERE PEOPLE ARE SEVERELY INJURED OR PASSED AWAY BC OF THIS ISSUE BUT ONES THAT DIDN'T SURVIVED ARE NOT HERE TO FILE THEIR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE BODIES ACTUALLY START PILING UP. MERCEDES.BENZ ARE KNOWN TO BE HIGH END LUXURY CARS AND THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY DRIVE LIKE ONES.. THE MANUFACTURER NEED TO STEP UP AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IMPORTANT MATTER AND DO THE RECALL. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 21, 2013
UPON FILLING GAS TANK NOTICED FUEL SMELL IN GARAGE. THIS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. DECIDED NOT TO FILL COMPLETELY, AND SMELL WENT AWAY. I NOW ONLY PUT 10 GALLONS IN THE TANK AND DO NOT FILL UP. I'M SENDING THIS BECAUSE I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES INDICATING THIS MAY BE PROBLEM WITH "E" CLASS VEHICLES. *TR