2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 836 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 23 C-Class model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 25 involved a crash and 21 involved a fire. 30 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
No safety recalls on file.
Representative owner complaints: air bags
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Air bags, Nov 21, 2017
I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE AS OF TODAY
Air bags, Nov 18, 2017
TAKATA RECALL-I HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH AT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AND IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS.
Air bags, Nov 17, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MOSS MOTORS, 1456 LA 728-8, LAFAYETTE, LA 70501, (337) 235-9086) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ONLY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO WAIT TO RECEIVE A SECOND LETTER. 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.
Air bags, Nov 16, 2017
TAKATA RECALL SINCE MAY 2016. MERCEDES DEALERS STATE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR CAR. I CALL EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THEY STATE THEIR HANDS ARE TIED.
Air bags, Nov 16, 2017
MY WARNING LIGHT AS BEEN ON FOR ALMOST 2YRS AN CANNOT GET DEALER TO FIX OR TURN WARNING OFF!
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Nov 15, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CALLED JACK INGRAM MERCEDES SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE AIR BAGS. I AM STILL DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND PRAYING THAT I DO NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT INFLATING THE AIRBAGS. NOW I HAVE RECEIVED CHAPTER 11 NOTICE FROM TK HOLDINGS INC. I CALLED DEALERSHIP TODAY: 11/15/2017 AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPLACE AIRBAGS.
Air bags, Nov 15, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - IS FAILING TO PROVIDE REMEDY TO MY DANGEROUS - DEFAULTED AIRBAG
Air bags, Nov 14, 2017
'TAKATA RECALL" IN AUGUST 2016 I RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (2016070003) IN THE MAIL. I HAVE CALL SEVERAL MERCEDES BENZ DEALERS AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 2018. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL AND THE AIR BAGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.
Air bags, Nov 14, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I CALLED THE MAIN PHONE NUMBER FOR MERCEDES BENZ AND THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL ON MY FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS.
Air bags, Nov 14, 2017
'TAKATA RECALL'...I HAVE CONTACTED RUSNAK MERCEDES IN ARCADIA CALIF. NO LESS THAN 6 TIMES THIS LAST YEAR FOR A REPLACEMENT AND STILL THEY SAY NO REPLACEMENT BAGS ARE AVAILABLE...I HAVE A YOUNG COLLEGE DAUGHTER DRIVING THIS CAR AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFELY...WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR A REPLACEMENT?
Air bags, Nov 13, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND ALWAYS GET TOLD THE "PARTS ARE ON ORDER" NHTSA #16V-363
Exterior lighting, Air bags, Nov 13, 2017
'TAKATA RECALL' I OWN THREE MERCEDES BENZ AND ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ON. THEY ALSO ALL HAVE RECALLS FOR THE SAME AIRBAG ISSUE. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE IN MY LATEST MODEL, MY C300, SHOWS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS SEATING IN THE SEAT. AND OFTEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG DOESN'T EVEN COME ON AT ALL.
Air bags, Nov 13, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE AIR BAG RECALL 3 TIMES: FEB 11, 2016, MAY 25, 2016, JAN 10, 2017 BUT WHEN I CONTACTED MY MERCEDES BENZ DEALER 5 TIMES, THEY SAID THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT HASN'T ARRIVED ON ALL THE TIMES I CALLED. FEB 11, 2016: IT'S DRIVER-SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS DEFECT RELATED TO TAKATA PSDI-5 INFLATORS. MAY 25, 2016: PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS TAKATA PSPI-2 INFLATORS. JAN 10, 2017: PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT AIRBAGS DEFECT RELATED TO INFLATORS.
Air bags, Nov 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MY DEALER TO GET THE PARTS FOR ABOUT 1AND 1/2 YEARS. CALLED TODAY AND WAS TOLD AGAIN PARTS WILL BE IN SOON SAME AS THEY BEEN SAYING EVERY TIME I ASK.
Air bags, Nov 10, 2017
THE DEALER IS TELLING US THEY WILL NOT TAKE OUR CAR FOR A TRADE IN AS THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK AND NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THEY TOLD US ON ONE WILL BUY THE CAR AS THE AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK. WE ARE NOW OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!
Air bags, Nov 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING RECALL FOR MY MB 2008 C350 RE FAULTY AIRBAGS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I PURCHASED THE WITH NO HELP TO REPAIR. THEY OFFER NO HELP AT ALL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING GIVEN WHAT MAY HAPPEN AND THUS DRIVE VERY LITTLE AND ONLY SHORT DISTANCES. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS RESOLVED AND FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR? THANK YOU. [XXX] ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB
Air bags, Nov 10, 2017
TAMARA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE OVER 1 YEAR AGO, MN STILL NOT AVAILABLE, NOW DRS MALFUNCTION IS ON CONTINUOUSLY..VERY FEARFUL OF DRIVING (EVERYDAY) TO WORK, OR HAVING MY FAMILY AND MINORS OR PETS IN CAR. ANY SMALL BUMP, I.E. WHEN PARKING AGAINST CONCRETE BLOCK IN PARKING SPACE. FINANCIAL BURDEN ALSO AS NO ONE WILL PURCHASE CAR WITH SRS MALFUNCTION
Air bags, Nov 9, 2017
TAKATA RECALL
Air bags, Nov 9, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN FEBURARY OF 2016. THE DEALER (BMW OF LYNCHBURG, 2643 LAKESIDE DR, LYNCHBURG, VA, 24501) WAS CONTACTED AT 434-385-6226 VARIOUS TIMES AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR, AND THAT HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Nov 8, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. PARTS STILL UNAVAILABLE. NO NEWS OR NOTICES FOR A LONG TIME.
Air bags, Nov 6, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CALLED MERCEDES AND THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WASN'T IN THE RECALL IT'S JUST A PRECAUTION. THIS VEHICLE IS AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED.
Air bags, Nov 6, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V363000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (W.I. SIMONSON MERCEDES-BENZ IN SANTA MONICA, CA, 855- 677-2690) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE 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.
Air bags, Nov 6, 2017
TAKATA RECALL FAULTY OR RECALLED PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK DAILY. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE.
Air bags, Nov 5, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES ONE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE DATED JUNE 2016 AND ONE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DATED AUGUST 2016
Electrical system, Air bags, Nov 4, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. THIS TAKATA RECALL MIGHT BE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO RESELL MY VEHICLE.