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
836 reports, newest first.
Air bags, May 4, 2018
TAKATA INFLATORS. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2018030009 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V363 AND MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2018030011 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V081 **5/4/18 SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR SRS ON DRIVER/LEFT SIDE.
Steering, May 2, 2018
CAR WON'T START AND SHOWED NO SYMPTOM. AFTER READING THE BLOG IT APPEARS A LOT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUE AND DEALERSHIPS ARE THE ONLY AUTHORIZED TO WORK ON THEM AND TAKING PEOPLE HARD EARNED MONEY. IT STOPPED WORKING WORKING AT 18583 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 120 DALLAS, TX 75287 WHILE IT WAS PARKED. PARK PLACE MERCEDES IS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE AND CHARGING IS MORE THAN THOUSAND.
Air bags, Apr 30, 2018
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE HAD THESE RECALLS FOR A FEW YEARS AND NO DEALERS ON THE WEST COAST CAN REMEDY THE RECALL.
Fuel/propulsion system, Apr 27, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. MONTHS AFTER THE ODOR WAS NOTICED, THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL ENTERED INTO THE CARBON FILTER AND THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Air bags, Apr 26, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF SAN FRANCISCO, 500 8TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103, (415) 673-2000) WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Apr 25, 2018
TAKATA RECALL---STILL NO REMEDY, LETTER RECEIVED 12/17 FROM MERCEDES SAID WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF END OF MARCH 2018. STILL NO CONTACT FROM DEALER, MB OF PRINCETON NJ.CONTACTED THEM AGAIN LAST SPRING WHEN I HAD WORK DONE ON THE CAR. LAST YEAR SENT LETTER TO MB HEADQUARTERS AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS "NOBODY IN NJ HAS BEEN KILLED YET."
Air bags, Apr 23, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF FORT MYERS, 15461 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, FT MYERS, FL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. 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, Apr 21, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ ARROWHEAD IN ARIZONA THREE TIMES SINCE RECALL CAME OUT AND THEY NEVER HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL RECALL AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THAT COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE DEATH SITUATION. EVEN AN ESTIMATED TIME FOR THIS FIX, SEEMS TO ME, SHOULD BE MANDATORY.
Air bags, Apr 14, 2018
TAKATA RECALL CAR IS NOW TEN YEARS OLD AND REPAIR IS LONG OVERDUE.
Air bags, Apr 13, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V363000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (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 REPAIRS. THE DEALER (MERCEDES-BENZ OF MARIETTA, 810 COBB PKWY S, MARIETTA, GA 30060) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Apr 12, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL ON MY 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300? I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. ITS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. WHEN WILL MY VEHICLE BE SERVICED?
Air bags, Apr 11, 2018
TAKATA RECALL- DRIVER'S SIDE
Air bags, Apr 9, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL WAS INITIATED IN2015 AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF THIS DATE. I KEEP GETTING NOTICES FROM MERCEDES-BENZ THAT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE AIR BAG PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. HOW IS IT THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE MAKING NEW CARS WITH WORKING AIR BAGS BUT NOT FOR THOSE UNDER RECALL?
Air bags, Apr 4, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. HAVE NOW BEEN WAITING 2 YEARS FOR A RESOLUTION. RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM MERCEDES-BENZ 3 MONTHS AGO STATING THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN MARCH 31, 2018 AND THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS. IT'S NOT APRIL 4, STILL HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED, AND SEEMS PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. AGAIN, HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 2 YEARS ON THIS. UNACCEPTABLE.
Air bags, Apr 3, 2018
BOTH AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT SEAT ARE DEFECTIVE. THE WARNING DANGER LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. MERCEDES KEEPS PUTTING THE REPLACEMENT OFF. NOW THEY'RE TELLING ME JUNE OF THIS YEAR. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE MY GOVERNMENT PUTS PRESSURE ON THEM. ARE THERE ANY CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS GOING ON WITH THIS?
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Mar 29, 2018
TAKATA RECALL , EIS , ESL SEIZED UP AND CAR WON'T START ANYMORE , COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND REPAIR IS COSTLY SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT'S A MANUFACTURED DEFECT AND NOT CAUSED BY THE USER, THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAVE ANYONE STRANDED IN THE WORST OF SITUATIONS AND IT CAN SEIZE UP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER
Other or unspecified, Mar 29, 2018
AIR CONDITIONER SMELLS CORROSION WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AND CAUSED SEVERE HEADACHE REACTION WHILE DRIVING CAR AND WENT TO CAR REPAIR SHOP AND WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A/C COIL LEAKING INSIDE VEHICLE.
Suspension, Mar 29, 2018
FRONT SUSPENSION DROPPED TO LOW AND HITS THE TIRES WHILE DRIVING CAR CAUSING FLAT TO TIRE AND LOSE CONTROL OF CAR VERY DANGEROUS.
Air bags, Mar 27, 2018
2008 MERCEDES BENZ 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. *LD *JS
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Mar 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, A FAMILY MEMBER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TRUNK. THE CONTACT OPENED THE TRUNK AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS IN FLAMES AROUND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS AGO PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL BY MERCEDES-BENZ OF SOUTH ORLANDO IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Air bags, Mar 12, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V081000 (AIR BAGS), 16V363000 (AIR BAGS), AND 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF THE WOODLANDS IN THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Service brakes, Feb 26, 2018
THIS ISSUE SURFACED WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKES WHERE APPLIED. LOST BREAKING DUE TO CORROSION PERFORATING REAR BRAKE LINES CAUSING BREAK FLUID TO LEAK AND TOTAL LOSS OF BREAKING. THIS IS A 2008 C CLASS 4MATIC SPORT WHERE BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES FEEDING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR CALIPERS WERE TOTALLY RUSTED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO LOOSE ALL BRAKING. BRAKE LINES RUSTED MOSTLY WHERE THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME UNDER THE CAR DUE TO SUB PAR QUALITY OF THE METAL USED AND MOISTURE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE BRAKE LINE. I OWN TWO OTHER CARS THAT ARE 22 YEARS OLD WITH NO RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES AND DRIVEN IN THE SAME EXACT ENVIRONMENT AS THIS MB C300. REPAIR COST AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP RAN $1600.
Electrical system, Feb 14, 2018
MY CAR WOULD NOT START... NOTHING WHEN THE I TURN THE KEY INTO THE ON POSITION . THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED AND WAS GOOD. THIS HAPPED SEVERAL TIMES OVER MONTHS BUT TWICE THE CAR STARTED AFTER SITTING MAYBE 8 HOURS. THIS HAPPENED A THIRD TIME A FEW MONTHS LATER. I WAS STRANDED AND ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED HOME. I TRIED STARTING IT THE NEXT DAY ..NOTHING. MY AUTHORIZED MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULE. I WAITED 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART. COST WAS $1600. JUST A NOTE... I OCCASIONALLY HEARD A FAINT NOISE LIKE A MOTOR RUNNING INSIDE OF MY CAR WHENEVER I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR A COUPLE YEARS BUT DID NOT THINK IT WAS ANY THING TO BE CONCERNED BUT APPARENTLY THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A SIGN OF A FAILING PART.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Feb 14, 2018
I CANNOT SEEM TO GET MY AIRBAG FIXED EVEN WITH THIS RECALL IN PLACE. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST?
Steering, Feb 14, 2018
THE ELECTRON STEERING LOCK FAILED ON MY 2008 C300. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON PREVIOUSLY BUT THE CAR JUST DID NOT START ONE DAY. THIS PROBLEM IS PREVELANT AMONG MANY OWNERS SO MERCEDES SHOULD COVER THE COST OF REPAIR.