2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 573 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 23 C-Class model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 23 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 25 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, Mar 7, 2018
RECEVIED A LETTER FORM MERCEDES BENZ REGARDING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE.(2013 BENEZ). I WILL BE CONTACTED FOR A NEW BAG.
Air bags, Mar 6, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS) AND 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF FT. PIERCE (4500 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 617-0819) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
Air bags, Mar 5, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V081000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDIES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Mar 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS) AND 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Steering, Air bags, Mar 5, 2018
TAKATA INFLATORS-I CURRENTLY HAVE 2 RECALLS ON MY CAR; ONE 10/05/17 NHTSA 17V627 AND OTHER ONE FROM 1/10/18 #18V043 WITH THE AIRBAGS. NEITHER ONE HAS A REMEDY YET AND I WAS TOLD THIS WEEKEND AT THE DEALER TO NOT LET ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO DANGER. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE EARLIER RECALL IS ALSO DANGEROUS YET NO ETA ON REPAIRS. I AM SINGLE PARENT WITH COLLEGE STUDENT AS WELL AS HANDICAP MOTHER IN HER 80S ... I NEED THIS FIXED NOW.....JUST TO BE TOLD I WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THERE IS A REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE NO OPTIONS ON THIS. PLEASE HELP PUT MY CAR IN PRIORITY LINE FOR REPAIR OR ELSE I SHOULD HAVE LKQ LOANER UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. MY CAR SUFFERED FLOOD DAMAGE AT 4 MONTHS OF AGE IN 2014 AND I AM VERY CONCERNED PARTS WERE COMPROMISED THAT COULD AFFECT THIS EVEN MORE! (THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND WE MOVED TO GA 2015 THUS HIGH HUMIDITY EXPOSURE)
Air bags, Mar 5, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V627000 (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. MERCEDES-BENZ OF MIAMI (1200 NW 167TH ST, MIAMI, FL) WAS CONTACTED 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. *TT *TR
Air bags, Mar 2, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES SINCE JUNE 2016. EACH NOTICE STATES THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AND NO TIMETABLE ON WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR. HAD WE KNOWN ABOUT THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WE WOULD NOT HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE ATTEMPT TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN WE ARE BEING LOWBALLED DUE TO THE OPEN SAFETY RECALL.
Air bags, Mar 1, 2018
I RECEIVED TWO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES FROM DAIMLER AG (DAG) REGARDING AIR BAG ISSUES SINCE OCTOBER 2017, BOTH OF WHICH INDICATE THAT "REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." THE MOST RECENT ONE (ISSUED JANUARY 2018) IS RELATED TO THE TAKATA RECALL: "ACCORDING TO TAKATA, IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIR BAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS" THE FIRST RECALL, ISSUED OCTOBER 2017 RELATES TO: "DAIMLER AG (DAG), THE MANUFACTURER OF MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES, HAS DETERMINED THAT ON CERTAIN B-CLASS ELECTRIC, C-CLASS, E-CLASS AND CLA, GLA, GLC, GLK-CLASS VEHICLES (242, 204, 205, 207, 212, 117, 156, 253 PLATFORM) AN ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE, WHEN COMBINED WITH A BROKEN STEERING COLUMN MODULE CLOCK SPRING AND AN INSUFFICIENT GROUNDING OF THE STEERING COMPONENTS, COULD LEAD TO AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER AIRBAG. A BROKEN STEERING COLUMN MODULE CLOCK SPRING ACTIVATES A DRIVER AIRBAG WARNING MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AS WELL AS THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LAMP. AN INADVERTENT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE A RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND MIGHT INCREASE THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. CONSEQUENCE AN INADVERTENT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE A RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND MIGHT INCREASE THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH." IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT DAIMLER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED REMEDIES FOR THESE SITUATIONS.
Air bags, Feb 27, 2018
TAKATA RECALL I WANT TO GO ON RECORD HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM THAT PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS RECALL. STATING 'AIRBAG EXPLOSION CAUSING SHARP METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH' IS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS. OTHER OPTIONS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. I INTEND TO TALK WITH MY MERCEDES DEALER AS WELL. THIS MAY PUT UNDUE BURDEN ON THE DEALERS AS WELL. NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED. THERE IS A HIGH RISK FACTOR AND INCREASED APPREHENSION EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
Air bags, Feb 27, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR HAS A TAKATA RECALL , AS WELL AS ANOTHER RECALL WITH THE STEERING MODULE THAT BOTH CAN CAUSE INJURY AND OR DEATH , NEITHER RECALL HAS A REMEDY , AND I FEAR FOR MY AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. WE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR DUE TO ITS "SAFETY", YET WE ARE NOT SAFE AND OUR LIVES ARE NOT IN GOOD HANDS DUE ACCIDENT. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AND CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME , VIA THE ISSUE AT HAND . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Air bags, Feb 26, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART COULD TAKE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2018 TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Feb 26, 2018
TAKATA RECALL ON FEBRUARY 26, 2018, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM MERCEDES BENZ USA ("MERCEDES") WITH RESPECT TO A DEFECT ON THE "TAKATA" AIRBAGS, NOTING THAT "A PASSENGER-SIDE INFLATION EXPLOSION DURING DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN SHARP METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE FRONT PASSENGER OR OTHER OCCUPANTS, POSSIBLY CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH." THE LETTER ALSO NOTES THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. I CALLED MERCEDES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY, IF I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT IS DEEMED TO BE UNSAFE AND PER THE ABOVE, COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH, A REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT MERCEDES SENT THE LETTER WITH THE VERBIAGE AS IT APPEARED FROM TAKATA, THAT MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS WERE IMPACTED BY THIS RECALL, AND THAT MERCEDES WAS "LOW ON THE LIST" FOR REPLACEMENTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW OR WHY I SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A CAR WITH MY FAMILY IN IT THAT IS DEEMED TO BE UNSAFE. I FURTHER DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MERCEDES IS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. MERCEDES DETERMINED THAT BOTH THEY AND YOU (AS THE REGULATOR) DETERMINED THAT THE CAR IS IN FACT SAFE, YET THE LETTER I WAS PROVIDED STATES OTHERWISE. PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE.
Electrical system, Air bags, Feb 24, 2018
TAKATA RECALL, GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL.
Air bags, Feb 22, 2018
MERCEDES BENZ OF MARIETTA WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. SERVICE ADVISOR AHMAD FROZAN CALLED ME YESTERDAY TO CANCEL MY APPOINTMENT WITH THEM. HE STATED REMEDY PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER I RECEIVED A SAFTEY RECALL NOTICE THAT REMEDY PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT WITH AUTHORIZED DEALER. NEEDS TO REMEDY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID POSSIBLE DAMAGES.
Air bags, Feb 17, 2018
TAMARA RECALL PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES BACK IN NOV STILL NO REMEDY.
Air bags, Feb 7, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER (WORLD WIDE MOTORS INC, 3900 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Jan 17, 2018
ON JANUARY 17, 2018, TK HOLDINGS INC. MAILED ME AN IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR OWNERSOF VEHICLES WITH TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATORS. THE CARD DIRECTED ME TO THE WEB SITE WWW.AIRBAGRECALL.COM, I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS AND ENTERED THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE. THE SITE IDENTIFIED IT TO BE UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE THEN DIRECTED ME TO CONTACT A NUMBER FOR THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CONTACTED MERCEDES BENZ OF ORLANDO THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL. THEY IN TURN FORWARDED MY CALL TO A CENTRAL MERCEDES BENZ TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING (MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE TAKATA RECALL)
Air bags, Jan 15, 2018
THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE AIRBAG RECALL
Steering, Air bags, Jan 13, 2018
TOO LONG WAITING FOR ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. HAVEN'T HAD AN INCIDENT, BUT THE LONGER THE WAIT, THE GREATER THE POSSIBILTY. WHEN WILL THE PARTS BE AVAILABLE ?
Air bags, Jan 12, 2018
TAKATA RECALL--NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALL OCT 2017 --MER BENZ STILL HAS NO FIX--CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING CAR WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS DEFECT--ALSO WOULD LIKE TO TRADE FOR NEW VEHICLE BUT WITH OPEN RECALL WILL LESSEN VALUE OF VEHICLE--CAN THEY BE PUSHED TO FIND FIX--
Air bags, Jan 8, 2018
TAKATA RECALL - NO SOLUTION YET TO REPAIR
Air bags, Jan 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL I AM VERY CONCERNED AND SCARED TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE IN A TIMELY MANOR. THE FACT THAT THERE IS A WARNING THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THIS MALFUNCTION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH IS CONCERNING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR ANYMORE AND WOULD LIKE A RENTAL CAR PROVIDED UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS FIXED.
Steering, Air bags, Dec 21, 2017, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF S ATLANTA (3775 ROYAL S PKWY, GA 30349, PHONE: (470) 819-2400), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Air bags, Dec 19, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250W. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Dec 13, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,600.