There are 3 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz C-Class in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)Grinding nose after I did the breaks. And when I press the gas it acts like the e brake is on on
CAR BEING DRIVEN BY MY 24-YEAR OLD SON WITH COMPLETELY CLEAN DRIVERS RECORD NEAR HIS BUTLER UNIVERSITY HE ATTENDS ON MAIN ROAD 38TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS A FLAT STRETCH, AT 3:00 PM AT SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH AND 1.5 BLOCKS AHEAD NOTICING RED LIGHT WENT TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, FAILING TO STOP CAR, WHICH WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND INTO THE INTERSECTION INTO THE TRAFFIC. HE WAS ABLE TO DODGE AROUND THE FIRST CAR THAT WOULD HAVE T-BONED HIM AND SANDWICHED HIM AGAINST ANOTHER BUT COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. VERY THANKFUL HIS INJURIES WERE NOT FATAL OR PERMANENT AND HE REMAINED CALM AND HANDLED THE CAR IN BEST POSSIBLE WAY. NO RED LIGHT ALERT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AS TO ANYTHING BEING WRONG AND THIS CAR METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AT MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. WITNESSES SAID ALSO SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BRAKES. NO BRAKE FUNCTION AT ALL. BRAKES PERFECTLY NORMAL BEFOREHAND IN PREVIOUS DRIVING AND IN TRAVELING FROM HIS STUDENT HOUSE THAT DAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,407. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAL RING, BALANCE SHAFT AND BRAKE FLUID WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 02/24/16.*JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.