2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Electrical System Problems

ESL emulator is bad. Keeps no crank Steering lock Also sunroof water spouts are not working as they should they do no open to release water.

The contact owns a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. No warning light was illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that engine oil had traveled through the wiring harness causing the ECU to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to cover a portion of the repair cost. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

LEFT TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT DUE TO OVERHEATED WIRES

The contact owns a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that after several attempts, the vehicle started. The security alert warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the anti-theft module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired, and the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, several unknown warning lights started flashing off and on. The contact stated that the turn signal stopped working on the passenger’s side of the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the main dash connectors and instrument panel had short circuited and nearly caught on fire. The independent mechanic stated that fuses and the instrument panel needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

As I sat in my vehicle waiting for the traffic light. I felt a sudden hit on my head. At that moment I was confused, and thought someone had rear ended me. So like anybody would, I pulled over only to find out that the headrest on my 2013 Mercedes Benz C250 had came apart. It seems like the plastic inside tore apart from the springs causing pressure for it to deploy.

I WAS ON THE 99 FREEWAY DRIVING NORMAL SPEED AND HIT BRAKES TO TAKE THE DENAIR EXIT. THE CAR SPED UP! LIKE TURBO POWER! THE SPEEDOMETER WAS AT 90 MPH AS I FLEW THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT TOP OF THE RAMP! I HAD TO CONTINUE DOWN RAMP BACK ON FREEWAY. PUSHING AND PUSHING ON BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED! NEXT RAMP WAS A BIT STEEPER , SO TRIED AGAIN TO SLOW CAR DOWN! IT STARTED TO SLOW AND I WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AS IT CAME TO STOP AND I POWERED THE CAR OFF. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO MERCEDES OF STOCKTON. AFTER THEIR REPAIR DEPARTMENT CHECKED MY CAR, THEY FOUND THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD AND THE TURBO PIPE HOSE WAS TORN( DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR). I HAD PREVIOUSLY (2 MONTHS EARLIER)HAD MY CAR IN FOR COMPLETE CHECK UP BY THE STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS DETECTED. I FEEL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE! I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! ALSO I BELIEVE THIS TO BE MANUFACTURE DEFAULT, THE COST TO FIX IS $2,400, AND I ALWAYS BRING MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVING. THANK YOU

VEHICLE WAS STOLEN IN FLORIDA I PURCHASED IT AFTER BEING FIXED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WHERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND LIGHTS PERTAINING TO AIRBAGS WOULD FLASH. AFRAID BAGS WOULD GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE ACCIDENT.

LAMP CARRIER, PLUG AND CONTACT BUSHI ARE BURNT BECAUSE THE GROUND WIRE IS TOO THIN. THE PREVIOUS MODELS OF THIS CAR HAD A RECALL WHERE THEY FIXED THE ISSUE BUT IT STILL PERTAINS TO THE 2013 MODEL AND IS NOT UNDER RECALL. PART # 204-820-22-77 # 211-545-03-28 # 013-545-76-26 THESE WERE THE PART NUMBERS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE UPDATE YOUR RECORDS THAT LATEST W204 MERCEDES MODEL STILL HAS THIS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

THE DAY IN WHICH MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, PRIOR MY VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY NO ISSUES PRESENTED. THE IGNITION STARTED WITHOUT ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ISSUES. I DROVE MY CAR TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS THE DAY I ENCOUNTERED MY ISSUES. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR WHICH WAS STATIONARY, PARKED AT MY RESIDENCE AND PRESSED THE PUSH START BUTTON AND IT WOULD NOT POWER ON. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, I CALLED AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHECK IF IT COULD POSSIBLY BE MY BATTERY, BUT TO OUR SURPRISE THE BATTERY WAS PERFECTLY FINE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO THEN INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS BROKEN, AND HE STATED HE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN REPLACEMENT AND THAT HE'D REFER ME TO A MERCEDES AUTHORIZED MECHANIC WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEXT MECHANIC THEY THEN DID A THOROUGH DIAGNOSIS ON MY VEHICLE IN WHICH THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH AND THAT THEY HAD BEEN GETTING MANY MERCEDES C 250 MAKES IN THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE, AND THEN STATED THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THAT PART BECAUSE IT'S A MAJOR ISSUE WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO FIX. I AM ASKING THAT MERCEDES BE RESPONDING FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN THEIR CARS, AND COSTS AN ARM AND LEG TO FIX WHICH IS VERY UNFAIR. I KEEP UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE SO THIS SHOULD NOT HAD HAPPENED.

MY MERCEDES BENZ C-300 4MATIC GOT RAIN WATER ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET AND ALL THE WINDOWS WAS UP. THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IN THE FRONT UNDER THE DASHBOARD WAS SOAKING WET FROM RAIN WATER. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THE WATER GOT INSIDE OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING IT AFTER A RAIN STORM AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON ALL THE NEEDLE HANDS WENT DOWN TO ZERO, IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS TRYING TO RESTARTING ITSELF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR IS NOW AT MERCEDES BENZ NOVI MICHIGAN NOW. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS CAR I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH MERCEDES BENZ. I READ SOMEWHERE ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING WATER COMING INSIDE OF THE MERCEDES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECIEVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V043000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF MIAMI (1200 NW 167TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33169, (305) 707-0147) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL AND THAT THE FUSE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TAKATA RECALL, GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL.

THOUGHT BATTERY WAS DEAD, BUT HAD THE BATTERY WAS TESTED BY AAA AND SAID IT WAS FINE. KEY FOB TURNS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. CAR DOESN'T START, NOTHING HAPPENS.

MY CAR BURNT YESTERDAY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, NO WARNING, NOTHING NOTED. JUST STARTED SMOKING AND THEN FLAMES CAME UP AND BURN THE WHOLE FRONT END

I AM WRITING BECAUSE MERCEDES HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR A RECALL NOTICE DATED OCTOBER 16, 2017, OVER 1-1/4 YEARS AGO. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL. IT WOULD APPEAR BASED ON THIS PERFORMANCE THAT MERCEDES MAY HAVE NO INTENTION OF PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO THIS RECALL WHICH, ACCORDING TO THE NOTICE, IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. I ASK THAT THE NHTSA TAKE ACTION TO FORCE MERCEDES TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON AN EXPEDITED BASIS GIVEN HOW THEY HAVE NOT DONE SO FOR OVER 15 MONTHS. THE RECALL INFORMATION IS: OCT 16,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2017120024 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V627 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE SAFETY RISK: AN INADVERTENT DRIVER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY CAUSE A RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND MIGHT INCREASE THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. REMEDY: AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AN AUTHORIZED MERCEDES-BENZ DEALER, WILL ADD SUFFICIENT GROUNDING TO THE STEERING COMPONENTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THANK YOU

ALL OTHER .MODELS RECALLED FOR IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING LOCK. NOT THIS CAR. TOOK TO DEALER 128000 MILES AND MY EIS FAILED AND STEERING LOCK. IN ADDITION RECALLS ON AIRBAG BUT MERCEDES HAS NO PARTS TO FIX IT. THE REPAIR 1300.00$ .

I HAVE C 300 2013 MERCEDES WHICH BROKE MORE THAN 3 TIMES ( ALL WITHIN A YEAR, THIS IS A NEW CAR) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TO A DRIVER. ACCELERATION DIMINISHED, BREAKS ARE NOT FULLY FUNCTIONING, WIND SHIELD WIPER DON'T WORK, SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK. I REQUESTED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE, BUT MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MERCEDES DOES NOT CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY (OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO HAS THIS CAR) AT ALL.I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. MAY BE THEY ARE HIDING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ELECTRIC PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND POSSIBLY RECALL HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

REAR FOG LIGHT NOT WORKING TOLD THERE IS ONLY A REAR DRIVERS SIDE FOG LIGHT? CONCERNED W THE PAST TRUNK FIRE ISSUES W LIGHTS. *TR

2013 C300 4MATIC LUXURY MODEL. 1/26 - MY ENGINE STOP WHILE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. (2ND TRIP OF THE DAY) IT'S NOT ECO STOP/START KIND OF STOP. THE CAR WON'T START WHEN I RELEASE MY BRAKE AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AT DASH WERE ON. 1/29 - TODAY WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THIS MORNING THE ENGINE STOP 1-2 SECONDS AFTER I STARTED IT. (2ND TRIP OF THE DAY) ALL WARNING LIGHT AT DASH WERE ON. I TOOK OUT MY KEY THEN PLUG IN TO START IT AGAIN. THIS TIME ENGINE STARTED, BUT BOTH ENGINE AND CAR SHAKE LOOKS LIKE IT?S GOING TO STOP. I WAIT FOR 6-7 SECONDS THEN STOP THE CAR. I WAIT FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS THEN START MY CAR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IS NORMAL. DON'T WANT TO SEE ENGINE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING. JUST MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR DEALER TO CHECK NEXT WEEK. PLEASE HELP INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE ALSO. *TR