Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 09/01/1998 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Odometer. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/06/2003 | 95000 | 300 | 02/18/1998 |
| I have a 1998 mercedes c230 with a defective transmission. for the past 3 months i've been trying to get the mercedes regional manager (macintosh) to address the problem, which has been present since the vehicle was new, but only became dangerous in the last several months. macintosh is aware of the problem and its serious nature, but refuses to return my calls. i've been told by the mercedes dealer that i cannot escalate the situation further. the problem is that the transmission causes the car to lurch forward a few seconds after a hard stop. for example, if i had to break suddenly if a child came out in front of the car, it could lurch forward a few seconds after i had stopped with disastrous results. the vehicle also has delayed acceleration, lurching forward at a much faster rate than intended. the transmission has never felt right since i took delivery in 98, but at the time i was ensured that it was normal. i spoke with one of mercedes?? top mechanics at foreign motors west recently who told me this is common for c class vehicles manufactured from 1997 to early 1998. the service manager also said my problems are common with today | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 12/28/1998 | 1 | 06/04/1998 | |
| Transmission fluid leak. yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 2 | ||
| Consumer states vehicle would jump out of gear while driving. dealer notified.*jb. consumer sated the problem continued even after the transmission was fixed and still jerks in and out of gear.*jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/28/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the transmission sticks in second gear, the dealer has been contacted. feel free to provide any further information.*jb | |||