Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - HOSE | |||||
| 2008020002 | 08/01/2008 | 10027826 | Mercedes-benz: daimler ag has determined that the engine vent hose on subject vehicles may not conform to specifications. cracks may develop in the vent hose over time and in the worst case result in a rough running engine. *pe | 02/10/2009 | |
| 2008020002 | 03/01/2008 | 10024662 | Model c230, model years 2003-2005 - replace engine vent hoses. *nj | 05/02/2008 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 033008 | 04/24/2008 | SB-03-30-08E | 10022893 | Check engine light on / fault codes fc1200 / fc1208 stored in me-sfi control unit. mercedes-benz model c230, c280, c350, slk280, slk350, clk350, clk550, e350, e550, cls550, s600, and sl550. equipped with m272 engine or m273 engine. *nj | 10/03/2007 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||||
| 2008010001 | 02/20/2008 | 2008010001A | 10024362 | Mercedes-benz - check catalytic converters and replace if necessary - models 203, 209, 211, 215, 230 - model years 2004-2005. *nj update 8/7/2008. *pe | 04/09/2008 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/06/2010 | |||
| This car is a money pit! i bought 2004 c230 kompressor used in 2007. to date i have spent well over $8500 in repairs and the car is sitting in my driveway with its latest affliction..a completely blown engine. it is a useless piece of junk and i am out the $25,000 i originally paid for it, plus the additional $8500 i have put into it. this is how mercedes benz takes care of business? something has drastically changed. my dad has had 2 mercedes over the last 30 years...they ran perfectly until he sold them. he just bought a brand new s-series (2012) and it has already been in the shop numerous times. the cars are made cheap and everything in the interior is plastic, not wood as it should be. mercedes, you should be ashamed of how far you have let your standards fall, it is a disgrace. | |||
| 07/15/2009 | 44600 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns 2004 mercedes benz c230. the engine oil was leaking on the o2 sensor. the dealer replaced the o2 sensors august of 2009 with the vehicle at 44, 6000 miles the repair didn | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 80000 | ||
| This is a 2004 mercedes c230. check engine light went on. i went to dealer within 15 miles of warning light coming on. i was told that there was an oil leak and that it had dripped over the wiring harness. it would cost $3,500 to repair. i have never missed a maintenance on this car. they said the this happens because of where the o2 sensor is located. this is a defect and design flow created by mb. they should do a recall to protect the wiring harness | |||
| 12/05/2008 | 46000 | 1 | |
| Mercedes benz c230 kompressor sport sedan began to leak oil into the cam magnet sensor which lead to the failure of the engine wiring harness, costing hundreds of dollars to replace. mb has known of this problem in the 111 and 271 series of engine for many years. costing the consumer huge amounts of money for a problem they have known about. no problems with the car flaking or showing signs of leaking oil until its too late. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 02/15/2010 | 80000 | ||
| This is a 2004 mercedes c230. check engine light went on. i went to dealer within 15 miles of warning light coming on. i was told that there was an oil leak and that it had dripped over the wiring harness. it would cost $3,500 to repair. i have never missed a maintenance on this car. they said the this happens because of where the o2 sensor is located. this is a defect and design flow created by mb. they should do a recall to protect the wiring harness | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/23/2010 | 55000 | ||
| Mercedes c230 kompressor. the bolt that holds the alternator belt has broke 3 times! when the belt slipped it affected the power steering and i was unable to steer! very scary, luckily i was driving under 25 mph at the time. there must be a default in the design for this to keep happening! | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 04/29/2009 | 55150 | 1 | |
| This is a 2004 mercedes c230. check engine light went on. i went to dealer within 5 miles of warning light coming on. i was told that there was an oil leak and that it had dripped over several components and the wiring harness. i would cost $3,500 to repair but they absorbed the labor cost and it should cost about $2,000. i have never missed a maintenance on this car. they said the this happens because of where the o2 sensor that leaked is. it seems odd to have minor issue cause such enormous damage. *tr | |||