Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 2005120009 | 12/01/2005 | 10018815 | The engine oil line may come into contact with the radiator shroud, the steering gear or the high pressure steering hose due to the lack of spacers on the oil line. install rubber star mounts onto engine oil line. *tt | 01/18/2006 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 2005120010 | 12/01/2005 | 10018929 | Coolant hose may be routed incorrectly, inspect routing of coolant hose and correct if necessary. *tt | 01/25/2006 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 120000 | 1 | |
| 1.8l 4 cylinder supercharged. teeth on cam gears broken off and worn down to the point of the vehicle jumping timing. and damaging valves and other major components. cost of parts quotes from the local mercedes dealer, 900.00 per gear, timing chain 330.00 not including any labor, if any other components were damaged more parts are required. reason for this happening is due to mercedes using a thin bicycle like chain for timing. stretches beyond safe limits in 50k of miles. loose chain eventually breaks and/or damages cam gear teeth and other components. many incidents of this can be found at mbworld.org and benzworld.org. *tr | |||
| 10/15/2012 | 120000 | ||
| 1.8l 4 cylinder supercharged. teeth on cam gears broken off and worn down to the point of the vehicle jumping timing. and damaging valves and other major components. cost of parts quotes from the local mercedes dealer, 900.00 per gear, timing chain 330.00 not including any labor, if any other components were damaged more parts are required. reason for this happening is due to mercedes using a thin bicycle like chain for timing. stretches beyond safe limits in 50k of miles. loose chain eventually breaks and/or damages cam gear teeth and other components. many incidents of this can be found at mbworld.org and benzworld.org | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/06/2006 | 47668 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz c230. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the warning light remained illuminated until the engine was shut off. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. the technician informed that the camshaft solenoid leaked oil into the engine wiring harness and control module. the vehicle was in the process of being repaired. in addition, on a separate occasion the srs warning light illuminated. the dealer replaced the seat belt harness and front driver side air bag wiring to correct the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 47,668.js | |||
| 06/14/2008 | 104000 | ||
| Tl. the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz c230. the contact while driving 20 mph the vehicle started shaking and loses power. the happens while the vehicle is accelerating. the contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and the mechanic notice the cylinders were miss firing so the mechanic replaced the coils to the spark plugs. a month later the vehicle started shaking and losing power so the contact took the vehicle back to the local mechanic. the mechanic discovered the cylinders had a loss of compression. the mechanic re-manufacturer the cylinder heads in the engine. two year later the same circumstances are occurring in the vehicle again. the contact called the manufacturer regarding the cylinder and the manufacturer stated they've haven't heard of any problems with this particular year make model. the contact has notice other complaints regarding the cylinder head on the internet. the contact stated this is a manufacturer defect that the manufacturer should take responsibility for the repairs. the failure mileage was 104,000. jo | |||
| 04/25/2006 | 20252 | 8 | 11/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning while driving at any speed. sometimes the vehicle restarted after a few minutes. other times the vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. the vehicle has been to the dealership a total of eight times. the dealership made unknown repairs. the vehicle was inspected by the dealer, however the cause of the problem was never accurately determined and none of the unknown replacement parts remedied the problem. | |||
| 09/29/2004 | 1 | ||
| Whiel driving, the consumer started to smell gas in the car, the consumer pulled over to side of road, left the car running, popped the hood and fire emitted from the engine compartment. insurance co. farmers, robert gonzales 956-454-2046*jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/01/2011 | 109000 | ||
| The cam shaft gears have worn out pre-maturely causing the vehicle to just die and not restart leaving my wife stranded. this is a direct cause of a defective part, the gear was not hardened properly | |||
| 07/21/2006 | 1900 | 6 | 01/25/2005 |
| Problem starts with a hesitation upon acceleration and loss of power while driving. after shutting engine off, then upon starting vehicle, engine would start to shake and stumble. check engine light would come on. vehicle engine sounds as if it going to blow up and has no power and stalls becomes undriveable. if you shut engine off again and restart sometimes car can be driven even though check engine light remains on. it always shows the same codes for repair. car has been towed to dealer 2 times and driven over 4 additional times. each time the code comes up as a coil defect and dealer has replaced coil #2 several times due to coil being burnt along with cleaning and/or replacement of spark plugs only to have the problem recur within hours or days. they still have not been able to correct problem. dealer gave me same model loaner vehicle which i had to return within hours due to same problems. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/26/2008 | |||
| First, my steering wheel wire was replaced from a faulty srs light coming on and the esp light coming on. i had to pay for all of this. next, euromotor cars said the steering wheel collar was broke. i have never had that fixed because they wanted to charge me and i felt they should replace the collar since they replaced the steering wire. now my car does not start and the instrument cluster does not light up. i cannot unlock the doors with the remote key and i cannot unlock the trunk of the car. my car just sits because i feel i should not have to pay for any of this any more. i have put $6,800 in repairs in this car. i do not want to pay for another vehicle. i feel my car is unsafe. my car was first serviced at herb gordon's auto group in silver spring, maryland. i was not happy with the service so i decided to try euromotors and the service was worse. they continue to put in codes so there will not be a recall and the consumer has to pay out of pocket. please help in resolving some of the issues i have had with this 2005 c230 kompressor mercedes benz. i would also like for this car to be entered into the recall for the steering wire repair just as the e320. i purchased the car with 4,000 miles on it in 10/2005. thank you. | |||
| 07/17/2007 | 20000 | 3 | 07/20/2005 |
| Musty smell in the air conditioner , and i have taken m the vehicle to dealer three times in boerne texas. they have temporarily eliminated the smell although it continued to return. the vehicle is still under warrant, y but there has been no permanent solution to this problem. the warranty will expire in 3 months, and i would like the problem to be resolved prior to warranty expiration. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||
| 03/08/2008 | 56000 | 1 | 03/31/2007 |
| Check valve on the m271 motor in my 2005 c230 has a defect allowing the supercharged air to enter into the crankcase of the engine pushing oil into it and it caused a misfire reading, loss of power and the check engine light to go on. the campaign i found identical to my problem is number is 2008020002. however it's repair coverage is only associated with a range of vin #'s throughout 2003-2005 which my car is a 2005, but the campaign is not listed under my vin#. *tr | |||