Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 2006110005 | 08/01/2008 | 10021246 | Install software for navigation system. *kb updated 3/5/09. *pe | 03/26/2007 | |
| 2006080003 | 08/01/2006 | 10021228 | Check command and navigation software and update if necessary. *kb | 03/23/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 02/09/2013 | 71012 | ||
| Vehicle would not shift out of 3 gear when driving 25 miles per hour. rpm's went to 4,000 and i had to stop vehicle and restart. ridiculous because no problems were found with vehicle but something is obviously wrong. i will never buy another mercedes benz what a lemon. | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 83312 | ||
| On or about may 17, 2011 my 2006 c230 at the time with 83,312, you drive normally, make a stop on a traffic light for example, when it's time to go, you release break, accelerate, and nothing happens except for rpms reving up. the gear shifter is in d drive, gauge between the odometer/tachometer shows d drive as well, however the car acts as if it was in neutral!!! shifting into neutral, reverse, or park, or back into drive - doesnt help! it's like a transmission is stuck in neutral!!! also, shifting into d+/- to engage manual shifting doesnt work! and as far as you keep moving the shifter into reverse, neutral, manual shift, drive - the car electronic gear display on the dashboard still shows that the car is in d drive regardless of what position you move the shifter; and the car behaves as if it was in neutral all this time (you accelerate, rpms goes up, remove the foot from the pedal - engine idles). the only way to make the transmission work again is to shift it into park p, and then turn off the engine, and then turn the engine back on, and then transmission works well again for tens or hundreds of miles before it gets neutralized paralyzed again. this also happened to me while driving down the i-5 in california around 70 mph's and i had to pull to the side of the road and turn the car of and. ack on in order for it to start working normal. that is dangerous, what if i wouldn't have been able to stop on the side of the road it would have caused an accident. | |||
| 10/06/2011 | 77000 | ||
| The transmission internal speed sensor failed indicating that the valve body needs replacing. the gears are not shifting properly and get stuck. i have to pull over and turn the car off for about 10 minutes to let everything reset and then ok to drive. if i do not stop and turn car off and put it into park with engine still on and try to shift back into drive it is a hard shift and then the car will jerk. i saw on line all the complaints with the same problems for the c230 sport. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 60000 | ||
| I own a 2006 mercedes c230 with a balance shaft gear problem. the gears are retarding and the problem will cause engine failure. a class action lawsuit has been filed against mercedes benz for the balance shaft gear failure. a recall needs to be issued for all 2006 balance shaft gears on all mercedes benz models. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 58705 | ||
| At the end of jan 2011, my engine light came on in my 2006 c230 mercedes | |||