Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 06/21/2000 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1999 mercedes c280. the contact stated that the rear lights constantly burn out and had been replaced at least twenty times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the lights were burning out and creating a fire hazard. the cause of failure was not determined. the contact planned to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the failure diagnosed. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 155,000. the vin was not available. sm. | |||
| 06/21/2000 | |||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1999 mercedes 280. the contact stated the rear lights on the vehicle constantly burn out. the contact stated the rear light bulbs have been replaced at least 20 times on the vehicle. the contact took the vehicle to the mechanic and was told the lights were burning out and that it could be a fire hazard. the contacts mechanic was not able to determine what was causing the lights to burn out. the contact planned to take the vehicle to the dealer. the vin was not available. the current mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 155,000.rl | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 45000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercedes benz c280. the rear tail light bulbs and plastic holder melted seven times. the dealer has not diagnosed the vehicle; however, they replaced the plastic holder and bulb under warranty. the contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 45,000 and current mileage was 151,000. | |||
| 12/15/2003 | 1 | ||
| Shortage in tail lamps and melting of bulbs. *tr | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - CONCEALMENT DEVICES | |||
| 10/17/2002 | |||
| Consumer states while driving and switch to dim the head lights cuts off. ts | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 09/21/2005 | 40000 | 1 | 05/04/2002 |
| Harmonica balancer on 1999 mercedes benz c280 v6 2.8l engine. i've had some problems with the power steering and starting the car. i understand there is a recall for this problem but i never received any papers from the manufacturer. *jb | |||