Tank Assembly problems of the 2003 Mercedes Benz 240

Three problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 2003 Mercedes Benz 240. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 07/08/2009

My 2003 mercedes-benz c240 4matic was brought to the dealer for a 4th time on 7/8/09 for inoperable fuel gauge (fuel tank stayed on empty even though there was gas in the tank). This time the technician at the dealer contacted the mercedes-benz technical assistance center (tac) in germany to obtain password for special coding regarding fuel gauge in cluster and program. This problem is still on-going and to-date has not been resolved. (see additional complaints with other dates).

2 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 01/27/2009

My 2003 mercedes-benz c240 4matic was brought to the dealer for a 3rd time on 1/27/09 for inoperable fuel gauge (fuel tank stayed on empty even though there was gas in the tank). This time the dealer performed coding to the instrument cluster - 67a glittle (see additional complaints with other dates).

3 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 10/06/2008

My 2003 mercedes-benz c240 4matic was brought to the dealer for a 2nd time on 10/06/08 (2nd time problem reported) for inoperable fuel gauge (fuel tank stayed on empty even though there was gas in the tank). This time the programming was changed in the instrument cluster (see additional complaints with other dates).


Other Gasoline Fuel System related problems of the 2003 Mercedes Benz 240

Tank Assembly problems
3
Tank Mounting problems
1
Fuel Delivery problems
1


240 Service Bulletins
240 Defect Investigations