Check Engine Light On problems of the 2007 Mercedes Benz C230

There are issues with the engine and the car will not start. There's a class action against mercedes in regards to this same engine issue. The car was in motion when it cut off and another time after being stationary the car would not start. There was never a check engine light or any signs that indicated engine issues before the engine completely failed. I also received a notice about my airbag having a recall about a year ago and this issue has not been resolved.

2016 I took my 2007 Mercedes Benz C230, into Mercedes Benz to see why the check engine light was on. My car was purchased with 37k miles on it at the time I purchased it. How could such a major issue, arise in car so early in it's life. Mercedes stated, that they make the best quality of cars in the world! they stand by this slogan. However, why would such a major issue occur in a car with such low miles/usage? as I understand it, matters of this magnitude ideally does not occur in such a quality car, let alone in the cars infant stage or would likely happen at all! I was told sometime ago that mercedes knew of this issue. I also searched the internet and discovered so many owners are having the same issue around the world. Mercedes has refused to correct, its defect it was well aware of! who allows Mercedes Benz, the platform to see these cars to consumers, without resolving the issue. Considering a person's financial investment in their purchase! can someone help me, understand how this has happened.

The balance shaft issue is a known issue to mercedes in the m272 and m273 models caused by defective material used in making it. I have added the excerpt from the mercedes service bulletin : "applicable models (not applicable to model 164. 156, 204 or 216. 386): equipped with m272 engine up to serial no. 2729. . 30 468993 or m273 engine up to serial no. 2739. . 30 088611. The material for the balance shaft sprocket and the timing chain guide wheel (idler) was modified on engines past the serial numbers listed above" there should be a recall on this part. My check engine light came on driving at high speeds and found out it was an engine issue that mercedes doesnt want to take responsibility for.

I was on the fwy and then all of a sudden the car shut down on me it completely turn off. Since I bought the car it does the same problem when I'm on the fwy out of no where the car shut down. I have to wait a few minutes until I can turn on again I almost got into a huge accident with a big rig and I had my manager who witness how the car just shut down. I feel that the car is very unsafe steering wheel not stable correctly and I feel that it has some kind of engine and transmission problem but the weird part no check engine light comes up to diagnose the problem. I took the car to the dealership more then 3x and they said the car was perfectly fine.

Balance shaft premature failure found by cel (check engine light) during diagnostics check at Mercedes Benz of nashville, TN. The engine has been running well so I was shocked that the first time my check engine light came on that the repair is the balance shaft $5,600 repair. Mbusa refused good will assistance to service director bill hudson on 8/21/13. The service report shows all engine related checks are green/good except for the check engine light reading balance shaft replacement required. I drive over 100 interstate miles daily so the warranty is exceeded quickly. Based on # of claims this is a common problem that will eventually be a safety hazard because the car will fail to accelerate when merging and even stall out complete at any speed. Where is the recall?????.

The check engine light came on and I had the car looked into at a reputable mb dealership. The codes that were read were c1200 and c1208 for intake and camshaft timing retarded (need balance shaft). This is a $4,000 repair. I cannot believe that this is a problem on a vehicle with less than 100,000 miles on it. I also see that I am not alone in having this problem on my C230 mb. Apparently many others have or had this same issue with the engine on 2006 and 2007 C230's. I did not have the work done due to the expensive costs. However I am now unable to drive my car because I run the risk of being stranded as I drove it the same day I picked it back up from the dealership and it would not start. After waiting several minutes and trying to start the vehicle back up it started as normal. It is very frustrating to drive the car and not ever know if it will start or not.

Vehicle seems to run fine but after a cold morning start the check engine light illuminated. After taking it to the dealership for diagnostics (totaling $105. 00) it was revealed that the code rendering the balance shaft or possible bad sensor was the reason for the check engine light illuminating. The estimate cost for this repair is ranging from 5 to 6 grand. This is highly unacceptable for a vehicle with only 45,000 miles. 2007, Mercedes Benz, C230, black on black, that has been stored for a majority of its existence because I am deployed overseas does not send a good impression when the company will not admit that there is a definite problem with this engine type. In today's economy, consumers spend a little more to reassure this type of repair is avoided by purchasing a more reliable source of transportation. I guess I should have purchased a chevy or Ford, at least then I would be expecting this type of nonsense.

I was on the highway and the car suddenly stopped accelerating and the rpm's ran way up and the car would not accelerate. I tried putting it in neutral then drive and nothing. I pulled over turned the car off for a few min. Then back on. The car operated normally. The check engine light also came on and I had all the necessary service done on the car at that time. The car has done this increasingly for the last year and it is now becoming a hazard. The car has started jumping when put in drive and it is alarming. I cannot afford to replace the transmission and I feel mercedes should take responsibility for a defect in this model. I have children and this is my only car. I don't feel safe in it anymore and my children don't either.

We have a 2007 Mercedes Benz C230 sport. Shortly after purchasing this vehicle used with 32000 miles on it we started having balance shaft problems. Since then we have had the balance shaft sensor, and magnets replaces along with the crank case sensor. The vehicles check engine light is still coming on and we are now being told the balance shaft solenoids need to be replaced as well.

Although I no longer have the vehicle as it was leased, around a year, a year and 4 months ago, my Mercedes Benz was making a weird noise from the engine as well sa my check engine light had been on for weeks/months. When I took it into a mb dealership they had to first get my approval to take apart the engine to diagnose the problem, of course I said ok since it was a leased car. Once they found out the problem they suggested I needed a new engine based on a problem w/ the cylinders and that the fact I hadn't given the vehicle the proper oil changes, however I believe it was a problem caused by the balance shift gears. So they told me that it was going to cost me around $7000 to fix the problem by putting in a brand new engine, I asked if mb could help w/ the cost but they refused, claiming that since I didn't have a record of sufficient oil changes they wouldn't help. . . . So I had a tow truck pick up the car from the mb dealership and take it to another shop where they found an engine and put it in for a little less, ihad to have it done since it was leased and I had to return it back to mb. I hope that mb takes responsibility for this.