Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Mercedes Benz C280

The balance shaft sprocket in this car needs to be recalled. It has has known issues since it came out nearly 20 years ago. It can cause your whole engine to blow if not fixed. The fix is often more than the value of the car, around $7000. It is ridiculous. The part was not properly heat treated during manufacture which causes it to fail prematurely at the expense of the owner.

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I am writing about this incident after finding out about the lawsuit filed against mercedes concerning problems with the balance shaft, the soft metal they used in production, and the common engine codes (p0016 & p0017). I am 20 years old and I was on the highway with my girlfriend going around 75mph and I smelled a burning smell and thought it might’ve been the truck/one of the cars in front of me. All of a sudden my power steering was gone and my car basically lost all power. Only the brakes worked. Thank god the other cars were far enough away from me and I didn’t put anyone else in danger. Due to the loss of control I was forced to pull into the breakdown lane on the left side which was so incredibly dangerous since the highway was so busy. I eventually pulled to the right side of the highway when there was enough space and time to do so and opened my hood and saw that my tensioner blew and the serpentine belt came off. I was so angry because the dealer that sold me the car told me the codes were only emission related and did not affect the mechanics of the car. That’s a whole other issue. I am not so very mechanically inclined but after extensive research I’ve found that this code (which was covered up by mercedes) was most likely the culprit and has been causing me issues throughout my experience with the vehicle. I am a broke college student. Yes, it was stupid to buy a mercedes, but I was 19 and I’ve learned a lot about cars and the industry since then. At the end of the day, despite my stupidity and ignorance, mercedes should be held responsible for this issue and everyone who has had incidents similar to myself or have the codes that I have deserve to be reimbursed for all the repairs, time, and danger they have and will eventually put people in. Don't wait for someone to die on the highway before you consider issuing a recall. Do something. I shouldn’t have to fear for my life going out in this car to get to work, school, and most importantly, my family.

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I have a 2006 mercedes C280 which I purchased almost a year ago with 57,000 miles. It currently has 73,000 miles and is having major mechanical problems which have been life threatening due to when and where they occur. 1. Loss of transmission upon acceleration. If I pull over, turn it off and restart, it will shift fine until it decides it wants to do it again and I either lose the ability to shift, or it goes into limp mode without a check engine light. This has happened on the freeway, heavy traffic, and have been several close calls. The shop said the codes were for transmission malfunction and valve body malfunction. Just out of nowhere. 2. Check engine light goes on and off repeatedly and the plastic intake manifold needs to be replaced because it is one of the defects mercedes was sued for on this particular year, model, and engine. All of the oxygen sensors are going out as well and that is just the start. The cost for the part alone is in the $1000 range. My mechanic said the best is yet to come and explained around my current mileage on up is when most of the damage takes place with the valves and whatever else happened with this engine. I'm not sure exactly what all the problems were but he said to take it to the junkyard and was very serious which infuriates me because it's a beautiful car and I couldn't in good conscience sell it to anyone. Mercedes is fully aware of this but not a lot of people benefited from the settlement. The same problems are known by all owners and german mechanics.

We have 71,000 miles on our 2006 Mercedes Benz C280. Before christmas, the engine light starts going on and the engine starts sounding rough and jerking. We take it into Mercedes Benz and they diagnose a cam shaft issue. It turns out all 2006 Mercedes Benz C280 have the same problem with the same mileage. This car is a safety hazard and needs to be recalled.

Hvac mold smell , the car smells like ($#!*) whenever I use ac or heat . Tried like changing 10's of cabin filter ,but that smell makes me sick all the time. Checked with all the mechanics ,they only say its a manufacturer issue.

P0022 camshaft balancer defect, subject to prior class action, I am having this same problem! wish to become a part of that prior settled class action or pursue my own action for defective parts.

Engine started misfiring and lost power while driving uphill in hawaii the and the car was not able to drive up the hill it had no power. There has been a class action lawsuit regarding the camshaft which mercedes lost however when I called mercedes to help fix the issue they said time has expired and this was no longer valid.

While trying to merge on the highway the car response slowly when trying to accelerate to highway speed the engine over rev's but no power the same happens when changing lanes. While reversing out of a driveway the car locked up both the engine and steering wheel would not I had to turn in on and off several times and the put it back in drive before I was able to finally reverse this incident placed my life in danger because when the car locked up half of it was on the driveway and the other half in the street impeding traffic. I am nervous about driving this car because it doesn't respond as quickly as it should which could cause an accident.

Engine motor mounts are constructed of untreated aluminum. It is well known that salt will react easily with aluminum, extensive corrosion results. The driver side motor mount sits in a pocket in the frame, where brine can lay on it for prolonged periods. Of note, many highway departments are now using a brine mix, including magnesium chloride, that will react with moisture in the air to continue the corrosion process. A recent study by Volkswagen confirms that this accelerates the corrosion process. In April or may of this year, I had to have the motor mounts on my car replaced. One failed completely, the other was severely cracked and nearly the same way. The entire top of the driver side mount was completely missing, apparently from corrosion. What was left was white powder. The passenger side also showed evidence of significant corrosion. The mechanic who worked on my car said that this was a known problem, and not the first he had seen. I am extremely concerned about this. A complete failure of motor mounts could cause a severe accident, with wiring and or fuel lines being sheared, and loss of control of the vehicle. The breakage would be likely to occur upon acceleration (think about entering an intersection) or when going over a bump. A complaint was filed with mercedes corporate offices. I explained that I was not looking for any kind of financial settlement. I am not. I would like the problem addressed. It has been a few months now with no response. This situation is not acceptable.

In November of 2012 mercedes-benz USA initiated a service campaign that affected approx. 1,064,723 vehicles. The defective part was the camshaft solenoid. Mbusa sent this notice to all dealerships, but failed to notify the vehicle owners directly. They apparently did not deem this to be a safety recall and felt no obligation to notify the consumer. However, when the solenoid malfunctions due to the defective part it does in fact affect the performance and driving ability of the car. If driving on the highway, in which is the case here, it does become a safety concern. It seems that mbusa knowingly withheld this information from their consumers. During the time of their campaign my vehicle was also under warranty as well. Mbusa had ample opportunity to notify their customers of this issue to have it corrected. They never actively provided notices to customers directly. Due to the malfunction of the affected solenoid, my vehicle had to be repaired in April 2015. My warranty expired in March 2014. I had my vehicle repaired at an independent repair shop at a cost of $232. 93. Mbusa should be held responsible for failure to notify the vehicle owners of this potential safety hazard if not corrected, as well as they should be required to reimburse any out of pocket expenses that were incurred as a result of this issue. I have attached a copy of the bulletin that mbusa provided to their dealerships, but again failed to provide to the 1,064,723 consumers that were affected.

I recently bought this used 1995 C280 Mercedes Benz,almost immediately after I bought it -electrical system started malfunctioning,gauges go on and off continously, car refused to start -then starts as if nothing happened. Windows work-and then they don't. Obdii system reads different codes-obviously unreliable. After having a mechanic look at it -he stated that wiring harness is failing. After coming here to look for recalls-I see that over 90% complaints on this car are for a defective wiring harness-a fact that Mercedes Benz should be well aware of by now. This could create a fire hazard and serious driving hazard. Why haven't they dealt with this possibly disastrous defect? I'm totally disappointed that a car company that stresses safety,and dependability put something like this in the market and hasn't made any attempt to help out the owners of hundreds of thousands of defective cars they produced. Another myth falls by the wayside-Mercedes Benz uber alles? what a bad joke-people that own cheap nissans get 200,000 miles-a high dollar lemon? shame on you Mercedes Benz-btw if you go to mercedes recall page,they don't even mention this problem. . Has mercedes dropped their standards to screwing their customers? apparently so-. Another legend turns out to be nothing more than a lie.

The car began to slow down uncontrollably. The car shook and died. I was on I-75 in atlanta, GA. The shop said that it wasdue to a faulty engine wiring harness, something that mercedes is aware of. I was almost killed.

The balance shaft is faulty and my engine was shaking. There have been several reports of this happening in 2 types of engines and Mercedes Benz will not cover it. There is class action lawsuits going on about all the people having this problem.

Well, I have a 1996 mecedes benz C280 havimg a very difficult time get it starting so I'll put it in the shop for repair,and the mechanic said you're have a very bad ignition wiring harness,he said check and see if they have recall on that year of mecedes benz of the years,and they dose,1994-1996 C280-e320 and others. The mechanic said if you drive this this vechicle it may caught of fire, it must be replace.

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The car has a balance shaft issue like many w272 engines. . . We need to find a way to get mercedes into another class action lawsuit. . . This issue will cost me about 5000 dollars to fix. . . Otherwise.

While driving on the hwy at 75mph the car lost power and then came right back while this happened the transmission down shifted jerked very badly and car also slowed down rapidly. This is a known issue with 90's+ Mercedes Benz's why has nothing been done about this? multiple casualties on the hwy should not be a reason to inspect a very well known problem with millions of cars!! as long as these cars are still on the road safety should be at the top of the list! with the cost of repairs for a problem that the manufacturer has known about for many many years whats the deal? and becase of this wiring issue obdii diagnostics is defective and does not work! upon inspection of the wiring harnesses anyone can see crumbled cracked rotted away insulation leaving wires bare and able to touch causing fires costly engine repairs and possibly even death.

Engine began knocking while driving. Balance shaft malfunction. Caused vehicle to become non-drivable. Local dealer quoted 6k to fix. Contacted Mercedes Benz which indicated it would offer no assistance in repair of this problem. Internet research shows a consistent problem with the year and c-class vehicles. Other research indicates a defect in the balance shaft used by Mercedes Benz in this model and other models. Mercedes benz issued a service notification about this problem in 2008. Problem occurred on this vehicle while relatively close to home prior to being driven out of town. Had the problem occurred on the road, the driver and vehicle would have been stranded. A non dealer mercedes mechanic stated there was an 8-10% failure rate on the balance shafts in question. Mercedes benz needs to provide assistance to the owners to resolve the ones that do fail.

The vehicles fuel tank filler failed and made it difficult to fill the tank with gas. The gas came back out the filler cap although the tank didn't have a half a tank of gas. Sometimes the engine didn't turn over, and the vehicle was poor on gas.

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