general problems of the 2010 Mercedes Benz C300 - part 2

Over the ownership of this vehicle I have had to replace several electrical components. These include more than I have time or space to list them, but the latest is now the comand buttons on the dash board which no longer function. I was told ican have this fixed for the low price of $2,000 to replace the entire system.

Car was operating fine when I got home around noon parked on the street outside my house, at 2pm I was trying to leave. While starting the car the warning showed up on my dash stating "remove key from the ignition". Called aaa to ensure that the battery was ok. Aaa showed up and inspected the car. Battery was up to standards. Mechanic said to use a spare key to test out the issue. Grabbed a spare key and the same warning showed up on the dash. Mechanic said that I need to take the car to the dealer and get my eis system replaced and a steering column. Took it to the dealer, and they told me the same thing. Here you go, final bill $1,600 out the door. Make this a recall item if everyone is having this issue.

Took car for routine service at local mb dealership on 9/3/16 and was told both front parking lamps/lights are not working, further informed that it is not simple light bulb blow out but something has caused the whole molding/casing holding the light has melted and the entire assembly will have to be replaced. The service adviser stated that he has seen this type of problem before with this type of vehicle. I am not a technical person and can forward email and the details of issue as provided by dealership. I consider this serious safety and fire hazard and wanted to know if this problem has been reported to you before by consumers or by the manufacturer Mercedes Benz. Mileage on form is approximate.

Car wont start, replaced battery, common issue with C300 told by the dealership it would cost $1332 for steering lock to start 5. 0 includes if needed to cut out lock pin.

After I turn the car off, the front left light on the top continues to stay on. If I move the knob back and forth slightly, then shuts off, at least for a while. I just had to deal with a dead battery yesterday when I was getting ready to leave work. From what I have recently researched, this is a common issue among this model. Has a recall been made for this? will this cause any other issues with the vehicle? if it is a shortage in the electrical, am I in danger of the vehicle not reacting appropriately while driving at night or at a higher speed on the highway? is there any risk of it catching fire? there is also a sensor that needs to be replaced. I am not that car savvy, but I believe it may have something to do with fuel injection or something filtering properly. Is that another common issue?.

Front right parking lamp melted into headlight fixture. Was told my mb dealer yesterday it was due to the headlight overheating and I need to pay to replace entire headlight $900. 00 they had similar issues with tail lights and had a recall on cars to replace. Maybe something is wrong with front light also. ,.

Car doesnt want to start , car has 85k on it . Well maintained, battery was 4 months old , eis switch.

I drove my 2010 C300 to an appointment 2 miles away and went to start the car after an appointment and it would not start. . . Tried having it jumped but it didn't work. . . Had it towed to the dealership who told me it was an electrinic steering malfunction and needed to be replaced for $1460. . . There was no indication that there was an issue until it jist stopped working. . . Unacceptable and from what I habe learned this is a rampant problem with mercedes and should be considered a recall.

Passenger was attempting to get out of the car. Tried to open the door handle and the door handle broke. Leaving door handle tension less. Forcing me to roll down the window to let passenger out of the car.

I drove 500 miles from chicago to mississauga, ont. Canada. Trip was uneventful. The day after I drove the car to a Honda car dealership , ironically, to look for a car for a relative and parked. Returning one hour later I was able to open the doors with the remote but when I tried to start the car everything except for the radio went dead. The car was towed to the mercedes dealership 7 kilometers away. The programmed part had to be ordered so it took two business days to get my car back at a cost of $1071us. It was troubling to reflect on the possibility that this could have happened on one of the rest areas I stopped at in the middle of nowhere along the route. I can't decide whether I would rather not have this system and have my car stolen or left stranded with the nearest town miles away. The dealership said the system just malfunctioned just like a light would blow out. Not good enough system for an expensive car. Thanks for your involvement.

I received notice of a safety recall involving the rear tail lights for my 2010 mercedes C300. This car had previously been in an accident and declared a total loss. However, it was rebuilt, inspected, and certified as road worthy. The mercedes dealership refuses to perform the recall work on my car, stating that the fact that the car was a total loss invalidates any warranty and a safety recall is considered warranty work. I feel that a safety recall is not optional, and that mercedes needs to perform this work, regardless of warranty eligibility.

Went into work and came back out to my car not starting. Battery just recently replaced withing the past 6 months. Had the battery charged and tried to do a jump and still nothing. Had to get my car towed to the auto shop only to find out I have a failed eis, meaning my electronical ignition system has failed and its going to cost me 1000 to fix. My car is out of warranty but I find this a major inconvience. This is supposed to be a reliable car the reason I chose to get this car and something like the ignition has failed. I wish there was something that mbusa could do to pay for a majority of the issue or even do a reimbursement. This can be a safety issue as well, I always think what if I was out of town or what if I had a emergency and because of this glitch I simply have no car and now I'm dependent on a ride until I can get this fixed!.

Went to start car and nothing. Steering locked and difficult, due to all wheel drive to tow. There are many cases documented about eis/esl failures on mercedes enthusiast forums. The problem is prevalent on the internet. This could be very dangerous on a crowded highway, in a crime ridden area or just in an emergency. The car will start one minute and won't on the next start. Mercedes claimed no financial responsibility for the failure in my case. The car was 2 months out of warranty.

The warning system for the rear lights have been going off since purchasing the certified preowned vehicle in June 2014. It was returned the dealer multiple times for the issue and never fixed. While driving at night I smelled something burning and the warning system informed me to check all of my rear lights. There were no lights functioning on the rear of the vehicle while driving. The lights, brake lights, turn signals, and rear fog lamps were all not functioning. When a road side technician checked the vehicle he saw burnt wires and melted plastic on the lighting mount. This occurred during a routine trip from new jersey into philadelphia, PA and included driving over the ben franklin bridge. Once I reach philly I stopped the vehicle and called for assistance. That is when the issue was located. The car was towed to the dealer for repair. No more information has been provided from the dealer yet.

I got couple warning messages on my 2010 mb c-300 that the taillights were not working. When I took the car to the dealer's service department thinking it was the lightbulbs that needed to be changed, I found out that the taillight wires and connectors have overheated and melted. In my case, the dealer service department and mercedes customer care did take the initiative and replaced the wires and connectors with no cost to me, after I discussed with them about the fact that this problem is currently under investigation by NHTSA. I do appreciate mb dealer and customer care's help to resolve the issue and take care of my car. However, I want to report my case to NHTSA to help your agency in data collection to determine how wide spread the problem is and whether a recall should be warranted.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes Benz C300. The contact stated that the rear driver's side light failed due to a melted electrical connector. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 50,000.

All bulbs on the right side tail light are not working, that includes brake light, reverse light, and signal light. I thought the bulbs were out but when I went to change the bulbs they were all fine. What I did noticed was the brown wire was burnt and so was the plastic that holds the wires together, it seemed like that entire side was burnt and even melted. This seems to be an electrical problem and it also seems to be a safety hazard. I spoke to one of my mechanic friends who suggested I bring the car back to the dealer to try and resolve the problem and he also advised me to disconnect the wires or something like that as this could cause a potential fire. Since I'm past the warranty period (50,000 miles) I'm not sure how I'm going to fix this problem, it may be pretty costly and I'm not sure where to start. I thought I should report this to the NHTSA since this can possibly cause major safety hazards and even fires.

Warning light on my instrument cluster prompted "check left tail and brake light". I checked all the bulbs, they were all functioning except for 1 or two dim bulbs in the left taillight assembly. I unplugged the connector/harness to the assembly and found one of the wire insert connectors to be melted in the plastic connector, the melting affected the plastic as well. I am worried for a possible fire hazard in my trunk compartment. Contacted mercedes for a service appointment.

Connector for the taillights melting onto the housing. Possible ground wire issue. Fire hazard.

All driver side rear lights went out. There is sign of possible burnt residue on wire and light casing.

The auto lock would randomly unlock and lock at the wrong time causing the door handle to not be responsive anymore. . Mercedes charged 1000 dollars to fix his when it is a common problem and a very big safety issue. Unfortunately I can't afford to fix my door which makes me think if I get into a car accident what would I do?.

All bulbs on the right side tail light are not working, that includes brake light, reverse light, and signal light. I thought the bulbs were out but when I went to change the bulbs they were all fine. What I did noticed was the brown wire was burnt and so was the plastic that holds the wires together, it seemed like that entire side was burnt and even melted. This seems to be an electrical problem and it also seems to be a safety hazard. I've mentioned this a few times to the dealer. Each time they look for a recall with no success. I reported the problem directly to mb and since there still hasn't been a recall, I'm now reporting to NHTSA.

Approximately once every 2 months while parked with the engine off, the front passenger side headlight will come on with the rear passenger side parking/brake light. When this occurs, I have to turn the headlight switch on then back off, to turn off the lights. On one occasion, I observed the passenger side headlight and the rear passenger light flickering like a strobe light, before I turned the switch on then off.

The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes Benz C300. While the vehicle was parked, the passenger side low beam head lamp continued to illuminate even though the vehicle was turned off. As a result, the battery drained. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who repaired the vehicle under NHTSA campaign number: 14v177000 (exterior lighting); however, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving down rt 70 in marlton, NJ on Monday may 7, 2012 when every lights in my car lit up. I then took it to mercedes at approximately 1:00 p. M. I sat there waiting for them to tell me what was going on. I decided at 1:50 to find out and I was told by my service tech dan swuwek that it was an electrical problem and that he did not know how long it would be to fix it. I had to get a rental. He called me the next day and indicated that a part was ordered. I then called him back later in the day when he said that it was not the part that they thought it was. Another day passed and I was then told that they would be contacting mercedes for help. I also contacted them as well because I wanted to be sure that it was documented. The next day they figured it out and they told me it was the entire electrical system that needed to be replaced. I had to go out of town and did not return until Monday may 14, 2012 at which time I was contacted by dan from mercedes indicated that my vehicle was ready for pick up. This is the third mercedes I have leased. My first one was the ml350 which had an electrical fire in the passenger seat heating system. My second one was a C300 which had many problems with the air conditioning system and navigation. This is my third and last one has had many problems with the navigations for which they kept telling me there was nothing wrong with it. However it took my took many parts of the world when trying to enter destination information so it was basically not functioning for many months. Now with this new problem the ecu issues, I hope it gets me through the next 6 months so I can turn this in and never get another mercedes again. They gave me a rental, charged me $3. 00 per day, keep my car for a week. Cherry hill mercedes service department and their manager is pretty incompetent. Thank you.

All of my exterior light bulbs have been replaced every other month. The rear driver side brake light burned out the metal part where mercedes had to replace the unit. As of Monday, April 2, 2012 I had to take my car in the dealer to repair a right front passenger side headlight out.