Tail Light Switch problems of the 2012 Mercedes Benz C300

Two problems related to tail light switch have been reported for the 2012 Mercedes Benz C300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tail Light Switch problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2021

The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, a burning type odor was present inside the vehicle. Whiling inspecting the vehicle it was discovered that rear driver and passenger side tail light plugs had melted. Also, after turning the front driver seat heater on a burning odor was present and the seat felt extremely hotter the normal. The cause of the failures were not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 70,000. ## VIN passed ## mercedes-benz 2012 C300 ##.

2 Tail Light Switch problem

Failure Date: 11/07/2018

2012 Mercedes Benz C300 - rear tail light tail light failure, found burn marks in the vehicle bulb assembly (bulb panel) and burned wires it has a complete loss of tail light lamps function.




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