Starter problems of the 2016 Mercedes Benz C300

In February 2019 the C300 engine light came on, took the vehicle to the dealer and they said it was a bad catalytic convertor, and the dealer took three days to repair it. Three weeks later in March 2019, while driving 25 miles per hour straight on a residential street the car shut off without a sound, all the lights on the instrument cluster lit up, and the car coasted to a stop on the side of the road. I trie to restart the car, the starter made noise but the engine would not turn over. I called roadside assistance and did the three time lock and unlock routine, and the car would not start. After towing the car back to the same dealer, they told me the car was showing no codes, the issue could not be replicated and the car should be fine to drive again! I'm now afraid to drive the vehicle, and the dealer is refusing to fix it.

2016 Mercedes Benz C300. Consumer writes in regards to starter current limiter. The consumer stated after the recall repair on the starter was completed the failure began. The vehicle would shut off while driving.

My car has a safety risk open recall since February 08, 2017 that has not been fixed. I have not been contacted by an authorized Mercedes Benz dealer to take my car in and remedy the safety recall. The recall notice states summary: daimler ag (dag), the manufacturer of mercedes-benz vehicles, has decided that on certain c-class (205 platform), e-class (213 platform) and glc (253 platform) vehicles, the starting current limiter could be overloaded under certain conditions during the starting procedure. In the event the starter is blocked due to engine/transmission damage (e. G. Hydro locked engine), a very high electric current would flow through the starting current limiter during the subsequent start attempt. Should the driver attempt to start the engine repeatedly despite the engine not cranking, the very high electric current draw might lead to overheating of the starting current limiter. In a worst case, surrounding components might melt, and potentially ignite and lead to a fire. Safety risk: in the event the starter is blocked due to engine/transmission damage (e. G. Hydro locked engine), a very high electric current would flow through the starting current limiter during the subsequent start attempt. Should the driver attempt to start the engine repeatedly despite the engine not cranking, the very high electric current draw might lead to overheating of the starting current limiter. In a worst case, surrounding components might melt, and potentially ignite and lead to a fire. Remedy: an authorized mercedes-benz dealer will retrofit a fuse on the starting current limiter on the affected vehicles. Recall status: recall incomplete.