Mercedes Benz C300 owners have reported 25 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (21 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat head restraint (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seats problems | |
| Front Seat Head Restraint problems | |
| Front Seat Power Adjust problems |
Leaving my home from my driveway and driving about 15 feet I heard a loud pop from my backseat area and noticed my headrest on drivers side deployed without any reason. The airbag right/left malfunction light showed on my dash saying service required. Read details...
While driving down the highway, at a little over 50 mph, with my children in the car, the driver side headrest neck restraint suddenly deployed. I felt like I was punched in the back of the head and it could have caused an accident. Read details...
Unable to move driver's power seat forward into safe operating position. Had to drive car by sitting on front edge of the seat. Brought to dealer for service and seat operation was restored to normal after a software restore/reset. Read details...