Electrical System Problems of Mercedes Benz C Class

Mercedes Benz C Class owners have reported 47 electrical system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 13 most common electrical system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (19 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's wiring (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Electrical System problems of Mercedes Benz C Class

The Electrical System problem

The taillights in my 2012 c300 was starting to go out intermittently. At first the notification came on for the brake light but the brake light kept working. Afterwards the rest of the taillights and the sidemarker light went out as well.   Read details...

The Wiring problem

My rear back tail light wiring panel fried . The light is not working at all and when I called manhattan mecedes dealership they told me there is not an appointment availiable two weeks from 3/7/2014 then I called the dealership in brooklyn and they told me they did not have any apointments either   Read details...

The Battery problem

Seat control module failure. 2 modules per car, 1 for passenger seat, and 1 for driver seat fail. The defective seat control module unit will deplete the cars battery overnight resulting in a no-start condition the following day. A new battery, or a jump start, will get the car going again.   Read details...

The Instrument Panel problem

The contact owns a 2000 Mercedes Benz c230. The contact stated that the instrument panel gauges, such as the speedometer, were unable to be read, which increased the risk of a crash. The contact would have to pay $1,500 to replace the instrument cluster modules because his VIN was excluded from   Read details...

The Alternator/generator/regulator problem

Mercedes benz c240 ecu failure. Also the transmission shifts are sometimes random at best and sometimes shuts off. The cars instrument cluster also sometimes doesn't work, the power steering leaks intermittently the rear coil spring broke on left side of vehicle .   Read details...




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