Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercedes benz c220. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the engine wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
1995 Mercedes Benz C220: engine stalls while driving
12 of the 53 complaints about the 1995 Mercedes Benz C220 describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 23%
- typical mileage
- 90,950
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Engine stalls while driving by model year
- 19967
- 199512
- 19944
What owners say
My vehicle has the faulty wiring harness prevalent in all these cars during the mid to late nineties. It has exhibited many of the signs mentioned by numerous other owners over the years such as: engine light on constantly, surging of the throttle, dash instruments that won't work, stumbling and stalling in traffic, etc. The only thing I haven't had yet is a fire. I was completely unaware of this problem when I purchased the car back in feb. This is my first mercedes and will be my last.....next car will be a honda. Why mercedes is allowed to ignore this is beyond me. I thought the reason we have government regulation is to force car makers to clean up messes like this. There are still a number of these cars on the road and this problem will eventually get someone killed if it hasn't already. Mercedes should be made to recall and replace this wiring with good remanufactured parts for free if you still own one of these cars.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercedes c-220. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 70,000.
Vehicle stalled in intersection. Continues to do so, though it will restart. Cel on. Mechanic changed maf and wiring for maf, advised rest of underhood wiring insulation bad, exposing bare wires.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercedes benz c220. The contact stated the faulty wiring harness installation became brittle, began to crack and was falling off of the conductors which detached the wires from the engine and caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was previously repaired by the dealer back in 2000 and they replaced the wiring harness at the contacts expense for $800. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated, they had to replace the wiring harness for $700. There were no related recalls or a warranty for the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 159,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercedes benz c220. The contact was driving 65 MPH when the engine stalled and was the contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic shop who stated that there was a shirt circuit in the wiring harness installation and that it was fractured. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted to report the failure. The failure mileage was 209,000.
Engine harnesses deteriorated in my 1995 c220 causing engine to stall.
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mercedes benz c220. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled, lunged, the antilock braking system failed, and the power steering failed twice. There were no recalls available. The mercedes mechanic discovered that the wiring harness was disintegrating. The current mileage was 63,000 and failure mileage was 58,000.
Complete failure of engine wiring harness due to premature deterioration of wire insulation. Garaged car would start and run normally for short (ten minute) trips but would not start up to return home. Stranded numerous times. Check engine light trips periodically. Stalling and surging common. Independent specialist mechanic discovered crumbling and cracked wire insulation on wiring harness. Car will no longer start at all. I have spent much time and money trying to fix what appears now to be a known defect. I am the original owner of this car and I am very upset that such a serious defect has not been satisfactorily addressed by the manufacturer.
While taking off from a stop position, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle would restart within 10 minutes. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop. The mechanic informed the consumer that the problem maybe an electrical wiring harness. Please provide any further information.
The vehicle shut off while driving. Insulation on the wires in the wiring harness peeled off which caused a shortage. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the wiring harness. *ak
While driving at an undetermined speed vehicle stalled, causing the consumer to pull off the road. The consumer took vehicle to a mechanic.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Mercedes Benz C220 stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1995 Mercedes Benz C220?
12 of 53 owner complaints about the 1995 Mercedes Benz C220 (23%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Mercedes Benz C220?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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