2002 Mercedes Benz C230: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 18, 2010 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mercedes benz c 230. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility where the mechanic advised that the fuel pump wiring and several other wires were burned. The mechanic advised that if the fuel tank had been full of gasoline, the vehicle would have caught on fire. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer advised the failure was not considered a safety issue and would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 99,000.

Filed Aug 2, 2004 · Engine · 170,000 miles · WA

While driving 60 MPH vehicle stalled. Then, vehicle restarted on its own. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection numerous times. Mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

Filed Apr 18, 2004 · Engine · 25,500 miles · IL

After driving the car 90 miles on the highway, I was in local traffic about to make a left turn when the car stalled. I needed to restart the car before it would run briefly and then stall again. It kept stalling in traffic before I could pull over and have it towed in for service.

Filed May 23, 2003 · Engine, Fuel system · 5,000 miles · CA

The car stalled on me twice. One time on the highway going 65 m/h. The engine completely shut off and came back on. The second time on a street road going 25m/h. The dealership checked it both times and they said the computer shows no malfunctions and they can't figure out the cause. Horrible experience.

Filed Mar 3, 2003 · Engine · 10,000 miles · IL

Problems began at 10,000 miles aug 2002. Brought car to dealership 3 times since oct 2002 and dealership say their diagnostic tests show no problem and the stalling/rough idle is normal. They can't find any issues. *jb car stalls (depending on the weather)- worse on humid days, but everyday runs really rough upon start up. 50% of the time will completely stall. Other 50% if I gas the car, it runs really rough, but gets me out of my driveway. Car roughly switches to drive. Very little power when switching to drive and driving down the road. The car redlines until I get to about 20 MPH and doesn't seem to switch to second (I have an automatic) until I get to 20-25. Power steering is not working on cold days- very difficult to turn wheel until car gets warmed up. Even on days when its 40 degrees f. On several occasions when it has been colder than 15 degrees, the steering wheel is completely upside down and you would think the car would not drive straight- it does!- which means the steering wheel and power steering is not working or my car would not be going straight. This is very dangerous and could cause an accident and I have no idea which way my tires are facing! The worst and most dangerous part of this is: on 4 occasions since december 2002 until february 2003, while driving on highway at approx 55 MPH, went over a slight bump in the road and completely lost power in the vehicle and all warning lights (every single one) came on. Car immidiately halted to about 3 MPH, the car behind me almost rareended me. I had my foot all the way down on the gas (I was in the middle of the road) and the power came back on within 30 seconds, and I almost rare-ended the car in front of me when my car surged forwarded.

Filed Oct 28, 2002 · Engine · IA

Engine stalled (quit running) while traveling on the interstate at approx. 62 MPH. The cruise control had been engaged and I braked moderately to slow the vehicle down when the engine died. I managed to pull the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and attempted approx 4 - 6 times to restart. The engine fired but would not run. Finally, after approx. 30 seconds the engine fired and I was able to drive away. The problem has been reported to the dealer but the dealer has not contacted me yet to schedule a service appointment. This is a very dangerous situation that needs immediate attention by mercedes to correct. Dt

Filed Aug 8, 2002 · Engine, Visibility · AL

Vehicle stalls and hesitates at any speed. Vehicle has been taken to dealer numerous times, dealer replaced fuel pump. But, it did not solve the problem.*ak when the problem first revealed itself it would only stall when pulling out into traffic. It progressed to the engine stopping completely while driving speeds of 25 MPH or more. The fuel pump has been replaced twice. The sunroof shade is not opening properly. The trim was repaired.

Filed Sep 11, 2001 · Engine · IL

While driving vehicle through a puddle, that was about 3-5 inches high, vehicle suddenly stalled.