2005 Mercedes Benz C230: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 11, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · 110,000 miles · NY

I have been notified about the safety air bag recall however, I have just found oil in my wiring harness. My car is idling very rough and stalling, the check engine light is on, I received 8 codes. I have oil in my camshaft wiring harness, my piston 1 fuel inject, spark plugs, and front of the engine where camshaft adjuster magnets are covered in black sludge oil. Another mercedes owner told me the same thing happened to his car and was "pigtailed" there has been a recall on this issue for this type of car 2005 c230 kompressor sport the recall number is #200910001. I would like for the mercedes benz dealership to resolve this issue, I need a government letter to be approved. May you please assist me with this request?

Filed Jan 4, 2015 · Acceleration · 66,755 miles · HI · crash · 1 injury

Unintended surge in accelerator. I was reversing into a parking stall in the garage of a condo complex. This is a compact stall with only about eight inches of space from the tire to the dividing line, so I need to park very carefully and slowly. Once the vehicle was in motion and I was partially into the parking stall, I released my foot from the accelerator, preparing to work my way into the stall. Instead of slowing down, the car surged backwards at a much higher speed. The vehicle rammed and bounced off a concrete wall with great force. The tires had squealed before the impact. The vehicle ended up in about the same position that it was in before the accelerator surge.

Filed Jul 2, 2014 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz c230. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a sudden increase of engine rpms and the transmission shifted into neutral independently. Also, the contact mentioned that there was a different occasion when the failure occurred and immediately after the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the transmission sensor, gaskets and cam shaft needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 131,000.

Filed Aug 13, 2006 · Electrical, Engine · 1,900 miles · NJ

Problem starts with a hesitation upon acceleration and loss of power while driving. After shutting engine off, then upon starting vehicle, engine would start to shake and stumble. Check engine light would come on. Vehicle engine sounds as if it going to blow up and has no power and stalls becomes undriveable. If you shut engine off again and restart sometimes car can be driven even though check engine light remains on. It always shows the same codes for repair. Car has been towed to dealer 2 times and driven over 4 additional times. Each time the code comes up as a coil defect and dealer has replaced coil #2 several times due to coil being burnt along with cleaning and/or replacement of spark plugs only to have the problem recur within hours or days. They still have not been able to correct problem. Dealer gave me same model loaner vehicle which I had to return within hours due to same problems.

Filed Apr 25, 2006 · Engine · 20,252 miles · CA

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning while driving at any speed. Sometimes the vehicle restarted after a few minutes. Other times the vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. The vehicle has been to the dealership a total of eight times. The dealership made unknown repairs. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer, however the cause of the problem was never accurately determined and none of the unknown replacement parts remedied the problem.