Rear driver side lights not functioning. Found brown wire meeting to circuit board with heat damage to wire and circuitboard at connection. Contact the dealer. Dealers stated recall was done on our vehicle. However this appears to have happened again. Don't know if this happened while the vehicle was in motion. Noticed warning lights indicating bad connection to brake lights and turn signals driver side rear.
2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 electrical complaints
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Security system disables ignition due to a failure of the esl (steering lock). Nothing is wrong with the car it just won't start.
I was traveling to north carolina and pulled over to change my tire, my car would not start.leaving me stranded on the interstate. Again I arrived on north carolina and the will not start after staying at a friend's for the night. I cannot get back to connecticut. I researched and seen that this is an ongoing issue that is not being rectified.
While parked over night or during the day while at work the parking light come on by it self without my knowing. This drains the battery and I have to get a jump start. . This is really inconvenience. I could be anywhere and this could happen. This happens once sometime twice a month. It is not the light switch , it is always in the off position on several occasions I was able to return and turn off the light. Only one light comes on the passenger side front and rear.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercedes-benz c300. The contact stated the ignition was defective. The vehicle was towed to the mercedes-benz of springfield dealer, located at 295 burnett rd, chicopee, ma 01020 where it was diagnosed that the key needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000. The VIN was not provided.
Really cant say much cause thats how I bought the car.
Key in ignition, steering wheel does not unlock. Able to get key into run and crank position with no instrument cluster lights turning on. All other electrical features to the car work (radio, power windows, seats, lights). Unable to shift car into neutral without removing gear selector shift cover.
My c300 is having a eis (electrical ignition system failure). Where the key in the ignition won't start the vehicle. It will leave you stranded and won't allow you to put the car in neutral because of the amir theft lock out box. Many people are having this issue. Simple research can show you that.
Eis , steering lock
The c300 model has a notorious problem with electronic steering locking leaving the car mobileless. Cannot even put in neutral for towing. The car simply won't start. It will leave a motorist stranded at any time, any place and without any warning and represents a dangerous hazard to motorist's safety. Mercedes should be brought to court via class action law suit. *tr *tr *tr *js consumer stated car has been repaired.*jb
I called mercedes benz dealership to make appointment, they took my information 6 months a go with out any answer the fix the recall problems
Cam solenoid most c300 will stop turning on all the car does is ask u to take key of ignition.. I searched the issue and there is thousands of people having the same issue. It's not fair to consumers not to have a recall on a part that is defective that cost over a thousand to fix . Please help us resolve this matter
The ground wire for the rear brake lights is heating up. Mercedes dealer fixed this, per the federal safety agency recall #14v‑177 but the issue is reoccurring.
Esl module failure(brushes of the substandard electrical motor go bad) leaves the car inoperable. Almost all c300 and similar models will experience this failure before they reach 80,000 miles. The module is buried deeply into the car yet it would fail with certainty. The mass failure of the module would suggest that there would be a recall, nevertheless mercedes-benz(mb) is pretending the problem doesn't exist and owners are often left stranded on parking lots with an useless car and stuck with a bill of $2000 for something that is clearly a mb design and engineering fault.
Steering wheel locked in garage. "remove key from ignition" is message on instrument cluster. Car will not start. This car has less than 64k miles. Car was stationary in my garage. Now I have to pay a tow company to somehow get it out of garage, as it is front end in oriented (pulled in instead of backed in), and tow to dealership, and prepare for an overly inflated repair cost.
My car made a electric shortage and the car won't turn on so I had to take it to a shop and they told me the car had to be programmed again so it could turn on .
I read all the internet and forums almost every c300 has the same problem. It's not fair to the consumers that we pay for a manufacturing malfunction. Car won't start and show a msg of take car of ignition . It's a $2000 fix for something small but only can be fixed at the dealership. It's a highway robbery in bright day light . Please save the consumers from a greedy company . Last time I will ever own a benz .
Rear tail lamp electric harness melted. Specifically the brown wire. This also melted the terminal leading to a fire hazard and the lights not working. This is after the lights were "fixed" for the recall.
My right tail light keeps dimming and going back bright. I thought I needed a bulb but but it gave me a message today for everything on the right side but then the message went away. Last night someone told me the right light was dim then it got brighter. I've been smelling a faint burning smell but today it was kind of loud. I checked and it looks like the plastic and wire is melting on rte right tail light.
When I turn the key to turn on the car, when it is parked, absolutely nothing happens. I have heard that this has happened to other people with mercedes ignitions
Fuel tank leak- smell gas in car and outside car. Received notice of airbag recalls and light issue as well. Main concern is gas smell emanating from my car. This happens mostly when I fill the tank.
The steering lock failed. Stopped at the post office and my car would not start when I got back to the car. The door locks would work but the ignition would not read my fob. I did a little research and found that this is a common problem.
Rear tail light failure . Vehicle replaced rear electrical on the recall. However my tail lights failed again, the dealer required payment.
Electronic steering lock problem. While attempting to start my vehicle from a parked state. The vehicle will not allow me to start the vehicle and my steering wheel is stuck. Dealer wants to charge me $1800 for a problem that many other mercedes benz owners are having. If you google my mercedes benz c300 wont turn over. This problem is common. I have power to radio, instrument cluster and lights. Unable to unlock my steering wheel and start the vehicle.
My vehicle was running superior, no warning signals or straining when powering on. Parked car then an hour later tried turning vehicle on and will not turn on for any reason just radio worked. Found out it was steering module needed to be replaced for a hefty $1100. Had the car for only 3 months and barely used it. I believe it's a recall on these issues.
Electronic steering lock(esl) failed leaving vehicle unable to start.
The vehicle would not start at all. Battery was replaced and still did not start. Mercedes benz dealer stated that it needs an electronic steering lock. Apparently this is a common problem with mercedes benz sedans. The vehicle was parked.
2010 mercedes benz c300. Consumer writes in regards to various safety recalls. Consumer states that they were never notified of these recalls. *ld
I drove my car to a restaurant. After about 15 minutes, I returned and tried to crank the vehicle. The key fob did not unlock the stirring wheel and tires. I had it towed to the dealership and was told it was a steering column issue. Enough of an issue that it cost me $1000.00 to repair. I started researching and found that there are many complaints about this same issue. There are references to both the esi and/or esl failures. This is a known issue with mercedes benz and I am concerned that this is a safety issue as motorist are left stranded unless towed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercedes-benz c300. While attempting to drive the vehicle, it failed to start. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v081000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
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