The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, he heard an abnormal clunking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road. After looking under the vehicle, the contact noticed that the subframe located next to the gas tank was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear subframe had fractured from the weld point. However, the parts to do the repair were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.
2009 Mercedes Benz C300 body complaints
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Take my car to the dealer and told me my rear subframe is rusted out and is dangerous to drive. Total cost replace they said around $5800 . Why there isn’t recall for the problem in the USA ? I find out there is one in Canada and Germany for this car. What I’m supposed to do with the car? Take it to a junkyard because Mercedes’
The contact's son owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated upon taking the vehicle to the dealer for servicing, he was informed that the subframe was severely rusted. The contact stated that his son then informed him that while he was driving approximately 50 MPH and depressing the brake pedal to come to a complete stop, the vehicle started wobbling significantly. The dealer replaced the subframe, the rear tires, and completed an alignment on the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000. Vehicle has been repaired.
the rear subframe @lower control arms right side rust on bracket when put break on the car go to right and make noise!!! the car just have 83.000 miles!! this have re call or not?we d'ont know untill seaching on web side findown couple owner C300 have problem said some
The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the driver’s side rear tire inverted into the wheel well due to excessive corrosion. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic where he confirmed the failure and informed him that the subframe needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 60-70 mph, the vehicle started shuddering and lost stability. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that as she disengaged the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stopped shuddering. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear subframe was rusted and had fractured into two pieces on both sides of the vehicle, and the lower control arms were hitting the gas tank. The check engine warning light and TPMS warning light were illuminated at the time of the diagnosis. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Rear Sub-frame corrosion required a complete replacement of component to pass PA Inspection - car had about 63,000 miles and has been garage kept (and barely driven in Winter) since I purchased it as a certified pre-owned vehicle from the dealer (6 months old with less than 6,000 miles on it). MB Mechanics state that they are seeing this a lot with these cars, replacement sub-frame design is modified to prevent corrosion and I personally think this should be a recall safety issue as the corrosion was classified by the dealership as "Aggressive" and can cause control arms to detach (yikes !). I contacted Mercedes-Benz corporate to see if they would provide some cost assistance, they agreed to pay $1000 towards the cost of the replacement, still leaving me with a bill of $2500. I have a 20 year old Ford Taurus that lives outside and is driven all year round that doesn't have a corroded subframe - why can't Mercedes make one that doesn't fall apart ?
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. The contact stated that the subframe bracket was severely corroded. The contact noticed the failure when the brake pedal was depressed there was an abnormal sound. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and inspected which the technician determined that the rear subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Mercedes-benz of easton (4300 morse xing, columbus, oh 43219, (888) 530-5742) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000. ## VIN passed ## mercedes-benz 2009 ##
Bought c300 2009 4 matic sep. 2017 used from a dealer. Carfax indicates getting scheduled service from dealer and it does not show problems with the car. It has now 90k mileage. Lately, I started hearing some noise at the back whenever I hit a small bump, so I decided to bring it to the mercedes-benz dealer and have it checked last july 21, 2020. They found out that the rear subframe is broken because of rust. The estimated repair cost is $6,000. They also said front end links torn and leaking, both front axles boots torn and leaking, centrifuge and vacuum pump o-ring leaking oil, trasnfer case leaking oil. The cost of repair is an additional $4,000. I complained to the the technician that I just had a scheduled service on it last year, how come it has this series of problems now. Technician advised me to call customer service and see if they can goodwill the repair cost. After a series of email and tel. Exchanges with c.s., I finally got the result today aug. 7, 2020 from the c.s manager and said no discount or goodwill on the repair. They can only give a discount of $1,000 if I buy a new one from them or $500 if I buy a cpo. Is this their tactic on selling their cars in the inventory? This car is so expensive that they brag themselves to have a very durable car but yet, has this kind of issues. I found out lately that a lot of mercedes -benz owner has similar complaints. Mercedes-benz did not do their job to avoid this kind of issue occuring, so I found them to be at fault on this and making the consumers unsafe to drive their cars. Consumers are going to be always on the loosing end no matter how careful we are on driving and maintaining the car, if this kind of car and service is what we're getting from mercedes-benz. I'm appealing to you to help me make mercedes-benz shoulder the cost of repair. I can't drive it now because of safety issue. Thank you.
My rear sub frame is broken due to rust on my 2009 mercedes c300. It was causing major wiggle while breaking and I thought it was the rotors. The car has 98,000 miles on it and has always been stored dry in my garage. Upon looking online, it appears this has been a problem with numbers mercedes c classes upon 90,000 - 100,000 miles. When I took it to the shop for them to look at the rotors, they were surprised it didn't completely break and cause a wreck. They are having me tow it to a body shop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. While the vehicle was stationary, the tire pressure monitor (tpm) indicator illuminated. Helms brother mercedes-benz in flushing, new york replaced all four tpm sensors and all four tires, but the failure recurred. In addition, water entered into the rear passenger seat. The source of the leak could not be determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
2009 mercedes-benz 300c. Consumer writes in regards to rusted left sub frame. *ld
Driver's side interior door-opening latch/handle has disengaged so that I cannot open the door to exit the vehicle. In order to open the door, I must open the window and reach outside the vehicle to engage the exterior door latch/handle. This is time-consuming and could be quite dangerous should I need to exit the vehicle quickly. It happened suddenly after I had returned home and parked. I was about to exit and the latch just gave up when I tried to engage it. I found similar complaints online with owners stating that the interior door latch/handle (inner part) is made of very cheap plastic.
Trouble with sun roof assembly. Mechanic warned me not to use it as it is defective and cannot be repaired but must be replaced which would cost too much money. The car was purchsed used and this was not indicated at that time. He warned me after I bought it.
"takata recall" I was driving to work around 10:30 am in my 2009 mercedes benz c300 enjoying the commute. As I approached the stop light.....blank!!!! I lastly remember breaking ....to open my watering eyes to see that I hit another vehicle and don't recall anything at all. As I get up in realized that my head hurts and there was a small tear in the steering wheel as a small portion of the bag deployed but not fully.. It appeared to be a faulty bag that has caused this serious inconvenience.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. The contact stated that the front driver side interior door handle fractured. In order to exit the vehicle, the power window switch had to be activated to engage the exterior door handle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. The contact stated while traveling various speeds, he heard a popping noise. Upon investigation, it was found that the passenger taillight bulb failed. The contact also mentioned that the driver's front interior door handle detached. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.
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