2009 Mercedes Benz C300: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Feb 21, 2019 · Airbags · 74,991 miles · FL

Passenger seat air bag. The passenger seat air bag was replaced the end of october and now 4 months later it is doing the same thing over again. When someone sits in the seat the car states passenger seat air bag disabled. Also the passenger door lock does not work and will not allow me to unlock the door or even open it

Filed May 10, 2018 · OK

The plastic door handles which makes it possible for occupants to exit the car brakes, what happens in case of emergency for older, or disabled, children to exit? Terrible can't get out of car in in an accident? Look on the internet how many complaints, dealer said it is a bad engineering design

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Body · 56,011 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jan 26, 2016 · Body · 80,000 miles · SC

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.

Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 52,525 miles · CA

I drove my car to work and parked in the parking lot. I exited the car and locked the doors when I remembered that on this day, the tree cutting crew will be servicing the parking lot. I returned to the car to move it but when I turned the key my ignition would not engage and the car wouldn't start. I thought it was the battery even though all lights illuminated and the remote door locks and radio were working fine. I jump started the vehicle with another car nonetheless to make sure it wasn't a dead battery. The car wouldn't start. I've owned the car for many years but nothing like this has ever happened. To come out to a car with a working battery and not starting. I had to get my car towed to the dealership who checked all fuses and wiring only to determine that it was the eis or esl unit. This is the electronic steering lock mechanism that malfunctioned. I ended up spending over $1000 to get this fixed.

Filed Dec 27, 2013 · Body, Lights · IL

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.