Mercedes Benz C300 door locks problems

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 Jul 27, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 93,121 miles · NJ

On july 21,2016 at 9am and I parked my car and went to work, 2 hours later came back and try to start the car, did not start. Car door locks and trunk locks open and close but when I turn the ignition on , no response, no display on instrument panel around speedometer gauges. No hissing or cranking or beeping noise also. Steering column was also locked up and inoperable.about 2 years ago command screen with lcd display that controls all functions smoked a little and was shut down display. Going to the last weeks problem steering column has locked me out and also eis that is the communicator from ignition switch and alternator or started do not function also. I happened to see more than hundreds of car with the same year group and model has smiliar problems .my car mileage was 93121. I would like make this as a manufacturing problem of unreliability of the parts and the manufacturer let it roll off assembly line with out doing diligent testing of the parts involved from the suppliers for reliablity and durability and in turn cost the consumers $2000-3000 of unnecessary expense/troubleshoot and fix/ than you very much for your help.

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 Nov 26, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 107,000 miles · AZ

My car was parked in my garage when I turned the key in the ignition and tried to start the car. There was nothing. I tried several times, turning the key back and forth, taking it out, turning it. Still nothing. I called aaa. They tested the battery. It was functioning. The aaa technician noted that the door locks and audio locking signals were working. I called, bill, my service tech at the mbz dealership and left a message for him to phone me. In the meantime, I called a local mechanic that had repaired other family vehicles. He said he would take a look at it. So I had it towed to his shop. Bill called me back late afternoon and asked me to try the spare key to see if it would start. I had my neighbor drive me to the shop where my car was and tried the spare key. Still nothing. I spoke with the family mechanic. He was not able to start the vehicle, nor had he serviced it. He believed that it was a problem with the eis and said the dealer needed to do the repair. I called bill back. Let him know the spare did not work and arranged to have my car towed to the dealership the next day. Later the next day, bill called me and stated that the issue was with the electronic ignition system. I needed to replace the steering lock. He could order the part. The cost would be $1,100. I asked what would cause the part to fail. He said that electronic systems, like his tv, just fail over time. I authorized the repair. I have always taken my car into this dealership for its regularly scheduled maintenance and was surprised that it would need such a critical and costly repair. I checked online and noted that this is a common problem with the 2008 mbz c300. I am surprised that the manufacturer has not notified vehicles owners and taken responsibility for this apparent defect.

Filed Sep 9, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 48,000 miles · OK

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercedes benz c300. The contact stated that the doors failed to lock manually. The contact mentioned that the power door lock switch had to be used in order for the doors to lock. In addition, when the driver side door was open and the power lock switch was activated, all the doors, except for the driver side door, failed to lock. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000. Updated 10/24/14*cn updated 4/16/2015

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.

Filed Jun 22, 2010 · Body, Locks · IN

Ltr fad fm (in) fm owner of a 2008 mercedes benz c300 re defective rear door locking knob, the plastic locking knob came off while unlocking the door manually but the door did not unlock, reply attn. Darlee mccollum, dc ofc (envelope only)