2009 Mercedes Benz C350 electrical complaints

Filed Mar 30, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 30,700 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes benz c350. The contact stated that the vehicle's headlights remained illuminated causing the battery to fail. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that there was a loose wire that needed to be adjusted. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,700.

Filed Feb 18, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 70,900 miles · NY

2009 mercedes benz c350 - steering wheel lock / $1400 to repair and replace the module. Common issue with the c-class.

Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 64,000 miles · FL

Rear light assembly failure due to a melted electrical connector.

Filed Feb 23, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 30,545 miles · WA

Complaint: c-class rear light melting issue. Rear bulb light fail error. Reporting a burning smell of melting plastic and failure of rear turn signals and brake lights. I went out on the internet and saw I wasn't the only one this happened to and that the u.s. Safety regulators have opened a probe of an estimated 218,000 mercedes c-class sedans have been reported. I called the mercedes-benz of seattle and everyone that I tried to talk to about this problem didn't acknowledge it at all. Of course I had the it repaired and it cost $541.41 again trying to talk to them about this problem and what I had seen on the internet no one was saying anything which showed me they have been told not to talk about it. I called mercedes corporate office to see if they could to a good will gesture but I was told "no". Add me to the list of complaints. I would like to be reimbursed for this amount so I hope I see a recall come through.

Filed Jan 20, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 80,000 miles · GA

Rear passenger side tail lights no longer functional. Started getting a constant display message to check rear break, fog, and turn signal. First checked for bad fuse. Finally went to check the bulb housing and noticed that one of the wires was frayed. The wire was exposed and the wire harness seem to be damaged as well from the heat. The wires are bad and will need to be replaced.

Filed Oct 4, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 34,000 miles · IL

A dashboard warning indicator came on, indicating my right rear tail light was not functioning. I opened up the trunk, and located the harness that holds the rear tail light bulbs. There was a burn mark in the harness that holds the light bulbs. I took the car to my dealership, and they told me the wiring shorted out, and it needs replaced. I have the pdf file that the dealer sent me indicating this is what happened.... There is an outstanding nhtsb complaint filed already... Http://blogs.automotive.com/the federal safety agency-probing-mercedes-benz-c-class-for-tail-light-failures-144659.html.