This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
My car has 85,000 miles on it and the Rear Trailing Arm Frame on the drivers side has rusted from the inside out. It is a good thing I have become aware of this, as it was about to break and cause me to lose control of my car. This needs to be recalled before someone gets hurt. In Canada and Germany Mercedes is fixing this for free. Why have Americans not been warned about this potentially deadly safety issue? I am reading many common experiences of cars with less than 50,000 miles on them.
The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the rear of the vehicle rattled and vibrated abnormally. The vehicle was taken to Mercedes-Benz of fort mitchell (2100 dixie hwy, fort mitchell, ky 41011) who diagnosed that the rear driver's side sub frame was rusted. The subframe was replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 250,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300. While the contact's wife was driving 60 mph, the vehicle swerved without warning and the driver nearly lost control. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the subframe failed due to extreme rust. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000....updated 11/15/17 consumer stated replaced rear subframe updated 7/17/18
Belt tensioner makes loud metallic noise around the engine area. Car wouldn't start. Camshaft adjuster magnets replaced. Water leak from sun roof drain side mirror cracked under cold weather.
Upon commencing my exit from the parking lot adjacent to my church, I pressed the accelerator and the vehicle bolted forward at full speed crashing through the parking lots fence and into a major avenue (where, fortunately no traffic was transiting at the moment). The vehicle failed to respond to my initial attempts to apply the brakes and it was not until the vehicle had traversed the four lane avenue and reached the sidewalk on the other side of the avenue that I was able to bring the vehicle under control and judiciously park same until a police accident report could be filed ([xxx]) and the vehicle towed away. Vehicle is now in a repair shop and estimated costs are approximately $10,000. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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- Boardman, OH, USA