2003 Mercedes-Benz 230

MERCEDES 230 C KOMPRESSOR. LIFTED HOOD AFTER 'CHECK ENGINE' LIT UP. AS HOOD WAS BEING LIFTED THE SPRING LOADED PASSENGER SIDE HOOD LATCH RELEASE FLEW OUT WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE - STRIKING NOSE AND EYEGLASSES - DROPPED HOOD INSTANTLY - YANKING RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING INJURY REQUIRING ONGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT ALONG WITH PERMANENT SCAR ON NOSE. MERCEDES INSPECTED PART BUT NEVER PROVIDED ;TECHNICAL REPORT REGARDING DEFECTIVE PART WHICH UTILIZED PLASTIC INSERT. *LN

NHTSA ID

10383219

Incident

Jun 4, 2007

Mileage

30,000 mi

MY 2003 MERCEDES C230 MOONROOF BROKE COMPLETELY BY SUMMER 2009. I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE MOONROOF SQUEAKING/RATTLING FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS SERVICED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND OTHER TIMES THE MECHANIC WOULD SAY THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE NOISE AND THEN IT FINALLY WOULDN'T OPEN ANYMORE. MERCEDES WANTS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT TO REPAIR IT (APPROX. $4,500). *TR

NHTSA ID

10297349

Incident

Aug 9, 2009

I HAVE A 2003 MERCEDES C230 WITH 80K MILES, THE CAR WOULD STOP RUNNING EITHER WHILE IDOL OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, REPLACED O2 SENSOR, NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEM, REPLACED 02 SENSOR AGAIN, IT DIED AGAIN WHILE AT THE DEALER, DEALER THEN EXPLAINED THE OIL HARNESS LEAKED INTO THE 02 SENSOR AND KNOCKED OUT THE CAM SENSORS AND CRANK SENSOR AS WELL, SO THEY REPLACED THOSE PARTS PLU THE HARNESS AND SUBHARNESS. I UNDERSTAND FROM 2007-2008 MERCEDES SERVICE BLOGS THAT "SEEMS TO HAPPENING ON THE M271 MOTOR'S (2003-2005 C230); THE CAM SENSORS LEAK OIL WERE THE WIRE GOES INTO THE SENSOR, THEN THE OIL TRAVELS DOWN TO THE O2 SENSOR AND KILLS IT; IF OIL GETS IN THE HARNESS AND DAMAGES THE O2 SENSORS, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR BUT THAT ENTIRE SECTION OF WIRING HARNESS; PREVENTION IS THE KEY...ALSO, MB HAS A HARNESS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THE OIL FROM GETTING IN THE REST OF THE HARNESS..." SO MY QUESTION IS WHY HASN'T MERCEDES (MB) BEEN REQUIRED TO RECALL THIS PART BEFORE IT CAUSES MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS, SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT FROM STALLING OR AN AUTO FIRE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10262164

Incident

Mar 17, 2009

Mileage

83,000 mi

GAS CAP COVER CENTRAL SYSTEM DID NOT RELEASE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS . THE MANUAL PROVIDES EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE BUT NONE EXISTS NOTWITHSTANDING GOUGING OF ARM ON EXPOSED SHARP INTERNAL FENDER-TRUNK SCREWS . MERCEDES COMPLAINT OFFICE INSISTS TRUNK RELEASE EXISTS. FINALLY NEW COUNTRY MB DEALER, HARTFORD, CT SERVICE MGR AND CHIEF MECHANIC ADMIT TO ERRONEOUS INFO IN MANUAL AS DID ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PREVIOUSLY - EVEN AFTER CONTACTING MB ENGINEERING I WAS ABLE TO PROVE THIS DEFECT EXISTS. CAUSING LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY TO ANYONE FOLLOWING MANUAL INSTRUCTION RE REACHING INTO TRUNK PANEL COVERING WHERE EXPOSED 1 INCH SCREWS EXIST IN PRECISE AREA OF INSTRUCTION INFO - WHICH CAUSED MY INJURY. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY RELEASE PROVIDED NOR DID ONE EXIST ON A REPLACED ACTUATOR - WHICH I RETAINED . EVEN IF ONE EXISTED - THE OPERATOR MUST REACH IN ABOUT 2-3 FEET ENTIRE LENGTH OF ARM BEFORE REACHING ACTUATOR - INHERENT DANGEROUS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10133002

Incident

Aug 10, 2005

Mileage

19,139 mi

THE AIR BAGS ARE DEPLOYING. SO FAR NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS HAVE DEPLOYED ON TWO SERVICE TECHS. AND ONE TOW TRUCK DRIVER. DEPLOYMENT IS DO TO A DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10093016

Incident

Aug 26, 2004

FLOW NOISES FROM AREA OF POWER STEERING PUMP AND/OR FOAMING OF POWER STEERING OIL IN RESERVOIR. *TT

THE OVAL CONTOURS OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOCKS MAY LEAD TO A NOISE COMPLAINT. INSPECT RETRACTABLE ROOF LOCKS AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY. *TT

SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL (SBC) NOISE DIAGNOSTIC FLOW CHARTS. MERCEDES-BENZ MODELS 211, 230 MODEL YEARS 2003-2005. *TT

PARKTRONIC TRIGGERS WITHOUT OBVIOUS CAUSE AT FRONT BUMPER IN MERCEDES MODEL NUMBERS 171/211/230. *TC

WINDSHIELD WASHER NOZZLES HEATING INOPERATIVE. *TC

PARTS IDENTIFICATION FOR THE SBS HYDRAULIC UNIT.(MERCEDES BENZ, MODEL 230, YEAR 2005) *JB