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2000 Mercedes-Benz 280 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 12, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 19, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz 280. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Airbags
Filed May 12, 2014

SRS LIGHT COMES ON. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS TO AIR BAG SYSTEM, AT TIMES CAR STAYED AT DEALER FOR AS LONG AS A WEEK. THIS HAS OCCURRED FROM TIME OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10587758
Incident
Nov 7, 2013
Mileage
5,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jul 31, 2007

MERCEDES C280 ENGINE STALLING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE CUSTOMER WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ON 6/18/07 THE ENGINE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HWY 91, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE DEFECT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR AND CHARGED THE CONSUMER $428.60 FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WOULD LIKE THE DEALER TO REIMBURSE THE AMOUNT FOR THE REPAIRS, HOWEVER THE DEALER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10199130
Incident
Jun 18, 2007
Fuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 24, 2003

I HAVE A 2000 MERCEDES C280 SPORT, WHICH HAS CONSTANT FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS. IT'S AS IF THE GAUGE HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED ONCE ACCORDING TO MY DEALER, BUT HAS SOMEHOW MANIFESTED ITSELF AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MERCEDES IS DOING TO FIX IT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10033397
Incident
Aug 23, 2003
Airbags
Filed Jul 26, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

I WAS REAR-ENDED BY A BUS AND ALSO SEVERELY STRUCK ON MY DRIVER SIDE - NO AIRBAG ACTIVATION, I WAS INJURED AND CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

NHTSA ID
749232
Incident
Jul 12, 2001
Airbags
Filed Apr 3, 2001
1 injury reported

LOCATION: TASMAN AND CENTENNIAL. THE CAR RAN OVER ONE OF SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF WOOD AND METAL DEBRIS THAT WERE SCATTERED ON 3 LANES OF THE ROAD. THE OBJECT SEEMED TO BOUNCE AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGE DEPLOYED, HITTING TH. *AK

NHTSA ID
743459
Incident
Mar 28, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Oct 19, 2000

FUEL GAUGE FAILURE PROBLEM ON MANY MERCEDES ACCORDING TO KEENAN SERVICE

NHTSA ID
734775
Incident
Oct 3, 2000

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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