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1994 Mercedes-Benz C 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 Sep 17, 2011
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 Sep 17, 2011

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1994 Mercedes-Benz C. 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

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Electrical
Filed Sep 17, 2011

THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION HAS DETERIORATED TO BARE WIRES AND CRACKS ALL ALONG THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FURTHER DOWN YOU REMOVE THE TAPE HOLDING BUNDLES OF WIRE TOGETHER, THE MORE INSULATION CRUMBLES. ABOUT 1K AGO THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ERATICALLY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO ACCELARATE, AND MAINTAIN SPEED. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 172K ON IT. AFTER TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH A TUNE-UP AND COILS. THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. AFTER FURTHER EXAMINATION AND PURE LUCK A, FRIEND WITH ME, FOUND SOME BARE WIRES RUNNING ALONG THE TOP OF THE FIREWALL UNDER THE PLASTIC HARNESS COVER. ALSO FOUND, WAS A STRETCH OF WIRES THAT HAD THE INSULATION CRUMBLE AND WAS REPAIRED WITH BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE BY ONE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS. THE LEAST EXPENSEIVE REPLACEMENT HARNESS IS $400.00 DOLLARS. THE LABOR HAS GOT TO BE ASTRONOMICAL. I HAVE HEARD OF AND READ MANY ON-LINE INCIDENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE MERCEDES. THIS WAS MY FIRST MERCEDES. IT IS A PHENOMINAL VEHICLE THAT I HAVE TRULY ENJOYED. HOWEVER, KNOWING HOW MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION, AND THE RATING OF MERCEDES IN PREVIOUS CONUMER " " " MAGAZINE, THE JURY IS OUT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD CONSIDER A NEWER ONE. *TT

NHTSA ID
10425889
Incident
Mar 17, 2011
Mileage
204,206 mi

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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