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1995 Mercedes-Benz C220 Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

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Engine reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Mar 12, 2017
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
15%
of 53 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Mercedes-Benz C220 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Mar 12, 2017

HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS SHEATHING GONE. CAR WILL NOT START. IN GARAGE FOUND THE DEFECTIVE HARNESS.

NHTSA ID
10960172
Incident
Jan 29, 2017
Engine
Filed Jul 31, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID
10617955
Incident
Jul 18, 2013
Mileage
100,000 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed Mar 17, 2014

MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS ABOUT THESE FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES AND REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTS. THESE FAULTS PLACE THE OWNER AND OTHERS AT RISK AS THEY CAN CAUSE SHORTS, A POOR RUNNING CAR WITH SHORTING ISSUES, OR EVEN CAUSE A FIRE. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF MERCEDES WOULD JUST GIVE US A NEW WIRING HARNESS, I WOULD INSTALL IT MYSELF AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE LOST ANYTHING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10572721
Incident
Mar 14, 2014
Mileage
191,000 mi
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 28, 2011
Fire reported

THE POORLY DESIGNED WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF BIODEGRADABLE SHIELDING ... IT IS THE HARNESS FROM THE E.C.M. TO THE ENGINE... IF THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED DURING THIS FAILURE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO EITHER THE DRIVER/PASSENGER OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD ... I HAVE OWNED OLDER M.B. AND NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF WIRING IN MY 10+ YEARS OF DRIVING AND REPAIRING THESE KIND OF CARS... THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO MBUSA AND THEY TRIED TO SAY IT IS DUE TO NON MAINTENANCE THROUGH M.B..... THIS PART SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THE LIFE OF THE CAR AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE...WHAT DID I MISS ? HOW DO YOU DO MAINTENANCE ON A WIRE ? HOW?... THIS ISSUE WAS FOUND TO HAPPEN OFF THE LINE AND THEY PRODUCED THIS CRAP...RECALL/REPAIR THANK YOU PLEASE FIX OR RECALL THIS THERE ARE OTHERS WHO TRUSTED THEIR FAMILY'S TO THIS COMPANY AND SOME ARE STILL UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ARE IN DANGER... *TR

NHTSA ID
10433095
Incident
Aug 17, 2011
Mileage
200,000 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 14, 2007

THE CAR FREQUENTLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE TO THE ENGINE. IT DIES WHILE WARMING UP AND DIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD REGARDLESS LOCAL OR FREEWAY. TODAY, (AGAIN!!!) WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE LOST ITS POWER AND ALMOST GOT KILL OVER OTHER CARS. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS IN MY 1995 MERCEDES C220 WITH 107K MI DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURE WIRE INSULATION WHICH CRACKS AND OPENS UP DURING HOT ENGINE HEAT. IT ALSO CAUSES THE CYLINDER MISFIRED DISABLE THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD (CAUSED FREQUENT BULBS BURNT). I NEVER HEARD OR EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES THAT I DROVE IN MY LIFE. WHEN I LOOKED INTO THE MATTER ON THE WEB, SURE ENOUGH IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 1994 AND 1995 MERCEDES C220. I AM VERY ANGRY AND SURPRISED THAT IT HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED BY MERCEDES USA. I AM ALSO SURPRISED THAT FACT THAT NO ONE CAME FORWARD TO FORM A CLASS-ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY. THIS IS PURELY A MORAL ISSUE THAT HURTS HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OWN AND DRIVING THE DEFECTIVE CAR ON THE ROAD EVERYDAY. NOW I KNOW THAT REAL REASON BEHIND OFFERING 24/7 FREE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TO ITS OWNERS. SIMPLY THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THEY PUT ON THEIR PRODUCTION LINE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10199475
Incident
Jun 10, 2007
Mileage
92,000 mi
ElectricalEngine
Filed Jan 22, 2007

-CAR PERIODICALLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE -LAST TIME CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAR ENGINE LOST POWER AND I HAD TO STRUGGLE TO GET CAR BACK HOME -NOW AM AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID
10179324
Incident
Dec 26, 2006
Mileage
157,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 20, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. *AK

NHTSA ID
10055336
Incident
Jan 12, 2004
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 9, 2000

THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING, THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT 0 BUT FUNCTIONS ONLY WHEN THE CAR REACHES 40 MPH OR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T FUNCTION AT ALL. NLM

NHTSA ID
558895

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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Elsewhere on this vehicle

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