Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Mercedes Benz C220.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT START UP AND ALSO DURING DRIVING IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE DAY WHILE … |
| 2017-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS SHEATHING GONE. CAR WILL NOT START. IN GARAGE FOUND THE DEFECTIVE HARNESS. |
| 2015-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN; L… |
| 2015-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS CHANGING MY OIL AND CHECKING MY LEVEL AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A SPARK AND THEN FIRE BUT I TOOK IT OUT FAST WITH SA… |
| 2014-07-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS PREVALENT IN ALL THESE CARS DURING THE MID TO LATE NINETIES. IT HAS EXHIBITED … |
| 2014-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES C-220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND … |
| 2014-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ KNOWS ABOUT THESE FAULTY WIRING HARNESSES AND REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTS. THESE FAULTS PLACE THE O… |
| 2013-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE … |
| 2012-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC WITH AN UNRELATED ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH WAS RESOLVED. AFTERWARDS THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT TH… |
| 2011-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POORLY DESIGNED WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO MANUFACTURES DEFECT OF BIODEGRADABLE SHIELDING ... IT IS THE H… |
| 2011-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND WAS THE CONT… |
| 2008-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS INSULATION IN MY 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF DUST. THIS RESULTED… |
| 2008-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220 AUTOMATIC 4 CYLINDERS. I HAD MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHE… |
| 2008-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT AND ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE BAY. *TR |
| 2008-06-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | FRACTURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM. DESIGN DEFECT RESULTING IN LATENT INTERIOR CORROSION THAT ULTIMATELY RE… |
| 2008-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 C220 MERCEDES BENZ AND THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT HARNESS IS DEFECTIVE. THE INSULATION ON ALL OF THE WIRING … |
| 2008-02-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. … |
| 2007-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT MY WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1995 C220 MERCEDES. THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED AND SOME… |
| 2007-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1 - RANDOM ELECTRICAL FAILURES 2 - BAD ENGINE WIRING HARNESS 3- REPLACE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS *TR |
| 2007-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL INSULATION OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAS VIRTUALLY DISINTEGRATED, APPARENTLY FROM THE (NORMAL) HEAT OF … |
| 2007-08-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. … |
| 2007-06-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ENGINE HARNESSES DETERIORATED IN MY 1995 C220 CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL. *JB |
| 2007-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR FREQUENTLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE TO THE ENGINE. IT DIES WHILE WARMING UP AND DIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD REG… |
| 2006-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | -CAR PERIODICALLY HAS VERY ERRATIC IDLE -LAST TIME CAR WAS ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAR ENGINE LOST … |
| 2006-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT MY 1995 MERCEDES C220 FROM THE MERCEDES DEALER, THEY KNEW WHAT I FOUND OUT AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR THAT 1… |
| 2006-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY C220'S WIRING HARNESS IS DISINTEGRATING DAILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, FUEL GAUGE, WATER TEMP., ETC. ALL INTERMITTENT. … |
| 2006-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | COMPLETE FAILURE OF ENGINE WIRING HARNESS DUE TO PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF WIRE INSULATION. GARAGED CAR WOULD START A… |
| 2006-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, LUNGED, THE ANTILOCK BRAKI… |
| 2005-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | FAULTY ENGINE WIRE INSULATION |
| 2004-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP POSITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHIN 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2004-02-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO COMPUTER OVERIDE. HAD TO PUT IN NUETRAL AT … |
| 2004-02-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONSUMER NOTE… |
| 2004-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER TOOK … |
| 2003-12-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. AS A RESULT, THE BALL JOINT CRACKED, CAUSING TH… |
| 2003-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 1995 MERCEDES C220 FROM A MERCEDES DEALER AND THEY KNEW THE CAR HAD A WIRING HARNESS THAT WAS DEGRADING W… |
| 2003-06-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *JB |
| 2003-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. INSULATION ON THE WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS PEELED OFF WHICH CAUSED A SHORTAGE. … |
| 2003-06-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HOOD LATCH DOES NOT LOCK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO A MINOR REAR END … |
| 2003-04-21 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT DOWN. *NLM |
| 2003-04-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DE… |
| 2001-05-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | C220 WAS PROCEEDING NORTH WHEN STRUCK IN THE CENTER FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT BY A SECOND VEHICLE MOVING SOUTH. SECO… |
| 2000-09-01 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: LMP C PXBU TIRE SIZE: 195/65R15 ) |
| 2000-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCEDES BENZ C220. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAULTY WIRING HARNESS INSTALLATION BECAME BRITTL… |
| 1999-06-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A DITCH AND TREES. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE… |
| 1998-12-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE CAR LOST THE POWER WHEN WAS DRIVING WHICH HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE MONTHS (9/24/98, 10/24/98, 12/18/98) WH… |
| 1998-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AT 70MPH. MECHANIC STATES THE ACCELERATOR SPRING MECHANISM RUSTED OUT, DEALER HAS VEHICL… |
| 1998-03-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | I PURCHASED MY C220 IN 1995 FROM A DEALER IN NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THREE YEARS THE LCD BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL(RADIO AND … |
| 1997-07-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER FELT A JERK IN THE VEHICLE, INSTANTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN. VEHICLE HIT CONCRETE MEDIUM BARRIER WHILE… |
| 1996-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LEAK COMES INTO THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FIREWALL, ON TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN. *AK |
| 1995-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSECTION. CONTINUES TO DO SO, THOUGH IT WILL RESTART. CEL ON. MECHANIC CHANGED MAF AND WIRING FO… |