Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mercedes Benz C230.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON 09/06/2015 @ APPROX. 1:30 P.M., MY WIFE, SELF, AND GRANDCHILDREN WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM OUR GRANDSONS FIRST JFL FO… |
| 2014-09-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR LEAKS AND MUST BE REPLACED. MERCEDES-BENZ CHOSE TO CHARGE $282.98 FOR THIS REPLACEMENT FOR P… |
| 2014-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND TH… |
| 2014-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE ENGINE OFF, AND THE FRONT DRIVERS' SIDE OF MY VEHICLE JUST SPONTANEOUSLY DROP… |
| 2012-12-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE FRONT END DROP AND THE CAR WAS NOT HANDLING RIGHT. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE R… |
| 2011-02-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 0 | MY LEFT FRONT SPRING PERCH RUSTED OFF THE FRAME AND MY FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE CAR AS I WAS DRIVING. THE RIGHT PERCH W… |
| 2010-10-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RIGHT AND LEFT SPRING PERCHES ARE RUSTING OUT AND COMING APART ON A 1998 230 C MERCEDES. PERCHES HAVE TO BE REWELDED S… |
| 2009-07-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER COIL-SPRING MOUNT TORE AWAY FROM THE BODY STRUCTURE, EJECTING THE COIL SPRING AND BUSHING, COLL… |
| 2009-06-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON 6/2/09, I REMOVED MY OLD WHEEL FROM MY 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230 PRIOR TO TRADING IT FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I POSTED TH… |
| 2009-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKE… |
| 2009-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2008-08-29 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE UPPER SPRING PERCH (WHERE THE COIL SPRING CON… |
| 2008-08-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. … |
| 2008-07-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON RTE 50 IN VIRGINIA, THE FRONT SPRING HOUSING COLLAPED AND THE COILED SPRING CAME OFF ONTO THE ROAD. TH… |
| 2007-07-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE… |
| 2005-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONE MORNING CAR STARTED NORMAL BUT RPMS WERE HI WHILE IN PARK AND EVER SINCE THE CAR DROVE ROUGH, STALLING AT LIGHTS, D… |
| 2004-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 1 | 01 V 366 000/BATTERY: WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE BATTERY FROM THE TRUNK AND PLACED IT ON A CRATE TO CHECK THE WATER … |
| 2004-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN USING THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SMOKE WITHOUT WARNING. NO FIRE REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITI… |
| 2004-04-12 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN HAD… |
| 2004-01-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET | No | 0 | SPRING MOUNT BRACKETS, DRIVING CAR TURNED LEFT INTO LOT CAR FELT LIKE IT DROPPED A FOOT TOOK TO NEAREST AUTO PLACE, PEP… |
| 2003-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 MERCEDES C230 WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE MERCEDES … |
| 2002-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | NAR 04/07/2003. * MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY STARTED SMOKING AND EMITTING FUMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2001-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | GAS GUAGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL. GUAGE INDICATES VEHICLE EMPTY WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY FULL. DEALER RE… |
| 2001-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB. CONSUMER SATED THE PROBLEM CONTINUED… |
| 2001-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHENEVER VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE REAR TRUNK WOULD POP OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL… |
| 2001-09-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN, DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB |
| 2001-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES POWER LOCK WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY F… |
| 2001-09-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES ALL THE SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOWS WAS UNABLE TO GO DOWN, DEALER CONTACTED AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBL… |
| 2001-05-28 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN SECOND GEAR, THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY F… |
| 2001-04-30 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE FADING AND CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN USED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.… |
| 2001-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 2 | HAVE ANY OTHER MERCEDES BENZ EXPERIENCED BATTERY EXPLOSIONS? I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE CASE. *AK |
| 1999-02-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 16 TIMES IN 24 MO. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DISCUSS "LEMON LAW" ISSUES. VEHICLE BEC… |
| 1998-12-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. YH |
| 1998-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS, HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIME. TOOK TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMAT… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE TRUNK MOUNTED BATTERY WAS NOT PROPERLY VENTING CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, BATTERY ACID L… |
| — | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | REAR LEFT WINDOW MALFUNCTION. YH |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE ONLY READS EMPTY. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR--ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. LEFT DOOR WINDOW WEATHERSTRIP LOOSE. |