Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
15
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mercedes Benz C280.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-25 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY WARNING ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AROUND THE CORNER CAR JUST MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER DRIVE… |
| 2013-05-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE SPRING PERCH SUPPORTING THE LEFT, FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. INSTANTLY, … |
| 2007-07-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE FOLLOWING IS A LETTER SENT TO MERCEDES WHIDH DESCRIBES THE ISSUE. DEAR MERCEDES: I RECENTLY HAD AN ALMOST TRAGI… |
| 2005-05-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MAY 22, 2005, THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING POPPED OUT OF VEHICLE FROM DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD. INFORMATIO… |
| 2002-05-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL HOSE (PART NO.A2084761526) ABRUPTLY BURST WHEN CAR WAS STARTED, RESULTING IN HUGE FUEL LEAK (LIKE A SPIGOT), WITH … |
| 2002-02-18 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 1 | WHILE HUSBAND WAS MOVING OBJECTS IN TRUNK. TOUCHED BATTERY AND EXPLODE AT HIS FACE, INJURING PARTS ON FACE AND BODY.… |
| 2001-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD AN EXPLOSION, PULLED OVER AND BATTERY HAD SHATTERED. DEALER SAID IT WAS AN … |
| 2000-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL LIGHT WILL COME ON AT THE DASHBOARD, AND THE LIGHT HAS A DESIGN LIKE A BULB, STARTING TO CH… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE CONSUMER STARTED TO MAKE THE L… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN DID NOT WORK AT ALL. YH |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK GAUGE FAILED. YH |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED, AND EVENTUALLY BATTERY WENT DEAD. VERY NEXT DAY A RECALL NOTIFICAT… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION KEY MALFUNCTION. YH |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHILCE, DRIVER NOTICED A SHIMMY OR VIBRATION. THE PROBLEM GREW WORSE WITH FURTHER TRAVEL AND ESCALAT… |