Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Mercedes Benz C280.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ON JULY 30, 2015 AROUND 1900 HRS. I WAS LEAVING HOME GOING TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM AROUND THE CORNER. I CAME TO A STOP… |
| 2014-11-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C280. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE UPPE… |
| 2011-12-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C280. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER A BUMP AND A LOUD POP… |
| 2011-05-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | AFTER ARRIVING HOME AND DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP IN OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX AT A SLOW SPEED, WE HEARD A POPPING NOISE. T… |
| 2010-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010 OUR 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C280 SEDAN ENGINE STALLED/STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. FORTUNATELY F… |
| 2009-12-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C280 DRIVERS SIDE SPRING PERCH RUSTED AND BROKE . CAUSING SPRING TO FLY OFF LOWER CONTROL ARM AND SU… |
| 2007-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MERCEDES-BENZ 1999 C280. CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FELL APART WHILE AT A STOP SIGN NOT FAR FROM HOME, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK H… |
| 2007-06-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE UPPER SPRING CARRIER FAILED ALLOWING THE SPRING TO BECOME JAMBED IN THE STEERING. DUE TO FAILURE OCCURRING … |
| 2006-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC ODOMETER NO LONGER DISPLAYS THE MILEAGE PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS VERY COMMON FOR THE MERCEDES C-CLASS BUILT… |
| 2006-02-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WINDSHI… |
| 2006-01-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | MY WIPER MOTOR ON MY VEHICLE WENT OUT BECAUSE IT HAS ONE WIPER AND THE GEAR POWERING IT IS PLASTIC AND STRIPPED OUT. I … |
| 2005-09-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | HARMONICA BALANCER ON 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C280 V6 2.8L ENGINE. I'VE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AND STARTI… |
| 2005-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS ACCUMULATING BELOW THE DRIVER FLOOR. THIS LEAK FILLED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MO… |
| 2004-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES BENZ C280. THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS AND PLASTIC HOLDER MELTED SEVEN TIMES. THE D… |
| 2004-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART T… |
| 2004-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM MY WIFE'S MERCEDES BENZ C-280. ON HER WAY TO OUR MECHANIC, HER CAR DIED, CONVENIENTLY… |
| 2004-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | EXPLOSION OF MERCEDES-BENZ BATTERY IN VEHICLE.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SHE HEARD A LOUD EX… |
| 2004-04-07 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. *AK |
| 2004-03-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLY HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE |
| 2003-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | SHORTAGE IN TAIL LAMPS AND MELTING OF BULBS. *TR |
| 2003-06-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVEBELT CRACKED AND CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER STEERING/ ALTERNATOR, A… |
| 2003-04-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE DRIVE BELT PULLEY OF MY 1999 MERCEDES C280 BROKE. THE BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT CAME UP AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE… |
| 2002-12-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK FILLER FAILED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS. THE GAS CAME BACK OUT THE FILLER … |
| 2002-10-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND SWITCH TO DIM THE HEAD LIGHTS CUTS OFF. TS |
| 2001-09-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE, HITTING VEHI… |
| 2001-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CABLE INSULATOR CRACK AND FELL OFF, CAUSING SHORTS AND THE ENGINE CUT OFF. |
| 2001-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ON MAY 7 MY WIFE AND I TOOK A TRIP TO VISIT HER PARENTS GRAVES AND TO ENJOY A RELAXING DAY IN THE COUNTRY. AFTER FINDI… |
| 2000-06-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCEDES C280. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURN OUT AND HAD BEEN REP… |
| 2000-05-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES. DEALER HAS… |
| 2000-05-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND THE BRAKING WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE F… |
| 2000-01-31 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | HEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE A/C FAN WILL STAY WORKING. CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE THE FAN FUSE TO STOP WORKING. *AK |
| 1999-12-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TWICE WITHIN 1 WEEK PERIOD OF TIME (AFTER DEALER REPLACED IT). CAR STALLED W… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PIPELINE MORE THAN 3-4 TIMES WITH THE CONSTANT ENGINE LIGHT LIGHTING UP. HE FEELS LIKE I… |