Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Mercedes Benz C230.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230 N/A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS NO LONGER OPERA… |
| 2012-01-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING TO WORK AT 3:45 A.M. (EASTERN TIME) MY CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD I PULLED OVER TO EXAMIN THE V… |
| 2011-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE B… |
| 2011-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOMETER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL… |
| 2011-01-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T… |
| 2011-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 C230K MERCEDES. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION AND EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH DEALER *TGW THE CON… |
| 2009-08-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON ANY OTHER STREET MY MERCEDES BENZ C230 ENGAGES THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE BY ITSELF CAUSIN… |
| 2009-08-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2000 MERCEDES C230 DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED 4 TIMES ON THIS CAR, AND THERE IS N… |
| 2009-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PIXELS WENT OUT ON ODOMETER FOR MY CAR WHICH SEEMS TO HAPPEN WITH ALL MERCEDES. 1. PIXELS STARTED T… |
| 2007-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2006-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS AND POWER WINDOWS AND THE LOCK SYSTEM THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE EIS SYSTEM OR… |
| 2006-08-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | 2000 KOMPRESSOR C230 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC CHANGED THE SHIFTER. *KB |
| 2006-05-19 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT LIQUID HAD SPILLED INT… |
| 2005-06-21 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | No | 0 | 1.) NO ACCIDENT THOUGH CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN REAR COIL SPRING WAS DISCOVERED AS BROKEN WHEN MY W… |
| 2005-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO READ MY MILEAGE FOR MANY YEARS NOW. I HAVE A 2000 C230. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE… |
| 2004-07-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE SENSORS FAILURE. *AK |
| 2004-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL -THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2000 MERCEDES C230. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.… |
| 2003-12-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCEDES BENZ C230. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LID SPRINGS FAILED IN THE CLOSED TRUN… |
| 2003-09-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE DEFECTIVE OCCURR… |
| 2003-07-06 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT CAME ON JUST ABOUT THE TIME A SERVICE SCHEDULE WAS DUE. MERCEDES DEALER INSPECTED THE ITEM AND FOUND THAT THE… |
| 2002-12-23 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 1 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE POWDER SUBSTANCE CAUSE RED SPOTS ON THE CONSUMER'S ARM AND FACE. THE I… |
| 2002-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES WITH MY 2000 MODEL YEAR C230K MERCEDES. THESE HAVE MOSTLY EFFECTED TH… |
| 2001-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | Yes | 0 | THE CAR HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT. THE PADS ARE LOW BUT NOT DOWN TO THE INDICATORS. MEANWHILE, THE FRONT ROTORS ARE DOWN… |
| 2001-11-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ALMOST TO A STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ACTIVATED. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE CAR CON… |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST SYSTEM RATTLED, THERE WERE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON INTER… |
| 2001-09-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | FRONT END COLLISION INCLUDING VEHICLE BECOMING AIRBORNE OVER CURB RESULTING IN ALL TIRES BEING FLATTENED AND RIMS BENT.… |
| 2001-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. RINGS ON THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO … |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OVER 50% OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT USEABLE AT LEGAL SPEE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD , STICKS IN GEAR AND SHIFTS HARD. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK |