2001 Mercedes Benz C320
Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Mercedes Benz C320.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ C320. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V918000 (… |
| 2019-12-28 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes-Benz C320. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V918000 (Visi… |
| 2018-05-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE HEADLINER. *LD *JS |
| 2016-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING. WHEN I LOOK AT THE DISPLAY SCREEN IT ONLY STATES THAT THE FRONT RIGHT LIGHT IS OUT. WHEN I H… |
| 2016-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND TWO DAYS LATER THE SMART KEY WON'T TURN, CAN'T UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SHIFFTER THE… |
| 2015-09-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320 VEHICLE USED ON 9/19. AFTER TAKING IT HOME, I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ACCE… |
| 2014-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE "MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY" (MFD) SCREEN IN THE DASH FADES WITH INTERIOR HEAT (IN SUMMER) AND EVENTUALLY FAILS OVER TI… |
| 2014-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT 55 MPH THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE ENGAGES WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS RELEASES, THE BAS AND E… |
| 2014-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE BRAKES … |
| 2014-01-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | REALLY DAD EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CONTROL MODULES DRAINING BATTERY WHEN KEY OFF MY C… |
| 2013-11-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWE… |
| 2012-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD… |
| 2012-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A LEVEL AND STRAIGHT ROAD THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED BRAKES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. WEATHER CO… |
| 2012-05-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A GRADUATION PRESENT FOR MY DAUGHTER. I KNOW IT'S AND OLDER MODEL, AND HAS HIGH MILEAGE, SO I E… |
| 2012-03-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | AFTER REPLACING MY BATTERY I LEARNED ON LINE THAT THE MERCEDES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEATS WHERE THEY DRAIN THE BA… |
| 2012-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAS BEEN OUT SINCE ABOUT FEBRUARY. THE DEALER PARTS GUY SAID QUOTE: "CONFIRMED GR… |
| 2011-12-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT FULL THROTTLE AT STOP LIGHT,TESTED AND HAD A FAULTY ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEALER AND MERC… |
| 2011-08-03 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES C320 EQUIPPED WITH A ACTIVHEAT SEAT COVER, MODEL NUMBER: 6HCSBL24, BATCH CODE 2101… |
| 2010-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THE FIRST OCCASION (DECEMBER 16, 2010), MY MERCEDES C320 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING.… |
| 2010-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGE… |
| 2010-08-24 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ C320 SEDAN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A FACTORY DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC PAS… |
| 2010-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MALFUNCTIONING SEAT CONTROL MODULES DRAIN BATTERY IN 2001 C320 MERCEDES BENZ. NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN JANU… |
| 2010-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAD A FEW ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT HAVE NOW BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH MANY REPAIR SHOP VISITS. I HAVE 109,000 MILES ON TH… |
| 2010-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I ALSO HAVE A 2001 C320 SINCE NEW HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC FRONT SEATS DRAINI… |
| 2010-03-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | POWER CONTROL SEAT & STEERING COLUMN MODULE/REGULATOR WENT OUT & BEFORE IT DID IT USE TO DRAIN THE BATTERY WHERE CAR WO… |
| 2010-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2001 MERCEDES C320 HAS DIED COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL RESTART AND RUN FINE AFTER THE PROBLEM. … |
| 2010-01-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ C320 2001 MODEL. POWER SEAT MODULE SHORTS AND DRAINS BATTERY. THE CONSTANT DRAW OFF THE SYSTEM COULD AT… |
| 2009-11-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND WAS STRUCK 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IN 3 DIFFERENT AREAS OF MY VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY CREW AS W… |
| 2009-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE OWN A 2001 MERCEDES C320 AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ALL RELATED TO THE POWER SEAT ASS… |
| 2009-01-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | HAVE A 2001 MERCEDES C320, THE BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING AND THE DEALER SAID IT IS A SEAT MODULE FOR $1100. I WENT ON THE… |
| 2008-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POWER SEAT CONTROL UNITS DRAIN THE BATTERY, AS THEY TURN ON AND OFF DURING EXTENDED PERIODS OF REST. *TR |
| 2008-10-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE OF A 'CRANK POS… |
| 2008-09-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 MERCEDES C320 WHICH I CAN'T REALLY DRIVE ANYMORE BECAUSE THE BATTERY DRAINS EVERY DAY, THE PROBLEM IS THE… |
| 2008-08-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | IF THE FRONT SEATS ARE PLUGGED IN THE BATTERY DRAINS. ONCE I UNPLUG NO MORE PROBLEM, BUT AS LONG AS THEY ARE PLUGGED I… |
| 2008-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 C320 MERCEDES BENZ. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BACK IN JULY OF 2003. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD COMPLA… |
| 2008-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ C320'S BATTERY WAS CONSTANTLY GOING BAD AND HAVING TO BE JUMPED AFTER NOT STARTING IT OR DRIVING … |
| 2007-12-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES C320. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST POWER AND WAS … |
| 2007-09-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE TRUNK LID WOULD OCCASIONALLY OPEN UP ON ITS OWN, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BLOCKING REAR VIEW. THIS WAS A MAJO… |
| 2007-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED ON THIS CAR ON MAY 2007 AT 46,697 MILES, NOW AT 51,800 MILES OIL IS LEAKING AGAIN. SAME THING … |
| 2007-04-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND FAILED. THE DEALER REMO… |
| 2006-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT LIGHT BULB WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TH… |
| 2006-04-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE POWER ADJUST ON TH… |
| 2006-04-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2001, MERCEDES C320 THAT WE HAVE TO UNPLUG THE POWER SEATS ON EVERY TIME WE GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE POWER SE… |
| 2005-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT: CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FROM AIR BAGS TO BRAKES TO ALTERNATOR. OWNER DOESNT THINK HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR TH… |
| 2004-12-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING SPACE TO PARK AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER APP… |
| 2004-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS NAVIGATION, RADIO/CD, TELEPHO… |
| 2004-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED … |
| 2004-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT HORN - 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320 I TURN TO YOU FOR ANY HELP AND/OR ADVICE YOU CAN PROVIDE. WHILE ON A… |
| 2004-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 3 YEARS. I HAVE A MERCEDES BENZ C320. I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER. … |
| 2004-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN FOR 1 HOUR OR MORE CONTINUOUSLY. PROBLEM STARTED AT 41,458 MILES AND STIL… |