Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mercedes Benz 240.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY MERCEDES C240 (VIN: … |
| 2008-05-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO . I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM . I HAD SERVICE DONE ON… |
| 2007-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ 240. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE OVER… |
| 2007-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CAR SAFETY ISSUE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES CUSTOMER STATES THAT HIS CAR WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLE… |
| 2007-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING ALONG ON INDEPENDENCE PKWY AND REFUSED TO START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. FINALLY THE ENGINE REST… |
| 2006-11-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 2 | 1. FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. 2. TRANSMISSIONS WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. MY FAMILY (4 MONTH BABY AND W… |
| 2005-07-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2002 MERCEDES WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE LINKAGE ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE TWO WIPER BL… |
| 2005-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASED THE USED 2002 USED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2005. BY APRIL 2005, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS/HARNESS THAT CONNECTS THE … |
| 2005-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THIS STARTED ON JANUARY 15, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN T… |
| 2004-07-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | (1) CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. CAR DID NOT START. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WHILE WAITING FOR THE TECHNICIAN … |
| 2004-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE ARE UNKNOWN. THE CAR IS BRAND NEW AND HAS ABOUT 25,000 MILES. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDEN… |
| 2004-01-08 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | JACK COLLAPSED THREE TIMES WHILE CHANGING TIRE, CAR ALMOST LANDED ON LEG. *AK |
| 2003-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A STRING OF PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2002 MERCEDES C240. I HAVE HAD THE PANIC ALARM FAIL IN A PAR… |
| 2003-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SURGING AND STALLING. *MR THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VAPOR LOCK. THE FUEL IN THE FUEL LINES TO T… |
| 2003-01-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 1 | MY FINGER WAS PARTIALLY AMUPUTATED - SURGERY REQUIRED. I HAD BEEN STANDING OUTSIDE OF MY PARKED CAR WHEN THE DOOR CLOS… |
| 2003-01-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY - FRONT END COLLISION AT A SPEED OF BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MILES PER HOUR. CAR HAS BEEN DETE… |
| 2002-10-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE AND THE CONSUME… |
| 2002-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR LATE AT TIMES. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2002-06-17 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | No | 0 | THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE !'1 MALFUNCTION!( DISPLAYED AT THE FRONT DIGITAL PANEL AS I CHOSE NOT TO ACTIVE THE !'TELE-AI… |
| 2002-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENTIRE CAR WILL ALSO SHUDDER AND SHAKE THEN RPM WILL JUMP FROM 400 TO 1500,WHILE YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP SIGN O… |
| 2002-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN A SMAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BU… |
| 2002-01-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY C230 COUPE IN THE SHOP AT ED POTTER MERCEDES COLUMBUS, OH SEVERAL TIMES. FOUR WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE C… |
| 2001-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BAS ESP MALFUNCTION AND SHUTDOWN REPEATEDLY. *AK |
| 2001-12-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTED DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 9 TIMES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO… |
| 2001-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 3 | ON JULY 19, 2001, I PURCHASED A NEW MERCEDES BENZ C240 FROM VALLEY MOTORS, INC. AT 9800 YORK ROAD, COCKEYSVILLE, MARYLA… |
| — | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON SIDE COLLISION AND NONE OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAS NO INFORMA… |