Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Mercedes Benz C230.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The rear subframe rusted out and failed at the driver side trailing arm mount. It is available for inspection. My pre… |
| 2025-01-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Recall ID: 24V874 on Sliding Roof Bonding was issued. Mercedes-Benz of Nashville was not able to open the Roof and aske… |
| 2021-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There is an old recall campaign for the Camshaft Seal, # 2009100001. This car is among those affected by this problem a… |
| 2019-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL ESL (ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK) COMPONENTS THE MOTOR FAILS TO UNLOCK THE STEERING THE FIRST TIME, BUT WORK … |
| 2017-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK FAILED TO ENGAGE. TH… |
| 2017-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ C230. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. WHIL… |
| 2016-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG ORDER OF GAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. PULLED BACK SEAT OFF AND THERE IS A POOL OF GAS UNDER THERE. A… |
| 2012-07-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL LEVER LOCK, (RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON), AND ADJUSTED TH… |
| 2011-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT POWER SEAT MODULES DRAIN BATTERY WHEN CAR IS OFF. *TR |
| 2011-06-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | ON JUNE 9, 2011 I DROVE TO SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA TO VISIT MY COUSIN WHEN I GOT THERE I WENT TO LOCK MY DOORS BUT THE L… |
| 2011-01-26 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | I JUST HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH MY MB DEALER ABOUT REPLACING A MALFUNCTIONING YAW RATE SENSOR ON MY 2000 C230K. THE PR… |
| 2010-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ C 230. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2010-01-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ON JAN 2, 2010, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A MOVIE IN MY 2002 MERCEDES C230, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY BEGAN PULLING… |
| 2009-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, ITS A 2002 C230 KOMPRESSOR 2 DOOR, AND THE DEALER SAID ITS A SENSOR … |
| 2009-01-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DRIVERS OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR HAS BECOME DISCOLORED AND IS NOW VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE IMAGES PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT. DE… |
| 2008-11-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION - WHILE DRIVING, I HEARD SOMETHING COME FROM THE LEFT/DRIVER SIDE...IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOX OR SOME… |
| 2008-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ C230. ON OCTOBER 15, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELER… |
| 2008-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ C230, WHICH HAS NOW HAD 2 SEVERE ISSUES WITH IT. THE FIRST ISSUE IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM -… |
| 2008-05-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ C-230. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WRAPPED THE NEAREST REAR SEAT BELT AROUND HER NECK… |
| 2008-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OUT OF STATE AT APPROX. 60MPH CAR SUDDENLY BUCKED AND ALL POWER CUT OUT, ALL LIGHTS ON CONTROL… |
| 2007-11-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | I HAVE MERCEDES C230 2002, WITH OEM MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS 205/55 R16. ONE TIRE WAS BLOWN AND REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO. NOW AL… |
| 2007-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POWER SEAT MODULES CONTINUOUSLY DRAIN THE BATTERY CAUSING DEAD BATTERY WITHIN 24-48 HOURS. THE SEATS MUST BE UNPLUG… |
| 2007-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2002 MERCEDES C230 KOMPRESSOR KEEPS DRAINING THE BATTERY. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. NO ONE… |
| 2007-04-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCEDES BENZ C230. ON 4/10/07 WITH THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF 38,525 THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LI… |
| 2007-04-08 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPERATE. CAR HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, AND I ONLY USED IT OCCASIONALLY. BEING TOLD THAT IT WASS OV… |
| 2006-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER 1,000 MILES AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. THE CAR HAD 47,000 MILES. THE ENGINE WAS … |
| 2006-07-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | OUR CAR, A 2002 C230K MANUFACTURED BY MERCEDES BENZ, HAS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL. BOTH OF THE LEFT … |
| 2006-07-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRONT TIRE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SUSPENSION THE BO… |
| 2006-06-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A MERCEDES BENZ C-230 KOMPRESSOR EARLY THIS MONTH IT STARTED TO LURCH AFTER STOPPING THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED … |
| 2006-05-20 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ C230K ENGINE STOPPED, CAUSING EVERYTHING TO STOP FUNCTIONING. *KB THE MECHANIC FOUND WATER IN THE C… |
| 2006-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ERROR MESSAGE APPEARING ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY STATING THAT "UNDER VOLTAGE CONSUMER DEFECTIVE!" ALONG WITH A … |
| 2005-09-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I LEASED A MERCEDES BENZ C230 COMPRESSOR FOR MY DAUGHTER IN 2001. THE SUN ROOF DIDN'T SLIDE BACK ON THE EXTERIOR OR TH… |
| 2005-02-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, LOST POWER THAT CONTROLLED THE , BRAKES , STEERING, ETC. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WENT INTO … |
| 2004-06-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | (1) NORMAL DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC; (2) NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING; FEELING OF COLLAPSE OF RIGHT FRONT LIKE FLAT… |
| 2004-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 90 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE CAR STALLED. … |
| 2003-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF T… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILS IN TRAFFIC AND STOPS, STARTS BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. I HADN'T REPORTED EARLIER CASES BECAUSE I ASSUMED IT WAS… |
| 2003-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ABS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2003-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IGNITED AND CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO CONTENTS NEXT TO VEHICLE IGNITING. *MR THE DEALER, WHERE THE … |
| 2003-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *JB |
| 2003-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE. ONE TIME ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 M/H. THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND CAME BACK ON. … |
| 2002-11-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A RAMP. THE VEHICLE SLID WHICH CAUSED THE ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROG… |
| 2002-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED (QUIT RUNNING) WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 62 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ENGAGED… |
| 2002-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 85 MPH VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, IT STARTED BACK UP AFTER 5 SECONDS, THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. … |
| 2002-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 10,000 MILES AUG 2002. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE OCT 2002 AND DEALERSHIP SAY THEIR DIA… |
| 2002-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INITIALLY THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE CAR LOST POWER, IN TRAFFIC, DURING A TURN. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, … |
| 2002-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPEATED REPAIR: 1-7-02 TO 1-14-02, 2-14-01 TO 2-19-02, 3-4-02 TO 3-7-02, 5-2-02 TO 5-3-… |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS AND HESITATES AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. … |
| 2001-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THROUGH A PUDDLE, THAT WAS ABOUT 3-5 INCHES HIGH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED.*AK |
| 2001-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE C230 COUPE SHUT OFF WHILE ON HIGHWAY |