Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Mercedes Benz C280.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS light went on. Restraint malfunction message flashed across screen. Code reader pulls up dealer recall for driver a… |
| 2025-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The balance shaft sprocket in this car needs to be recalled. It has has known issues since it came out nearly 20 years … |
| 2025-05-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | While driving at approximately 70 mph on a highway, the rear subframe of the vehicle suddenly and catastrophically fail… |
| 2023-12-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Our car was recalled on 07/03/2008, recall #08V303000, for problems relating to a number of types of mechanical and ele… |
| 2022-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2018. THE BALANCE SHAFT GEAR HAS A RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT HONORING THE RECALL WITHOUT… |
| 2021-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I just purchased this vehicle and it says it has a recall on the sliding window please help me get it fixed |
| 2021-10-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I have a 2006 Mercedes C280 which I purchased almost a year ago with 57,000 miles. It currently has 73,000 miles and is… |
| 2020-12-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | We have 71,000 miles on our 2006 Mercedes Benz C280. Before Christmas, the engine light starts going on and the engine… |
| 2019-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRE HARNESS INSULATION WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLE IS DISINTEGRATING LEAVING THE WIRE, IT'S DESIGNED TO PROTECT,… |
| 2018-10-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MERCEDES BENZ "MB" WANTS TO CHARGE ME $8,800.00 TO FIX A BALANCE SHAFT REPLACEMENT. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAI… |
| 2018-10-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C280. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITH… |
| 2017-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HEARD THERE IS A RECALL ON MY C280 MERCEDES AIR BAGS |
| 2016-10-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C280. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2016-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WITH A P0015 CODE WHICH INDICATES A CAMSHAFT PROBLEM. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS F… |
| 2015-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND MY CAR JERKS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH T… |
| 2015-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR RESPONSE SLOWLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE OVER… |
| 2015-01-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALL I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IF MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE LATEST AIRBAG RECALLS. HOWEHER, THE SRS LIGHT … |
| 2014-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE BALANCE SHAFT IS FAULTY AND MY ENGINE WAS SHAKING. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN 2 TYPES OF… |
| 2014-06-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS REVVING WITH RPM'S HIGH HOWEVER THERE WAS LITTLE POWER TO MOVE FOR… |
| 2014-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED MERCEDES DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THE ISS… |
| 2014-04-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz C280. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH and the vehicle in front st… |
| 2013-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A BALANCE SHAFT ISSUE LIKE MANY W272 ENGINES...WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO GET MERCEDES INTO ANOTHER CLASS ACT… |
| 2013-01-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING WHILE DRIVING. BALANCE SHAFT MALFUNCTION. CAUSED VEHICLE TO BECOME NON-DRIVABLE. LOCAL DEALER QUO… |
| 2012-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C280. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FREEZES AT 20 MPH WHILE THE RPM GOES INTO THE DANGER ZONE *TGW T… |
| 2011-12-02 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | AN ENGINE AIR FILTER HOUSING TO MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR SEAL TEAR CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SURGE AND THE CAR TO BUCK FORWARD I… |
| 2010-03-16 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES C280. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE FRONT DRIVE… |
| 2009-05-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ C280. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND… |
| 1901-01-01 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | 2006 C280W4 WITH A SIDE VIEW MIRROR DESIGN FLAW. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE SNAP OFF SIDE VIEW MIRROR SHOULD BE RECALLE… |