2003 Mercedes Benz 240

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN $7500.00 DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. MERCEDES WANTED TO GIVE THE OWNER A NEW VEHICLE BUT WANTED $4000.00 DOLLARS IN EXCHANGE BECAUSE OF TIME OWNED. *PH THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE UPON BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGED FORWARD WHEN STOPPING, THE REAR BRAKE LAMPLIGHT WAS DEFECTIVE, HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION, THE SUN ROOF DID NOT CLOSE AND WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. *SC *JB

SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY HAZARD IN 2003 MERCEDES BENZ C240.*MR THE VEHICLE FULL SIZE SPARE IS MOUNTED ON A WHEEL OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAN THE WHEEL IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE SPARE TIRE WAS MOUNTED WITH THE BOLTS REMOVED FROM THE TIRE BEING REPLACED, SEVERE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE WHEEL AND RIM. THE TIRE SPECIFICATIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT DIFFERENT RIMS WERE USED FOR THE MOUNTED TIRES AND SPARE IN THE US, BUT THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT DIFFERENT BOLTS WERE REQUIRED. *NLM

AFTER BRINGING TO THE ATTENTION OF MERCEDES BENZ OF TAMPA A PROBLEM/CONCERN WITH HESITATION ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE OF MY C240, I WAS TOLD TO START THE CAR OUT IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF WEEKS LATER MY ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, AS A RESULT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I THEN IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND A CODE/PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMPS IN THE CAR AFTER STATING THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS. THE CAR NOW SHOWS A NOTICABLE IMPROVEMENT. AFTER RECEIPT OF THE CAR, I SPOKE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHO HAD THE ASSISTANT MANAGER CALL ME FROM MERCEDES BENZ OF TAMPA AND I WAS QUICKLY REFERRED TO THE MERCEDES BENZ CUSTOMER CARE LINE. AFTER VOICING MY COMPLAINT TWICE, AND PUT ON HOLD TWICE I WAS THEN HUNG UP ON. DT