2001 Mercedes Benz C320

BEGINNING ON 10/18/01 TO PRESENT, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 34 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) REMOTE INOP - 10/18/01; (2) REMOTE INOP - 11/14/01; (3) REPLACED REMOTE - 12/3/01; (4) REMOTE INOP - 12/11/01; (5) REPLACED FRONT PADS & SENSORS - 12/26/02; (6) REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DOOR WINDOW MOTOR - 4/24/03; (7) REPLACED REMOTES - 5/15/03; (8) REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR & CONNECTOR MODULE - 12/2/03; (9) REPLACED FAULTY REAR SAM CONTROL MODULE - 12/2/03; (10) REPLACED A/C PRESSURE SWITCH - 12/2/03; (11) REPLACED AIR MASS METER SENSOR - 12/11/03; (12) REPLACED RIGHT DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR - 1/5/04; (13) REPLACED REAR SHADE ROLLER BLIND - 1/5/04; (14) REPLACED SIDE BAG CONNECTOR ALL DOORS - 1/9/04; (15) REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DOOR WINDOW SEAL - 2/27/04; (16) REPLACED OIL LEVEL SENSOR & RESEALED OIL PAN - 4/28/04; (17) REPLACED SWAY BAR BUSHING AND CASTER ARMS - 4/28/04; (18) RESEALED ELEC PLUG FOR TRANS - 4/28/04; (19) REPLACED RIGHT REAR DOOR LINKAGE AND KNOB - 7/22/04; (20) REPLACED A/C BLOWER & FAN SPEED REGULATOR - 8/23/04; (21) REPLACED RIGHT REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR - 8/23/04; (22) REPLACED MOUNTING CLIPS & BEARINGS DRIVER SEAT - 8/23/04; (23) REPLACED RIGHT REAR DOOR WINDOW MOTOR - 2/7/05; (24) LOW OIL LIGHT ON, CHANGED OIL & FILTER - 2/7/05; (25) REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT - 3/17/05; (26) REPLACED RIGHT FRONT SEAT CONTROL MODULE - 5/20/05; (27) REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND REGULATOR - 5/20/05; (28) REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEAT CLAMPS & PINS - 5/20/05; (29) REPLACED BRAKE PADS, SHOES, ROTORS AND DISC - 5/20/05; (30) REPLACED LEAKING TRANS PLUG AND LEAKING PAN GASKET - 5/20/05; (31) FUEL GAUGE INOP - 6/27/05. AT PRESENT "REMOTE WILL NOT OPEN TRUNK & MALFUNCTION (ELECT STAB PROG ESP) IS ON. I HAVE ASKED THAT VEHICLE BE REPLACED WITH A RELIABLE VEHICLE OF SAME TYPE AND MILEAGE, HQ MERCEDES LLC HAS REFUSED ON 2 OCCASIONS. I HAVE CONTACT WITH THE DEPT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS.*JB

DT: CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS NAVIGATION, RADIO/CD, TELEPHONE, VOICE COMMAND, GAS GAUGES, AND POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING. SINCE THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND WILL BE REPLACED THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND CONTACTED MERCEDES ,WHO SAID THEY COULD REPLACE NAVIGATION AND THE RADIO/CD WHICH S\WERE CONNECTED BY SAME COMPUTER FOR $3,000. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED, BUT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED.*AK

INTERMITTENT HORN - 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320 I TURN TO YOU FOR ANY HELP AND/OR ADVICE YOU CAN PROVIDE. WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE DRIVING MY HORN GOES OFF. IT WAS HUMOROUS AT FIRST AS I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE. THE HORN SOUNDED CONSTANTLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN WENT OFF FOR THE NEXT HOUR WHENEVER IT FELT LIKE IT. NO ERROR CODES WERE DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. NO HORN PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. GAVE THE WIFE THE CAR SHE DRIVES TO WORK - NO PROBLEM. GET OFF FROM WORK, INTO THE CAR, STARTS IT UP....THE HORN GOES OFF AGAIN. NOT HUMOROUS ANYMORE, THE WIFE DID NOT FIND IT FUNNY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, VALLEY MOTORS, INC, COCKEYSVILLE, MARYLAND THE NEXT MORNING WAITED 5 HOURS AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BUT CHARGED ME $90 IN LABOR. STARTED THE CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND....HORN GOES OFF! DRIVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TEST DRIVES THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND WHILE ON THE ROAD, THE HORN GOES OFF. THIS TIME 2 CARS BACK IS A POLICEMAN AND HE PULLS OVER THE TECHNICIAN. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE HORN PROBLEM, BUT CONTINUE TO CHARGE ME LABOR TO FIND IT. I'M AT $450.00 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE SAM UNIT AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THEY HAVE TRACED THE HORN CONNECTION AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. SHOULD I KEEP LETTING THE COST MOUNT UP? WHO CAN I ESCALATE THIS TO AT MERCEDES-BENZ OR EVEN DAIMLER CHRYSLER. WHAT SHOULD I DO? ANY AND ALL ADVICE ON HOW I SHOULD PROCEED IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

GAS FUMES SO OVER POWERING THAT YOU HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AFTER YOU FILLED UP THE CAR WITH GASOLINE. GAS TANK HAD A LEAK AND ALL THE DASH WAS REPLACED AT DEALER. HOWEVER THERE ARE SHORTAGES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT CAUSE THE VISOR LAMPS TO NOT WORK AND THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS AND RELAYS IN THE WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE HEAT IS ON THE GAS FUMES AND MONOXIDE IS STRONG AGAIN . I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED WHEN THEY FIXED IT BUT IT STILL TENDS TO ACT UP. *NLM

THE ELECTRONIC KEY PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT QUES IN ALL SETTING FOR THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING THE MIRRORS WOULD CHANGE POSITION. THE KEY CAN STOP "TALKING" TO THE CAR AND NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED. SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE PANEL AND OTHER INSIDE LIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON, BUT THE CAR WAS DRIVEABLE. THE OIL LEVEL CHECK SYSTEM WOULD SAY THE OIL LEVEL IS TO HIGH, AND ADD MILES TO THE NEXT SERVICE POINT. THE BIG CONFIDENCE BREAKER IS WILL THIS KEY STOP TALKING ENTIRELY TO THE CAR WHILE DRIVING? THIS WOULD SURLEY RESULT IN A NON-STEERABLE EVENT. I COULD NOT GET MERCEDES TO ANSWER SUCH INQUIRY, OR REASSURE ME THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN. I TURNED THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER AND NOW HAVE LEARNED IT WAS SOLD. I WANT TO WARN THE NEW OWNER OF THESE PROBLEMS, SINCE THEY WERE NOT FIXED FOR ME, AND I HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE THEY CAN BE.*AK