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2006 Mercedes benz C280 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	917070
Internal NHTSA #	10455977
Manufacurer	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C280
Model Year	2006
File date	02/12/11
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	An engine air filter housing to mass air flow sensor seal tear caused the engine to surge and the car to buck forward instead of braking when the brakes were applied. Failure to break resulted in this vehicle rear ending another vehicle. Luckily the vehicle speed was low so no one was injured or killed. The sensory system failed to detect this issue until the tear worsened and the problems it caused were bad enough and continuous enough to trigger the check engine light (took approximately 1 month). Mercedes could not diagnose or find the problem until the check engine light went on. During that 1 month period the failure of the breaks to engage/engine surging/car bucking issue occurred 2 more times. Luckily no accidents or injuries resulted from these events. I have spoken to mercedes us and my local dealership about this issue. They refuse to acknowledge this as a safety issue or accept responsibility for it. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	53000
Number of Occurences	3
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ANNANDALE, NJ
VIN pattern	WDBRF92H96FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Mercedes benz C280 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercedes benz C280 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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