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2008 Mercedes benz C300 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1134115
Internal NHTSA #	10659893
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C300
Model Year	2008
File date	19/11/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car year: 2008 model: c300 4matic sport mileage at time of failure: 30,893 warranty: expire on due to age of car, not mileage estimate cause: manufacturing defect part effected: eis (electronic ignition switch), esl (electronic steering lock), ecu estimated effected vins based on extensive online research and customer complaints: thousands estimate cost of individual repairs per incident due to defect: $1,200. To $1,990. Estimate profit for dealerships: $100mm+ research keywords: mercedes benz, eis, esl, c300 source of 99% of complaints: www. Mbworld. Com & independently owned and operated mb dealership. "service campaign bulletin" campaign no. 2008020003, march 2008 recall: not issued this is regards to a consistent and repeated know manufacturer defect in several years mercedes benz models, that the company, mercedes benz (mb) is aware of and has issued a "service campaign bulletin" campaign no. 2008020003, march 2008. Unfortunately mb claims that this issue only affects "approximately 10 vehicles". A 08 mercedes c300 that i bought on 6/12/2013 with 9,025 miles when i bought it and now has about 30,896 miles today 11/20/2014. On 11/19/2014 my car stopped working. After researching online i noticed hundreds upon thousands of people are having the same issue with the 08 c300 knowing as the eis,esl, or the ignition failure and repairs up to $2000 in some cases. I will need to have my car towed to a mb dealership to have this fix. Thank you for your assistance, your time and consideration.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30896
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOUTHAMPTON, NY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2008 Mercedes benz C300 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes benz C300 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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