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2008 Mercedes benz C300 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1203963
Internal NHTSA #	10744245
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C300
Model Year	2008
File date	27/07/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Parked the car and went to work. Came back and the car couldn't start. Had to tow to the dealers place last night. Today, got a call from them saying the steering got locked and said tat it is very common on these cars. It will cost about $1200 to tear up steering and change the esl. By checking online y'day evening and today, i came to know, this is not new and most of the 2008/2009 c300 have this issue. We asked dealers not to repair it as they are waiting on our word. I am planning to contact the benz customer service first and see what they say. Then i will go an attorney and file the complaint. I do see that customer service did not even respond to the request. So, i do not want waste my time by calling them and getting upset. They have the details and contact info if they want to contact me. We buy benz for reliability and that very point is not true looking at this issue and checking the online complaints. Luckily we do have a 3rd car that our son uses and i can leave benz in garage until this issue gets fixed from benz corporation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RALEIGH, NC
VIN pattern	WDDGF54XX8FXXXXXX
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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes benz C300 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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