| Issue ID | 1179746 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10713687 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | C300 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 17/04/15 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | In the morning, try to start my 2009 c300 and the car did not start and the steering got locked off of the blue. The car had to be towed to a mercedes dealership at delray beach, fl. The problem diagnosed to be related to: manufacturing defected steering/electrical system related to ignition switch. The following repair stated on my repair report: -steering lock complete replacement -additional time to drill out the old lock mercedes benz dealership service charged me $1464. 00 for the defected steering lock assembly. I searched on internet and a lot of people experienced the same problem (please see the link provided). I called the mercedes-benz usa headquarter at nj and talk to a district service manager and explain to him that my car has only 42k mileage and the steering lock is manufacturing defected and it is not considered normal wear & tear and therefore this should be repaired without charge. Unfortunately it was like to talking to the wall and basically mercedes-benz does not want to take any responsibility and to do anything about it and hit the customer with an expensive repair cost. We as owner of the mercedes-benz should unit and complain to mercedes headquarter and nhtsa and request this defect shall be consider as a recall. I am concern if the steering locks because of the defected part what is going to happen during driving and other cases. Thank you. Http://www. Car-recall. Com/mercedes-benz/c300/2009 http://www. Arfc. Org/complaints/2009/mercedes/c300/steering/problem. Aspx. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 42000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DELRAY BEACH, FL |
| VIN pattern | WDDGF54X49FXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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