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2009 Mercedes benz C300 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1180560
Internal NHTSA #	10714841
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, i tried to start my 2009 c300 and the car did not start and the steering wheel locked out of the blue. The car had to be towed to a mercedes dealership at delray beach, fl. The problem diagnosed as a manufacturing defect in the 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 $1,464. 00 for the defected steering lock/ignition electrical assembly. I searched on internet and a lot of people experienced the same problem (please see the link provided below). 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 44k mileage and the steering lock/ignition electronic malfunction is a manufacturing defected and it is not considered normal wear & tear and a lot of people have the same problem and it is a safety issue. Hence this should be repaired without charge and justify for recalls. Unfortunately it was like 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. I am concern if the steering locks/ignition electrical part malfunctions, what is going to happen during driving and other cases. Thank you. P. S.: please refer to the following just two web sites. There are more to see if you search: http://www. Car-recall. Com/mercedes-benz/c300/2009 http://www. Arfc. Org/complaints/2009/mercedes/c300/steering/problem. Aspx http://www. Carproblemzoo. Com/mercedesbenz/c300/2009/
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
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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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Mercedes benz C300 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Mercedes benz C300 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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