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2012 Mercedes benz C250 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1317778
Internal NHTSA #	10906264
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C250
Model Year	2012
File date	06/09/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When starting the car the vehicle make loud rattling noise and the entire car shakes. I took the car to the mechanic and he said it is the camshaft adjuster/actuators. Which need to be replaced along with the timing chain. He also said it is not safe to drive as they can fail and car will stop in the middle of a road. The car when trying to accelerate sometimes doesn't want to go and you can actually fell the car jerk seeming as the chain is skipping. It has happened multiple times. Car has 67,000 miles and this started happening at 57k miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	55000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEST SACRAMENTO, CA
VIN pattern	WDDGJ4HBXCFXXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2012 Mercedes benz C250 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Mercedes benz C250 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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