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2008 Mercedes benz C300 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1116959
Internal NHTSA #	10640716
Manufacurer	Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Brand	MERCEDES BENZ
Model	C300
Model Year	2008
File date	26/09/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My wife parked the car to get gas in a not so good neighborhood, due to being a school teacher in that area, key would unlock and lock door, and would let you turn key, but will not unlock steering wheel, and will not start car, neither did the lights on the dash light up (check engine, abs, tpms, abs, etc), called roadside, towed to dealer, diagnosed and came up with bad steering lock(esl), was quoted $1200 for the repair, told them to go ahead since we need the car, car is still there today, did google search on this issue and found hundreds of customers with this same complaint. Now, i thought i bought a dependable car being that its a mercedes, gonna get rid of it now and not buy this brand again, there is even a campaign service bulletin on this issue, i do have a case, which they will contact me tomorrow about this, mercedes should cover this cost being that it is a safety issue, what if my wife was robbed,or even rapped because of where this happened, or what if the component decided to lock up at highway speeds, then will they recall this?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TAMARAC, FL
VIN pattern	WDDGF54X38FXXXXXX
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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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 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Mercedes benz C300 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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