| Issue ID | 1239454 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10790781 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | C300 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 13/11/15 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2009 mercedes benz c300 85k miles i had this car for over 2 years and i'm up to date with all the maintenance on the vehicle . I had a couple of problems with it tail light ,seat belt and now this ... Two days ago i went to a friend house there was no problem getting there but when i turns the car off for two mins , the key wouldn't start the car. When put the key in the receiver the car read the key but none of the light on the dashboard come on and wouldn't unlock the the steering wheel and the shift knob when a open the driver side door the car with tell me to remove the key took the car to the dealer and it came out to be a bad eis switch that wasn't reading the key ,it cost me $1,670 i did a research on this problem and it come out to be a very common problem for this type of car after 70k miles.... They should make a recall for this mater |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WHARTON, NJ |
| VIN pattern | WDDGF81X39RXXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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