| Issue ID | 1041622 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10565604 |
| Manufacurer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | C300 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
| File date | 17/02/14 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Rear brake lights are staying on while driving the car and the parking lamps both went out. The brake lights off when car is off but while i'm driving they stay on the whole time. I took it to ray catena mercedes auto service and they advised me that they needed to replace the wiring harness no charge as part of a recall on all mercedes vehicles but gave me a quote of 1175 for the module. I was told that the module shortage and lights going out is most likely due to the wiring harness frying out. I shouldn't have to pay to replace a module that was due to a wiring harness frying out. That should be a manufacturer issue. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 46000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NEWARK, NJ |
| VIN pattern | WDDGF81X09RXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 0 |
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