Mercedes Benz C320 brakes problems
23 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
187 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 131 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
23 of 187 complaints match this topic (12.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10103381 · 2004-12-08 (December 8, 2004)
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING SPACE TO PARK AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEED, JUMPED THE CURB,AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 29,943 miles reported. Look up ODI 10103381 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10126338 · 2005-06-23 (June 23, 2005)
DT: CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS FROM AIR BAGS TO BRAKES TO ALTERNATOR. OWNER DOESNT THINK HE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS, ACTUALLY THE MAIN CONCERN HE HAS IS ABOUT THE WARRANTY. UPON PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE AIR BAG LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN THE BRAKES AND ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AS WELL. THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AFTER THE OWNER INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 53,867 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126338 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10131420 · 2005-08-03 (August 3, 2005)
DT: CONSUMER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS NAVIGATION, RADIO/CD, TELEPHONE, VOICE COMMAND, GAS GAUGES, AND POWER WINDOWS WERE NOT WORKING. SINCE THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND WILL BE REPLACED THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND CONTACTED MERCEDES ,WHO SAID THEY COULD REPLACE NAVIGATION AND THE RADIO/CD WHICH S\WERE CONNECTED BY SAME COMPUTER FOR $3,000. DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED, BUT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. HAV…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10131420 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10139391 · 2005-10-12 (October 12, 2005)
BEGINNING ON 10/18/01 TO PRESENT, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 34 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) REMOTE INOP - 10/18/01; (2) REMOTE INOP - 11/14/01; (3) REPLACED REMOTE - 12/3/01; (4) REMOTE INOP - 12/11/01; (5) REPLACED FRONT PADS & SENSORS - 12/26/02; (6) REPLACED RIGHT FRONT DOOR WINDOW MOTOR - 4/24/03; (7) REPLACED REMOTES - 5/15/03; (8) REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR & CONNECTOR MODULE - 12/2/03; (9) REPLACED FAULTY REAR SAM CONTROL MODULE - 12/2/03; (10) REPLACED A/C PRESSURE SWITCH - 12/2/03; (11) REPL…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10139391 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10401040 · 2011-05-16 (May 16, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL. WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS THE BRAKE RELEASED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. AN ESP SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILA…
Owner-reported narrative. 121,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10401040 at NHTSA ↗