Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / C230 / 2003

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090465 | Incident Date: Dec, 26 2006 |
Consumer's City: ROCKFORD | Consumer's State: IL |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
Model Name: C230 | Model Year: 2003 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WDBRN40J93A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 01 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2004 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2003 mercedes c230- purchased new- bought extended warranty. have followed maintenance program religiously. last b service was dec 4th-$900.00 on dec 27- car completely died & smoke coming out the back- coolant light on. towed to closest dealer- they can't tell me why it happened but- the spark plugs soaked w/coolant, #2 plug smashed on top, #2 cylinder intake valve bent & broken. #2 &4 pistons damaged. even though extended warranty is up- mercedes will not stand behind the car- say can not pin point a mfg defect even though this rarely happens even with high miles- mercedes benz usually can get well over 200,000 miles. now cost is $8,000 to put in rebuilt motor or $11,000 to repair damaged one- something had to cause this- there were posts on your site from 2003 regarding engine & cooling issues but could not find more detailed info- nhtsa item# 10002965- do you have more info or give me advice? *jb |