Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / C230 / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006101271 Incident Date: Nov, 07 2006
Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES Consumer's State: CA
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:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 11111111111 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 05 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The 2003 mercerdes benz 300c engine suddenly caught on fire while driving it to work. the car stalled, flames shoot out the front hood, the car would not restart, so i coasted to the firm. i opened the hood to see blue flames shoopt 20 feet in the air. a passerby tried to put out the firwe unsucessfully with a fire extiquisher. the flames got hotter and shot 60 feet in the air, and police and fire department responded and were finally able to put out the fire . the engine block melted down ,and there was a large hole burnt into the pasenger space. the car was totaled. i wrote mercedes benz, and they were being nonresponsive. i have photos of the melted engine block and the large hole burned into the pasenger space through the engine firewall. *ak