Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / C230 / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
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 |