2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Powertrain & Transmission Problems

TRANSFER CASE RESEAL. I HAVE A 2008 C300 I BOUGHT WITH 56K MILES ON IT, I HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THIS SERVICE TOOK PLACE, I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY TRANSFER CASE RESEALED AND THE CAM SHAFT MAGNETS REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS SUCH LOW MILES ON IT. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME. I HAVE SEEN ON MANY BOARDS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T MB RECALLED THIS YET? IT APPEARS THE 2008 MODEL IS PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS AS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK AS WELL AS IT FAILED. AGAIN, COMMON PROBLEM AND NOT RECALL. I NOW HAVE A SEATBELT SENSOR THAT FAULTY. ALL OF THIS BEFORE I HAVE EVEN HIT 100K. MY 2001 ML IS WELL OVER 200K AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES WITH THE ML.

TRANSMISSION LEAKS SO CAR STARTS SHIFTING HARD JERKING LEARCHING. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL THAT LEAKS SO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. BUT HAVE TO PULL THE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION OUT TO SPLIT SO THE LABOR IS 22-23 HOURS LABOR WHEN THE PART IS ONLY LIKE $23 SO THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE LABOR WOULD BE ABOUT $2200 WHICH WE CAN'T AFFORD. THE MECHANIC FOUND SO MANY SAME VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. BUT OF COURSE THE DEALER WON'T REPORT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO MAKE THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO SO MANY VEHICLES. WHILE DRIVING FAST OR SLOW ACCELERATING BREAKING TO SLOW DOWN, TAKING OFF AT A STOP SIGN STOP LIGHT GOING IN REVERSE ETC IT HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. KEEPS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR WE HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID & GETTING IT TOPPED OFF.

ISSUE WITH CAM GEARS. MERCEDES HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR MANY MANY YEARS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. CAR IS UNSAFE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND COSTS ABOUT $8000 TO FIX. FROM THE ONLINE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM 2013 "THE ENGINES ARE EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE GEARS IN THEIR BALANCE SHAFTS OR WITH DEFECTIVE IDLE GEARS. THESE DEFECTIVE GEARS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, EXCESSIVELY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION, THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE TO MISFIRE AND/OR STOP DRIVING." *TR

STARTED REVERSING CAR WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING. CAR WAS IN PARK. CAN START CAR BUT IT APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN NEUTRAL, WILL ROLL BACK OR FORWARD - NO GEARS ENGAGE.

PARKED CAR LEFT FOR AN HOUR CAME BACK AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE EIS (ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH) AND CHARGED ME $1900 TO FIX IT, ALSO BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THAT REPAIR THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AND REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT THEY FIXED THAT UNDER RECALL FREE AFTER THAT MY SUNROOF WORKED FINE. NOW MY SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND SHREDDED WHILE I WAS DRIVING LOOKED IN MY ENGINE AND THE BELT WAS ALL OVER ENGINE IN PIECES.

TRANSMISSION AT 60000 STARTED MAKING NOISE. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION REAR DRIVE SHAFT BEARING. LOOKING ON INTERNET, MANY PEOPLE HAD SAME ISSUE AT EVEN LOWER MILEAGE. AND MERCEDES DOES NOT MAKE JUST BEARING, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED.USED TRANSMISSIONS ARE DOING SAME THING. I THINK IT IS TIME TO ISSUE A RECALL

THE ENGINE DIES. THIS IS KNOWN BY MERCEDES BENZ AND IS BEING REPORTED ALL OVER. THE IGNITION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. WHY IS NHTSA DRAGGING ITS FEET ON THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY HAPPENED. *TR

THE ENTIRE CAR LOSES POWER, NOTHING WORKS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A SHORT IN THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT STILL, NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I REALLY NEEDED MB TO COME THROUGH FOR ME IN MY SITUATION. I'M A LOYAL OWNER OF MERCEDES BENZ (TWO CARS IN THE PAST 4 YEARS). MY MOST RECENT PURCHASE, THE C350 SPORT, CAME DOWN WITH A TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN LAST WEEK AFTER 3 YEARS AND JUST 86K MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE EUROMOTORS, GERMANTOWN MD JUST TO BE TOLD THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ABOUT $10 K IN REPAIRS. I BECAME A MB CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF YOUR CRAFTSMANSHIP REPUTATION. I NEVER EXPECTED A POWERTRAIN ISSUE SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF SUCH A GREAT CAR. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED MY CAR AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO OFFER A COURTESY REPAIR ON MY CAR BECAUSE MY REGULAR SCHEDULED SERVICES HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED BY THEM OR SINCE 38K MILES. AS THE GM OF EUROMOTORS GERMANTOWN I'M WRITING TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN MY UNIQUE SITUATION. I'M SURE YOU ARE ALSO A MERCEDES BENZ OWNER OR DRIVER AND IN THAT CASE HOW WOULD YOU FEEL AS THE OWNER OF BRAND THAT HAS BE PORTRAYED AS ONE OF THE FINESSE CAR COMPANIES AROUND BASED ON CRAFTSMANSHIP AND RELIABILITY FACTORS TO JUST GET HIT WITH A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN LESS THEN 4 YRS AND 86K MILES. I WISHED MB STOOD BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AS ADVERTISED, I GUESS I MADE A BIG MISTAKE WHEN I LEFT BMW TO BECOME A MERCEDES OWNER. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C300, ON 8/16/2009, UPON STATING THE CAR ENGINE STARTED TO RACE SO FAST REACHED 7000 RPM WITHIN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WAITED 2,TO 3 MINUTES I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED . I WAITED 4 TO 5 MINUTES STARTED THE ENGINE EVERY THING BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER CHECKED THE COMPUTER HARD DISK AND COULD NOT FIND THAT INCIDENT. KNOWING IF POWER SURGE OR COMPUTER GLITCH HAPPENS WILL NOT BE RECORDED BY THE SAME COMPUTER.. SAME THING HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN I HAD 4000 MILES.. IF SIMILAR HAPPENS IN THE FREEWAY WILL BE DEATH FOR MORE THAN THE DRIVER. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

The vehicle has been loosing power during driving. Acceleration will die, then power will return. In addition exterior lighting will also malfunction or not work. As well ans other items associate with power or the unit that controls the power of those items After taking the vehicle in multiple times we had been told and looked up about the recall. Multiple are in place but the recall regarding the electrical/ power train / lighting r/t units in place and this recall sounds spot on with issues the vehicle is having .