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Mercedes-Benz • c230 • c240 • c320 • CL500 • CLK320 • CLK55 • G55 AMG • ML320 • S55 • SLK230 • Odds 'n ends --- News • Mercedes Hopes to Buff Its Image

For many, the Mercedes-Benz represents the height of automotive engineering, or something. For many others, it's a status symbol. The latter it most certainly is. The former some of our readers aren't so sure about.

One reason for the recent spate of complaints may have to do with the growing reliance on electronics in today's cars and porked-up SUVs. European cars have always been known for, shall we say, delicate electrical systems. Adding gadgets of the complexity now common in the Benz is a recipe for big trouble -- and very big repair bills.

Here are a few of the more recent complaints ...

Richard of woodcliff Lake, NJ July 24, 2009

my wife had a tire on her Mercedes blow out last week July15,2009. She lost control of the car and went off the road. The rim was damaged when she went through some high grass and weeds and the undercarriage was damaged. MB refuses to pay for the tire which I think is wrong. This tire is new and it only had 10000 miles on it.

Joseph of Winfield, AL July 15, 2009

On our 2008 Mercedes E320 it is impossible to bring the car to a smooth stop when braking. The braking reaction to the brake pedal pressure is not uniform, gripping harder at points in the stroke. The end of the braking always end in a jolt no matter how hard we try to brake smoothly. The latter (full stop ends in a jolt) appears to be characteristic of other Mercedes automobiles just more pronounced in our E320. We took this problem to our dealer. They offered no solution.

Susan of ASHBOURNE, Ireland July 5, 2009

I bought my C180 4 years ago and all was well. Except 1 year ago my door locks started not to work. I took my car to a dealership in Ireland and they put the car through the diagnostics and found nothing, yet charged me €300 for the pleasure. They said that the door locks would have to be changed but said it was probably the elctrics. Now my central locking does not work at all. I have to use the key physically to open the door and even that is getting stiff and does not want to work. How can Mercedes build great cars but have such huge problems as this. I feel angry with Mercedes. We cant find any manuals relating to the C180 04 model. Any advice?

tamer of alexandria, Egypt June 8, 2009

I Just Bought From ANA The Official Dealer Of Mercedes Benz At alexandria Egypt A New C200 Chassis No. 2040415 L Since 08/04/2009

The Car Air cOndition Was Faild Down Suddenly On 05/06 So I Send The Car To The Service CEnter Of ANA Up To Now Thay Didn't Know What The Error Come From , So It's Prenew Car i Need From Mercedes Benz Head Office At Germany To Let Them Replace The Car By New One

Hope of West Bloomfield , MI May 27, 2009

I took my mercedes c320 in for the same issue about 5 times. the gas gauge kept falling and it wont allow you to fill the tank. the only thing they kept doing was resetting the gauge. now the warranty expired and they tell me its 2000.00 to fix. well the never fixed it but now want me to pay for it.

Ahmad of Riyadh: 11451, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2009

I Filed a complaint in Mercede car agents, in connection with air bag manufacturers defect. And got a response of shame, from the name of outstanding reputation in the automotive industry. The story is about a traffic accident, less than the simple within the city, so the car did not get damaged from the front. However, the front airbags deployed In the face, and hit the right eye of my daughter, age 14 years. She lost her vision. The eye damage happened because of protrusion of the air bag sewing, to the surface of the face Toucher. Review by the doctors need to remove the eye and put a glass eye

mehrdad of tehran, AL May 11, 2009

I have bought a mercedes benz from the your agent in Iran SETAREH IRAN co (TOP KHODRO)in march 2008 model E200 K

Your agent sold the car with the Special guarantee( golden card) the problem was and is from begining Run flat tire indicator always is on till now and after several inspection by yr agent service people still the car has this problem plus the front and rear wheels are not balanced but Your agent could not solve the problem due to lack of instrument and due to the above reason the REAR TIRES are completly damaged and when the car passes the curve surface the car will diversify to the left or right but your agent after several monthsis telling me that this matter and problem is not covered by the guarantee!!!!! I have never driven with confidence from the first day by this car and with this history i will never buy another Mercedec again

Lynn of Charlestown, RI April 17, 2009

Lynn of Charlestown RI (04/17/09)
On April 8th 2007 it was Easter Sunday. I was driving down a main st. Started to feel a little light headed passed out. Woke up covered in blood, cracked windshield telephone pole completely out of the ground cracked in half...car totaled woke up to a woman yelling at me not to get out of the car because of the live wires. Police officer came over to me. Notice the airbags did not go off. But since the airbags did not go off, and yes I had my seat belt on. I had got a skull fracture..concussion, 12 stitches to the head still an awful scar there terrible job on the stitches. Bruising black eyes you name it. Lost time at work then the PTSD came on.

Found out this car had alot of electrical problems I did not know about and that the SRS system had been worked on prior to me buying it. Why I don't know. My car was totaled...hit dead on and the officer o the scene, who does reconstruction of acccidents said that airbag should have gone off. I want to know of other situations since this has happened I have heard of alot of other similar issues, because I work with the public, and they have seen everything i have gone through, and have told me of other issues with Mercedes. I thought I was buying a strong reliable car.

Dr. after Dr. trying to find help and relief fianlly was sent to a Dr. who sent me to Neuropsycologist who did Brain testing found out I had mild Brain injury from this accident. Still 2 years later have problems with memory, conprehension and crying. It has been a nightmare! I am seeking counsel..just finding out there are many cases with problems with the airbag systems and wonder why they are not checked better, to insure proper deployement. It is a real shame people have to go throught this when they think they are buying a safe vehicle

Mary of Montgomery, AL April 15, 2009

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