NHTSA Complaint #10313066 — 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10313066
Vehicle	2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 10, 2007
Date Filed	February 23, 2010
Mileage	31,151 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES C320. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED, LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS ABLE TO DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE USING A LOT OF FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A MERCEDES DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE FAULTY SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,151 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,488. UPDATED 3/30/10 *CN THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB

Related Complaints for the 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320

Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Complaints

#10441923 — December 31, 2011 — ON THE FIRST OCCASION (DECEMBER 16, 2010), MY MERCEDES C320 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE WHILE I WAS DRIVIN...

#10352334 — August 27, 2010 — MALFUNCTIONING SEAT CONTROL MODULES DRAIN BATTERY IN 2001 C320 MERCEDES BENZ. NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN JA...

#10310826 — February 16, 2010 — MY 2001 MERCEDES C320 HAS DIED COMPLETELY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL RESTART AND RUN FINE AFTER THE PROBLEM...

#10253394 — December 31, 2008 — TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENG...

#10012433 — March 25, 2003 — THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

Recent Complaints for the 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320

#11552668 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR — October 30, 2023 — The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes-Benz C320. The contact stated that there was rust on the bottom of the driver’s side...

#11468619 — VISIBILITY — June 10, 2022 — The contact owns a 2001 Mercedes-Benz C320. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V918000 (Vi...

#11326538 — VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY — May 29, 2020 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCEDES-BENZ C320. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V918000...

#11090591 — STRUCTURE — May 3, 2018 — 2001 MERCEDES BENZ C320. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE HEADLINER. *LD *JS

#10885314 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — July 17, 2016 — MY BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING. WHEN I LOOK AT THE DISPLAY SCREEN IT ONLY STATES THAT THE FRONT RIGHT LIGHT IS OUT. WHEN I...