NHTSA Complaint #11100276 — 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C250

AFTER ONLY 75K MILES MY MB HAS A FAILING PART THAT IS WELL KNOWN AMONGST ALL MB DEALERSHIPS. THE CAM SHAFT ADJUSTMENT UNITS BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST HAVE FAILED, CAUSING ME TO UNDERTAKE REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $3K. FOR SUCH A NEWER VEHICLE THIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND MANY DEALERSHIPS AROUND THE PHOENIX AREA HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR AWHILE AND HAVE EXPRESSED SHOCK THAT THIS HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ISSUE YET. I KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY MB WHEN I STARTED IT UP AND THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. EACH SHOP AND DEALERSHIP I'VE TAKEN IT TO HAVE NOTED IT AND HAVE STATED THAT REPAIRS RANGE FROM $3K TO $4.8K. SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM HOPING THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE AND RECALL THIS CAR FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A WELL-KNOWN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.