NHTSA Complaint #11194365 — 2007 MERCEDES BENZ C230

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR ENGINE OIL LEAK ENGINE BELT DRIVE MAJOR OIL USAGE REAR R/DISCS & PADS; THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE ALEXANDRIA MERCEDES-BENZ DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT; I REC'D A LIST OF OVER $6,000 (ABOVE) WORTH OF ENGINE PROBLEMS; I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE CAM SENSORS WERE BAD; NO COST WAS LISTED; I LEFT THE LOCATION, CAR STARTED STALLING AND HESITATING; TOOK IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL NTB DEALER FOR A MACHINE READING, AND WAS TOLD THAT A PART OF THE ENGINE MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN - PLASTIC PART THAT CONTROLS THE AIR FLOW AND ENABLES FUEL FLOW; TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER; THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR MY ENGINE MANIFOLD; THE CAR IS NOW DANGEROUS TO DRIVE; JUMPED OUT OF GEAR ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY BACK TO DC - ALL OF THIS IS A SHOCK; THE CAR HAS HAD ALL OF ITS ANNUAL SERVICE; KEPT UP; HAS HAD CAR COVER; ZI BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2007; NOW WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES, THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT DISINTEGRATE; THE ENTIRE ATTITUDE OF THE ALEXANDRIA MB DEALERSHIP IS HORRIFIC; AS A CONSUMER I WAS ROBBED AND MY SAFETY AND THOSE ON THE ROAD WERE ENDANGERED DUE TO THIS POOR SERVICE AND POSSIBLE INFLATED LIST OF ENGINE PROBLEMS, ONE OF WHICH I WAS TOLD THEY CREATED. AND AT ANY RATE, MD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING CERTAIN THESE ENGINE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT EXIST, AFTER ALL THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; NO ONE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR ENGINE WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 40,000!