NHTSA Complaint #11504245 — 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11504245
Vehicle	2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	January 28, 2023
Date Filed	January 28, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

When breaking at high speeds, the car feels like I will lose control of it. Has happened a few times and I thought I was going to hit the neighboring car. Took it to a repair shop and found out that the rear driver side subframe Is completely rotted out and the rear control arm is hanging. The car only has about 97,500 miles on it, has not been driven in high salt areas, and doesn’t have any other signs of rust. Two auto body shops have told me this shouldn’t happen on a car with that low mileage, and these cars, Mercedes c300s, are known to have this defect.

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