NHTSA Complaint #11640772 — 2008 MERCEDES BENZ C350 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11640772
Vehicle	2008 MERCEDES BENZ C350
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 3, 2025
Date Filed	February 5, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

The ESL system malfunction causes either steering lock or ignition switch to fail resulting in a failure to start the vehicle creating safety issues and a failure to reach safe destination. This problem is reported to be an extremely common issue in the Mercedes Benz W204 C-Class models.

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