1995 MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

MY WELL MAINTAINED '95 MERCEDES-BENZ C280 OF WHICH I AM THE SINGLE OWNER SINCE NEW HAS A DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD DISASTER AS THE CAR JUST LOST IT'S POWER TO DRIVE WHILE BEING DRIVEN...BY MY SON, WHO JUST CAME OFF OF I-95. HE MANAGED TO GET TO SAFER GROUND AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC(NOT A MBENZ ONE) STATES NEVER SEEING ANYTHING LIKE IT AS THE WIRE COATING IS DISINTEGRATING INTO A POWDER LIKE SUBSTANCE AND BARING ALL METAL...CAUSED IT TO ARC WHEN FIRST LOOKING. THANK GOOD FORTUNE IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE, EXPLODE OR CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. SO IF REPLACED BY MBENZ PART CAUSE IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED....WON'T THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH IT? *TR

COMPLETE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE ON 1995 MERCEDES C280, ONLY 60,000 MILES ON CAR. *TR

MY CAR, 1995 MERCEDES C280, BACKFIRES, STUMBLES, LOSES POWER, AND SOMETIMES DIES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE PLUG WIRES, IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, AND FILTER. I HAVE REPLACED THE OVERLOAD PROTECTION RELAY, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN RELAY. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALL OF THESE WERE DONE AFTER CONTACT WITH MERCEDES BENZ AND DEALERS IN BOTH FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

MY CAR, 1995 MERCEDES C280, BACKFIRES, STUMBLES, LOSES POWER, AND SOMETIMES DIES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE PLUG WIRES, IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, AND FILTER. I HAVE REPLACED THE OVERLOAD PROTECTION RELAY, THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN RELAY. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALL OF THESE WERE DONE AFTER CONTACT WITH MERCEDES BENZ AND DEALERS IN BOTH FLORIDA AND TENNESSEE. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE ON 1995 C 220 MERCEDES - BENZ. HAD ALL ENGINE WIRING REPLACED AT A COST OF $500.00. HAVING SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED MANY PARTS TO BE CHANGED THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE CHANGED. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR OVER 9 MONTHS BECAUSE MECHANIC CAN NOT FIGURE WHY CAR CONTINUE HAVING LOST OF POWER.BEFORE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BAD WIRING ON THIS C 220 BENZ,MY CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE TRAGIC THANK GOD THEY SLOWED DOWN TO LET ME CROSS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT ASAP BEFORE SOME GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR RECEIVE DEATH FORM THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. I'M OVER $4,000.00 IN THE HOLE AND STILL NO WORKING C220 MERCEDES BENZ YET! *TR