2002 Mercedes-Benz 240 problems
NHTSA has received 45 complaints about the 2002 Mercedes-Benz 240, and 20% of them involve electrical system. Next are brakes (9%) and fuel system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driver's airbag did not deploy - front end collision at a speed of between 40 and 45 miles per hour. Car has been determined to be totalled.
1. Failure occurred without warning. 2. Transmissions would not shift out of first gear. My family (4 month baby and wife) were left stranded on the roadway. 3. Mercedes-benz cannot correctly fix the problem. Unknown cause. Vehicle has been in shop for 2 weeks without a solution in sight.
I was in a smal accident because the brakes failed to stop properly. There were no injuries and little damage to the bumper of my car. The brake pressure sensor faulted and they replaced the brake pressure sensor on the master cylinder. On 3/20/02 the same message of failure has appearedwith 2500 miles on the new c240
Car safety issue car suddenly accelerates customer states that his car was involved in two accidents due to this problem**nar* the consumer stated the vehicle has been in for repairs regarding the electrical system. The consumer stated that he hoped the car was taken out of service or sold to anyone that was not informed of previous problems with sudden acceleration.
Dt: the contact stated the brake lights were not working. This started on january 15, 2005. The vehicle has been to the dealership twice for brake problem. They cleaned the contacts on the brake lights and checked all of the connectors. Also, they replaced the computer. The problem persisted intermittently. Mercedes told the contact to go to the dealership, and the dealership stated that at this point mercedes has to decide what to do with the vehicle.