2003 Mercedes-Benz 240 problems
NHTSA has received 34 complaints about the 2003 Mercedes-Benz 240, and 18% of them involve electrical system. Next are fuel system (18%) and engine (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 23 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 30,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercedes c240. While driving 75 MPH on a freeway he heard banging noises coming from the engine and then he saw smoke. After he pulled over he saw flames coming from underneath of the vehicle. The fire department was contacted. When they arrived the entire front-end of the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The dealer was contacted and they stated that they will put n the claim and that they will give him a call back.
After bringing to the attention of mercedes benz of tampa a problem/concern with hesitation one week after purchase of my c240, I was told to start the car out in second or third gear. Approximately one and a half weeks later my engine stalled in the middle of an intersection, as a result there was an accident which potentially could have been fatal. I then immediately took the car in for service, and was told the computer could not find a code/problem with the vehicle.
Pin chen, my father, was making a slow u-turn on a small street about 11 feet wide (vickie street in cerritos) on july 29, 2003. While he was slowly marking a u-turn, the car suddenly accelerated and ran into the curb. I contacted the mercedes roadside assistant and a mechanic, chris from house of import bunea park, came to scene and changed the flat tire. Pin chen described the sudden acceleration problem he experienced to chris. Chris recommended him to go to the dealership for further checkup.
Vehicle without any warning stalled in the middle of the road, and noticed all warning lights were on. Dealer claims it was a broken wire? Lucky did not happened on freeway while driving 70 MPH.
After purchasing car in 2007 used with 60k miles, taking vehicle in for all scheduled maintenance, driivng only 40k over 4 years,the vehecle needed a new transmission.