![]() All this only proves Mercedes only cares about money and not customers anymore and they think they aren't going to be held to responsibility in these defective products or part replacing needing to be recalled by Automotive Customer Affairs Bureau is supposed to hold these car companies responsible. Try to turn setting of AC back on and now AC system has failed and cost me around $1500 to replace and refill AC system. Three months later its summer time again. The transmission has problems and in the winter I set the owner manual setting to keep windows defrosted in winter time and now magnetic AC compressor has electronic shorted out and failed after setting this user setting Mercedes publishes in owner manual. I can't hold Mercedes or Fresno dealership responsible selling a lemon of a car. So now after buying this lemon car have no recourse since I didn't pay $60,000 on a loan from dealership. Once Fresno dealership knew they wouldn't have to fix the recalled product and lose the money lost to fix and time it would cost Mercedes to change defective recalled part for free. Put car up for auction to used dealer from Sacramento, Ca. Knowing and sitting on this car with known transmission and engine defects. As soon as this case was settled the dealership in Fresno, Ca. Thank you for settling class action lawsuit out of court order and before a ruling by a judge. Screwed all and any other customers who were affected by this part and settled out of court before judge made a recall on these cars and now affected customers are screwed to ever take this defective product in court again. ![]() But the idiots who were suing for this defective part recall. A year later I'm finding out a Mercedes dealer sale on this car for five years while investigation and lawsuit was in process on the transmission defects that cost customers anywhere from $6000-$8000 to repair defective part. I thought purchasing this car would be a good choice. Promised and fighting to survive over decades to prove my case. I test drove and being a disabled war veteran who fought for years to get the back pay rightfully owed to me by government. I bought a used 07 c230 for $9000 cash last year. We have rights to make change in these companies who rob us. We're tired of getting screwed in trusting these companies who rob us with cheaper products who end up being defective and their choices have consequences for misleading customers and robbing customers. Without us these companies are nothing without customers. Robbed of hard working money that we earn not them. Prices might be higher but worth not getting. They forget customers can destroy these elite and big companies by joining forces and taking a stand and stop purchasing all their products and taking our business to smaller companies. No issues since last update - still running strong.They wouldn't have anything without us as customers and when companies choose money over customers. Update October 2016: Just turned 68K miles. So far, I have not had need to use the extended warranty. I discovered a small crack in one of the rear wheels which was replaced with one I purchased used online. I serviced front and rear brakes (purchased OEM parts online) - a relatively straightforward job. I performed routine maintenance and inspections since the CEL issues I had shortly after I purchased the car. Update April 2016: Overall I have been pleased with this car. Expensive (over $2K), but warranty covered all but $150. ![]() Still running strong although I did use the extended warranty last year. ![]() ![]() Overall a positive experience.Īn update: Car now has 72,000 miles on it. In the five years I drove it, the only major repairs were what I described previously. The rear end damage was extensive enough for the insurance company to declare it totaled. Update 10/6/19: In the spring of this year the car was hit while parked in a lot. Recently purchased an extended warranty - just in case. Since then, the car has run nicely - although I do get high speed vibration on certain stretches of highway (probably due the the low profile tires). A month later a coolant pipe began leaking at the rear of the cylinder head (I replaced this myself). The 1.8L engine had a cam sensor design flaw which leaked oil into the harness (cam sensor seals were replaced under a MB recall by previous owner, but not the oil saturated harness). Within a month the CEL came on and required a new engine harness and two O2 sensors to repair. I purchased this 2004 C230 Sedan Sport one year ago with about 56K miles on it. ![]()
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