NHTSA lists 8 complaints for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C Class, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS.
At a glance
Complaints
8
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
3
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
3
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
25.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
25.0%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
25.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
25.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
12.5%
POWER TRAIN
1
12.5%
STRUCTURE
1
12.5%
SUSPENSION
1
12.5%
TIRES
1
12.5%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
THE PETITIONER ALLEGES THAT COFFEE FROM A CUP, PLACED IN THE CUP HOLDER, SPILLED ONTO THE GEAR SHIFTER AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE?S ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONCERN RAISED BY THE PETITIONER WAS INVESTIGATED (SQ01-010) AND WAS CLOSED AFTER ODI CONCLUDED THAT THE FACTS DID NOT DEMONSTRATE A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT.ODI HAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED NINE MORE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING FLUID CONTAMINATION OF T
Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
PE03058
Opened: 2003-12-17. Closed: 2004-04-22.
ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE
THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER-STEERING ASSIST.ODI HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 546 NON-DUPLICATIVE REPORTS THAT ALLEGE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE ON ALL MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES USING THE SUBJECT COMPONENT.THE SUBJECT CO
Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
SQ01010
Opened: 2001-09-25. Closed: 2002-02-04.
SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN
Summary unavailable
Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
3 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
EQUIPMENT
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
POWER TRAIN
1
10136029
Date: 2014-06-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink
MERCEDES: REPLACING THE LONGITUDINAL MEMBER (LEFT AND RIGHT) BELOW THE MAIN FLOOR PANEL ON ALL MY 204 UP TO 12/31/07. (C300, C350, C300 4-MATIC, C63 AME). *PE
627197
Date: 2001-10-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN.
SUBJECT REGARDING HARD STARTING AFTER FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT. *JG
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.