2008 Mercedes Benz C350 Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2008 Mercedes Benz C350, 37% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 78,270 miles. The words owners use most often: “steering lock” (26% of reports).
- 53electrical system complaints
- 78,270median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Steering lock: mentioned in 14 of 53 complaints (26%)
- Electronic ignition: mentioned in 7 of 53 complaints (13%)
- Wheel locked: mentioned in 5 of 53 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 47 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 53 complaints, 2 a fire.
Mercedes-Benz C350 electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2008 Mercedes Benz C350. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The ESL system malfunction causes either steering lock or ignition switch to fail resulting in a failure to start the vehicle creating safety issues and a failure to reach safe destination. This problem is reported to be an extremely common issue in the Mercedes Benz W204 C-Class models.
All of a sudden, the car would not start and inserting the key and turning doesn't do anything. Turns out that like many other folks, the Electronic Steering Lock module is faulty and preventing the car from starting. Found out that only the dealer can fix it and mercedes provides the replacement…
The contact owns a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C350. The contact stated that after the vehicle was turned off, she attempted to restart the vehicle, but the engine failed to turn over. The contact stated that the next day the vehicle started; however, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2008 Mercedes Benz C350s have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 53 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2008 Mercedes Benz C350 (37% of the 144 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2008 Mercedes Benz C350 electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 78,270 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2008 Mercedes Benz C350?
The most frequent phrase is “steering lock”, in 14 of 53 complaints, followed by “electronic ignition” (7).
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