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2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 steering problems

The 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 has 137 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

137

Steering complaints

16%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

C300 steering complaints by model year137 complaints2008: 136 complaints2009: 137 complaints2010: 71 complaints2011: 34 complaints2012: 8 complaints2013: 26 complaints2014: 13 complaints2015: 23 complaints2016: 13 complaints2017: 13 complaints
C300 steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 40 MPH WARNING ON THE DISPLAY CAME ON STATING THE" EBR, ABS, ESP ARE INOPERATIVE" AND A WARNING DISPLAY STATING "POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION". POWER STEERING WAS FINE, BUT IT WAS A VERY NERVE WRECKING DRIVE. DEALERSHIP IS STATING IT IS THE ESP MODULE AND PUMP THAT NEEDS TO BE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · October 5, 2015

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 have?

NHTSA has 137 complaints about the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 steering — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.