1995 Mercedes-Benz 280 Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 17%of 47 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 105,050miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1995 Mercedes-Benz 280, 17% of the 47 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 105,050 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car acts hazardous. From time to time intermittent electrical problems occur like engine stalls,engine erratically increase RPM, check engine light for no reason, gauges not working from time to time, while driving the engines seems to stall but runs on 3 cylinders I have to pull over and shut it off to restart. My car went off and took 6 tries to get the car started. Replaced head gasket at 130k another mercedes benz problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10172882, filed 2006-11, 132,000 miles“Car in for oil change- needed cylinder head gasket with 19240 miles on my 1995 Mercedes-Benz c280! Called buffalo dealer, out of warranty,no help wanted approx $1400. To repair! Found car has had 3 service bullettins on this problem, but I was never notified. Found auto dealer to fix for $1034.04”
NHTSA complaint #10058505, filed 2004-02, 19,240 miles“1.temperature and fuel gauge has intermittent issues. Engine stalled while driving one cold morning. 2. Engine stalls / stutters when cold. Lost power to car and almost hit a wall trying to stop the car. 3 3. No money to correct the issue yet. I drive a different car daily and try to avoid using this one.”
NHTSA complaint #10244954, filed 2008-10, 106,100 miles“I have purchased a mercedes benz c280 this past week. I have find out that the engine is leaking oil. According to 2 different mechanics, one of them is an employee of a local mercedes benz dealer, engine head gasket failure is a common problem with c-class models. The head gasket leaks oil overtime and engine oil will seep into an oil pan under the engine. Since I am not a mechanic, it is hard for me to tell the safety implications of such problem. But it is obvious that an engine without the oil will fail. …”
NHTSA complaint #712981, filed 1999-10Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 1995 Mercedes-Benz 280
31 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz 280
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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