1999 Mercedes-Benz C230 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 7%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 14,600miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Mercedes-Benz C230, 7% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,600 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I was driving to work on 75 north where speed is 65mph at lunch hour and all of the sudden the car started to decelerate from 65 miles an hour to zero in seconds the car stopped, I saw my life before my eyes in my rearview mira as cars and semi trucks were swerving from plowing into me at 65 MPH to 75 MPH...I only had seconds to remove myself from the vehicle to safety where I saw a jeep grand cherokee plow into my car at high speed I only had seconds to remove myself from my car and escape to safety and run to the side of the road yeah guard rail as I watched in horror my car being plowed…”
NHTSA complaint #10562545, filed 2014-02, 14,600 miles“Had started vehicle after being parked for a few hours. The engine was idling fast. Put vehicle into gear & had foot on brakes, vehicle took off. Finally idling was slowed & vehicle operated well. Contacted dealer & had vehicle picked up. Was informed by mechanic later that other vehicles do same fast idling. Was placed on diagnostic machine. Now waiting for new computer component system.”
NHTSA complaint #850645, filed 1999-10Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Mercedes-Benz C230
6 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Mercedes-Benz C230
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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