2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 3%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 127,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230, 3% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 127,000 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.
“While driving on the highway or on any other street my mercedes benz C230 engages the left front brake by itself causing the car to veer sharply to the left for about 2 seconds. Multiple occasions of this very dangerous situation. Dealer states that the issue is a faulty yaw rate sensor and charges over $1,000 to repair but this should be a recall due to the potential for this type of malfunction to seriously injure someone or even worse. After researching this event in more detail, I understand that this is a occurence with mb occuring in serval vehichles over the years. …”
NHTSA complaint #10307346, filed 2010-02, 127,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10186135Dec 9, 2020If the customer brakes sharply from a speed of > 30mph, without ABS intervention, there is a single cracking noise from the area of the ESP hydraulic unit
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 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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