2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 7%of 212 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 86,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230, 7% of the 212 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,500 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.
“I purchased a 2007 mercedes benz C230 sport from a private seller. I soon learned that the vehicle was in limp mode. The dealer said it was the transmission conductor plate. After hours of research, I discovered several owners of a mercedes with the 772.9 transmission have been experiencing the same issue. I ended up paying $2500 for a new tcu from mercedes benz.”
NHTSA complaint #11360040, filed 2020-09, 184,000 miles“While driving my car on sunday (8 june 2014), my 2007 mercedes benz C230 lost acceleration and the car wouldn't get out of first gear and the RPM's were running high. I had to pull over and turn the car off hoping to reset the car to that I could get back home. Once I turned off the car and set for a few minutes it then worked with no problem. This isn't the first time thig has happen to the car.”
NHTSA complaint #10598020, filed 2014-06, 92,000 miles“My car went into limp mode going down the street, had to have her towed to starmotors, the code came up as internal speed sensor and transmission control module, it is known to mbusa about this problem and they need to fix it and not cost out of my pocket”
NHTSA complaint #10883332, filed 2016-07, 118,000 miles“I purchased my 2007 mercedes C230 in approximately february 2011 from carmax in roseville, ca. Within six weeks, I was driving on a local freeway when I experienced a loss of acceleration power yet the engine was running a over 4000 RPM. I returned to the carmax dealership to report the engine problem, but the dealership could not recreate the problem, which repeated itself intermittently in the following months. …”
NHTSA complaint #10461161, filed 2012-06, 59,000 miles“I bought the car june 2011 and since then, I have periodically had this problem. From a stop, the car will not accelerate. It feels like it is stuck in a higher gear. Or, the opposite happens. I will accelerate, and the car will not change from second to third gear. I have to pull over and restart the engine, and then it works. I have seen numerous complaints online from other owners that they have the same problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10460375, filed 2012-06, 95,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230
66 complaintsAir bags
52 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
51 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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