Takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V043000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the passenger air bag warning indicator was illuminated. On one occasion, while the contact's vehicle was stopped, another vehicle crashed into its rear driver's side. The contact stated that the headrests detached due to the impact. The air bags did not deploy. The contact received injuries to the neck and back, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven. After the crash, the ABS, air bag, and several other unknown warning indicators illuminated. Also, the brakes failed to operate properly and the vehicle began to stall. The contact took the vehicle to Mercedes-Benz of houston greenway (located at 3900 southwest freeway, houston, tx 77027, 713-489-211) where the brakes were repaired; however, the failures still occurred. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

- Missouri City, TX, USA

I was driving on the freeway and my exit was coming up so I pressed on the brakes and the pedal was stiff and I could not slow the car down. Once the vehicle slowed down on its own due to me driving on a incline I turned the car off. Started the car and tried it again and I still had not power to the brakes. I inspected the vehicle and saw that the brake booster vacuum pump was leaking oil. I had to find a replacement part and install it.

- Visalia, CA, USA

Turning into a parking space today, my car brakes failed. I could not stop my vehicle even when I pressed down completely on the pedal. I ended up jumping the parking space "curb/stopper" and hit a light post. I have never experienced this prior but it was extremely frightening. I have had other issues with the car - the radio where works intermittently and the volume sporadically increases and decreases with no resolution even after diagnostics and software updates per the dealer. This, however, was an issue that could have had worse consequences. After the cosmetic damage is fixed, I plan to have Mercedes run diagnostics on the brake system.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

On 8/26/14 I was stopped at a light. When I went to take-off, the car would not accelerate. It finally did but very slowly. This occurred two more time at the next two stop lights. I was then in a center turn lane to turn across three lanes of traffic & when I tried to accelerate, the car died and the electronic display gave a yellow error message that the car was inoperable due to an issue with the braking system. I immediately put the car in park, turned it off & then started it back up. Fortunately it re-started, the error message was gone & I was able to drive into my office parking lot. My Mercedes service dept. Said no codes registered on the computer, probably because I turned the car off so quickly it didn't have time to. Today, 8/17/14, I am having the same issue. My car is back at the Mercedes service department. This is, in my opinion, a dangerous & life threatening problem.

- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA