{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11445013,"manufacturer":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/16/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/26/2021","vin":"WDDGF5EB7AR","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"After parking my car , turned ignition off, did some work for 45 minutes I came back attempting to start the car. The car won\u2019t start, I am not hearing any of the normal sound that usually takes place when I place the key in ignition. Message on dashboard telling me to remove the key. Car will not start. After checking battery and calling mechanic they tell me the my steering wheel lock is bad. The ESL went bad out of nowhere. Car won\u2019t start, steering wheel is locked and the only way to fix it is to take it Mercedes\u2019 dealer and pay over $2000. I search on google and found out that this is a common issue with my 2010 C300. This is a manufacturing defect and Mercedes should recall it and pay for repair. In my case I parked my car in my garage, imagine if I was traveling on highway way and the steering wheel locks or failed on the side of busy interstate hwy. the worst part is that Mercedes dealer did nothing t warn me when I bought the car about this issue especially since it is know since 2008, and they will not allow after market parts to be installed by other mechanics. So this is defective and Mercedes should be forced to recall and replace for free. We should not wait for someone to die before this is fixed. This happened without any warning PLEASE FORCE MERCEDES TO RECALL AND FIX THE ESL NOW.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2010","productMake":"MERCEDES BENZ","productModel":"C300","manufacturer":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC"}]}]}