1999 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Sport Kompressor from UK and Ireland - Comments

Have a 99 C230 K. Bought at 45K now has 107K. Had a problem with the check engine light going on and a cylinder dropping out. Re-start and it was fine. This increased in frequency. One mechanic miss-diagnosed as a bad injector. Took it to another and it was the spark plugs. Had a complete 100K service including brakes and it runs like a dream. New tires and it’s like a new car.

This is my last car I hope. You can bury me in it.

I've been looking for one for a while now.. a black manual c230 kompressor either 99/oo year..

With petrol prices hiking up as we speak, what would happen if you were to put an lgp conversion on it? would it adversely affect the supercharged engine?

I have owned and driven a 99 C230 Kompressor since my senior year of high school. The car had 26,000 miles on it, and I've put about 30,000 on it to date.

One way you can increase MPG and performance without severe modification is to invest in some air filters (particularly K&N). This allows the car to breathe better, and allows the engine to put in more performance without sacrificing gas.

I own a c230 kompressor. I have a noise from the engine that has became more constant and louder with time. I've taken it to several places to check and diagnose the problem. Only thing is I've been told three different opinions on what the problem is. 1) The supercharger. 2) The timing chain. 3) The cam. If anyone has a suggestion on what to do before I spend anymore money to diagnose, I would appreciate your help.

I own a c200K sport and I also have had a c200k classic. Those two cars are whit same mileage. Avoid sport version because of hard suspension. Engines are excelent but air mass sensor is a comon fault. It is easy to replace but expensive.

I'm thinking about buying a 1999 C230k. It has 160,000 miles. Good or bad idea?

Hey guys I own a 1999 C230 Kompressor. It is a awesome car!

Having just read all these articles I think I can help. Some Problems I have had is power driver seat only works 1/10 of the time. they say this is cause a faulty relay in the TRUNK.

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Another issue, headlights; it's relatively easy to do without taking out the headlight itself. The housing has three separate bulbs. Problematic one is FOG light. The connector that at least on mine has two brown wires and one gray connected to it. The connector has to be redone. Grey wire goes to the back of the H1 Fog light for +. The Two brown ones are simply grounds which I connected to the phillips head screw that hold the ground for the rest of the housing.

The car runs great and has had no serious problems with it. Also for the MAF sensor that goes out on every car, the site Benzworld.org has forum columns that will link you to a insert instead of the whole MAF and this only cost about $75. This is the way to go.

Hope this helps, and by the way I bought mine for two thousand, and it now has one hundred and ninety miles on it, so KEEP ON TRUCKIN!!!

I just bought a 1999 C230 Kompressor sport with 80k on it yesterday. Black on black leather, the car is beautiful inside and out. I had test drove a friend of mines 2001 Audi a4 2.8L last weekend and by sunday tranny fluid was leaking out and the car wouldn't switch gears. For the same price, I found a better car with less miles.

The body style on this car is amazing, and when spring time comes, I'm going to throw some low profile tires on it and some nice rims and maybe drop it an inch or two. I love the car so far, and hopefully will not have any problems with it in the future.

Great car, it's a very beautiful and well built machine.. I currently just purchased one with 97,000 miles after a couple replacements worn tires and rear lightbulbs.. it's like new. The engine is definitely the highlight as it packs mighty power with great gas mileage.. a definite looker and very economical drivable car.

Last Sunday I got a 1999 C230 K with 140k (Gray on Gray)... this thing is clean and I'm very happy with it. It only had one owner and was kept up well, I hope this will last me. Supercharger sounds sick and can't wait to get out of work so I can drive this bad girl.

I own a 1999 c-230 Kompressor with 80,000 miles. I bought it at 30,000. Since that time; I was told that the engine must warm up until the temp. gauge moves before it should be driven. If not, the trans will stay in first gear for a long time. Once warmed up the car shifts fine. Is this normal and if not, any ideas on a fix?

I own a 1999 C230 compressor and it has been a reasonably good vehicle. However recently it has left me on several occasions by refusing to start. The battery and starter are not the problem and I suspect the alarm system. It is intermittent and may occur once in every 15 to thirty starts. I have tried locking and unlocking the doors, trying to start in neutral, moving the steering applying the brake, to no avail. The only solution found so far is to let the car rest for some period of time and when you try it will start right off. I also have the intermittent electric seat problem I have seen mentioned on this site. Does anyone have and answer to the starting problem?