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#41 of 1094 New Mercedes Diesel by zster1 Nov 16, 2003 (5:41 am)
Any news on when the diesel will be offered, perhaps next summer ? What about mileage estimates, pricing, performance etc /
#42 of 1094 2003 E pulling to the right by letdownbymb Nov 16, 2003 (9:15 am)
Ever since I drove out of the showroom, my 2003 E Class pulls to the right. After two visits to the dealer (who kept saying the car was "within factory specs" and that the pulling was "acceptable"), a factory technician looked at it and agreed it wasn't. They won't give details, but apparently it has to do with the suspension. The shop manager says they could fine-tune suspensions in older models, but that the new Es come with fixed suspensions. At this point I'm waiting for them to get a special tool from the factory to fix the problem.   My E also makes the same squealing noise when I apply the brakes, but I've noticed it won't make it for the first 15-20 minutes after I start the car. I'm saving this complaint for my FOURTH visit to the dealer to the get the car aligned.   Finally, the dashboard keeps flashing a message that one of my parking lights is out, when it isn't. I'm terrified this is the beginning of the electrical problems mentioned by other owners.   I hadn't seen car quality this poor since the 1987 Hyundai I owned in my college days. Wish I could turn the clock back and have my Honda Legend back. This car is all looks -- lesson learned... stick with Japanese cars.
#43 of 1094 Mercedes E-Class Repair problems by nelsonr1 Nov 16, 2003 (3:54 pm)
#44 of 1094 Repair problems by nelsonr1 Nov 11, 2002 (12:10 pm)
I have a 2003 E-320 - love the car, but can't keep it in my garage and out of the dealers. Problems started on my drive home after picking it up with a "return to repair shop - brake problem" message. Problems with the parking sensor system, a shield under the car coming off, now the computer shows I should schedule service "C". Not sure what happened to service "A" and "B". And a problem with "Tele-Aid" to cap it off.   Bottom line, many days in the shop, where it currently is. Seems to be the problems are all in the computer system.    Any similar experiences? Replies to this message: acurran (Sep 26, 2005 5:20 pm) r1_97 (Sep 27, 2005 12:14 pm) Mr_Shiftright (Sep 28, 2005 7:06 am) twix (Feb 19, 2006 8:57 pm) dee9520 (Jul 19, 2006 12:33 pm) garyh1 (Jul 19, 2006 9:19 pm) and 1 more...
#45 of 1094 The 2003 Consumer Reports car issue by rubicon52 Nov 11, 2002 (5:58 pm)
states that they cannot recommend ANY Mercedes Benz model because of low reliability. If you read some of the other Mercedes forums you'll hear experiences similar to yours.
#47 of 1094 by kirstie_h HOST Nov 12, 2002 (2:09 pm)
Revision: Topic re-opened! Let the problems roll...   kirstie_h Roving Host & Future Vehicles Host
#48 of 1094 Rubicon - by zueslewis Nov 12, 2002 (2:10 pm)
I need that quote - I saw that statement about the ML - can you shoot me a link or e-mail me?
#49 of 1094 Zueslewis by rubicon52 Nov 12, 2002 (5:12 pm)
Not sure if you mean the quote about CR not recommending any model MB or the one about the M-Class having 60% more problems than average.   The M-Class number is from a bar chart on pg 31 of Consumer Report's 2001 Annual Auto Issue. I found the CR 2002 Annual Auto Issue. In that issue on pg 27 the bar chart shows the M-Class with about 50% more problems (difficult to be precise because of the way the bar chart is graduated). By the way, the same page has a chart showing the MB CLK with 94% more problems than average! The CLK number is more precise because the CLK bar was actually off the chart in the bad direction so CR printed the numerical value.   The statement about CR not recommending any MB model because of reliability is in the CR 2003 Annual Auto Issue. I don't have a copy of that issue (read it while waiting for a prescription), but it's on the newstand now.   Hope this helps.
#50 of 1094 Thanks ! by zueslewis Nov 12, 2002 (5:42 pm)

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