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#901 of 1094 '07 E-350 Rolling forward when in reverse by stockerup Jan 24, 2007 (6:46 pm)
I almost had a wreck this past weekend. I was trying to turn around on an incline. I put the car in reverse and when I took my foot off the break to give it gas, the car started rolling forward. Has anyone else had this problem?    I have 07 E350. Now my wife is affraid to drive the car.    Any comments would be appreciated.    Thanks    Stockerup
#902 of 1094 300E FRONT END SQUEAK by yanola Jan 24, 2007 (5:12 pm)
HELP....MY 1992 300E SURVIVED KATRINA JUST FINE BUT NOW I HAVE A VERY LOUD FRONT END SQUEAK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ANY IDEAS. I HAVE TRIED LUBRICATING THE PARTS UNDER THERE BUT THAT HAS NOT HELPED.   THANKS! YANOLA Replies to this message: 3screwsloose (Feb 03, 2007 3:25 pm)
#903 of 1094 Re: Safety news/ Headgasket [ccmbduong1] by ccmbduong1 Jan 26, 2007 (9:51 am)
Replying to: ccmbduong1 (Jan 17, 2007 2:16 pm) Took my car back after 3 days with my MB master mechanic.. It's $1711 total (head gasket, head bolts, 6 new spark plugs, new coolant fluid, new oil and filter...$1300 for labor). He has regular oil in now, and he asks me to bring the car back after 300 miles to flush out the regular oil and replace with Mobil 1. Hopefully this head gasket issue will not happen again after another 200K miles.   Anybody has any experience with reoccurence after head gasket replacement? Thanks
#904 of 1094 Re: 2001 E430 Bad Catalytic Convertor?? [blckislandguy] by microrepair Jan 27, 2007 (10:09 am)
Replying to: blckislandguy (Jan 07, 2007 7:43 am) I'm assuming it's OK to mention the name of the "good" guys in this forum, so I'll say that I've bought two slightly used E-class cars from Wagner Motors in Boylston, MA, a suburb of Worcester. They have treated me very well over the last 8 years.. They will probably be known from here on as Boylston Mercedes, due to corporate's dictate on using the town/city name.   The independent mechanic I use is located in Marlboro, MA, where I live. He operates as Quality Auto Repair and Rick is a very good, honest, and reasonable guy. He is experienced and works on most all brand of cars.
#905 of 1094 The end of the line by exbenz Jan 29, 2007 (3:57 am)
Since 1990 I have owned or leased a procession of E class Mercedes. I started with a 300E followed by E320 (2), E430 and most recently a 2003 E500. These vehicles have been a joy to drive and, until this last one, of reasonable quality.   As I read back through all the original postings to the beginnings of the 2003 series E class I can relate to most of the problems. Electronics are obviously very weak. Complete systems have been changed more than once. I won't bore everybody by listing all of the failures. They are well documented by others. I've also had the usual failure of suspension pump, voltage regulator on the alternator ( that renders the brakes inoperable) etc. etc.. The vehicle long ago reached the point where my wife didn't feel safe in driving it lest she be stranded.   Next week I will be delighted to get rid of the car.Of course to give it back to the lease company it has to be tested by the state and, of course, with 78,000 miles on the clock the ball joints had failed. Another expensive repair!   As I said in a letter to Dieter Zetsche, I will never again buy another Mercedes. Though I realize that every manufacturer has a bad year of quality now and again, the difference between companies worthy of my business and the rest is the manner in which they handle a bad situation. Since this vehicle came out of warranty I have been forced to pay repair costs that are disproportionately high in comparison with other luxury car manufacturers ( Lexus, or even BMW). That means both Daimler Chrysler and my local distributor have profited from their own poor quality. That is simply unethical.
#906 of 1094 MB Quality by ccmbduong1 Jan 30, 2007 (3:16 am)
Eventually, customers will decide which car is best for them... Thanks in part to internet where we all could share our car experience. If you go into Lexus website, you can tell how much they enjoy their cars, when you are in MB website, you hear a lot of quality problems. I am not surprised that in 5 yrs Toyota will take over GM as no.1 in US. I own both MB and Toyota/ Nissan products , so I think I am qualified to speak based on my own experience. I think people don't put up with poor quality anymore... Remember Yugo ??? ... that's why Toyota and Honda shares are increasing why GM and Ford shares are dropping. ten yrs ago when I traveled a lot to Germany, my German friend told me that People in Germany love Japanese cars, but the government/system makes Jap. cars depreciated very fast, that's why it was not popular then (to me that's a cheap shot from Government).   Don't get me wrong, MB is a nice car to drive, but I would rather drive a boring, high quality Lexus than to drive a MB with a question mark in my head as whether my MB would start in the morning. when the head gasket will leak, when the spring towers be rusted etc...   This is a free world, please feel free to express your opinions.. In the end, informed customers will win in this battle
#907 of 1094 Re: 300E FRONT END SQUEAK [yanola] by 3screwsloose Feb 03, 2007 (3:25 pm)
Replying to: yanola (Jan 24, 2007 5:12 pm) Ball joint or sway bar link bushings.
#908 of 1094 Re: Safety news/ Headgasket [ccmbduong1] by 3screwsloose Feb 03, 2007 (3:29 pm)
Replying to: ccmbduong1 (Jan 17, 2007 2:16 pm) 10-11hrs labor ? per hour? $125? Job should take no more than 1 day if engine is cold when starting repair. Parts about $200. Don't machine the head. Replies to this message: ccmbduong1 (Feb 04, 2007 6:09 am)
#909 of 1094 Re: tick tick sound at cold start.... [jodar96] by 3screwsloose Feb 03, 2007 (3:36 pm)
Replying to: jodar96 (Dec 20, 2006 6:40 pm) The service manager is full of the well-known article. There are problems with the lifters/camshafts/piston slap/cam oiler tubes etc. On the other hand carbon build-up can cause a tapping/knocking-type noise. One remedy is to perform and engine induction service - running the engine on a special cleaning fluid instead of gasoline. This also has a feature to clean the intake system. It has helped before. It may have helped your engine.
#910 of 1094 Re: 2001 E430 Bad Catalytic Convertor?? [microrepair] by 3screwsloose Feb 03, 2007 (3:41 pm)
Replying to: microrepair (Dec 27, 2006 5:05 pm) 8yr/80K mi on catalytic converters - save that receipt for reimbursement if your car has less than that.

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