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Sedans Mercedes-Benz E-Class My E-Class is a Lemon!
39 messages, Last post on Sep 19, 2009 at 1:22 PM
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Replying to: aeggroup (Apr 24, 2007 7:22 am)
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Replying to: nedzel (Apr 25, 2007 9:57 am)
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Replying to: aeggroup (Apr 26, 2007 4:51 pm) Good luck and keep us posted.
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Replying to: pat (Apr 27, 2007 1:41 am)
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Replying to: aeggroup (May 30, 2007 8:03 pm) |
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Thank God it's over ! Wife loved the ride, I however had a close personal relationship with various people who have tried to fix the car for the last 6 years , I now have my second new Lexus. To many problems to list but numerous electrical issues. This car was no fun. Expensive to drive even with the extended service agreement which doesn't cover all. If you have plenty of money and time and want to know various mechanics buy a MB. Car had 98,000 miles on it and and all service was completed on time.I bought this as a new vehicle. Good luck to everyone on the site. |
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IMO, MB car is OK mechanically, the problem is most if not all cars nowadays are controlled by electronic components and to me Germans are not very good at electronics compared to Japaneses. Prove it to yourself, go to Best Buys , Circuit City or any other electronic stores and see if you could find any electronics from Germany. Enough said... I am driving a '96 E320, more problems than I would like to have, water pump replaced at 70K miles, head gasket replacement at 80K miles, Rusty spring perch replaced (both sides) at 65K miles, even if MB paid in full to replace the spring perches, but I am still mad at MB because this is a safety issue and there was no recall from MB... Would I buy another MB? absolutely not... My next car would be a Lexus, just because of its reliability. I still have my '87 Camry with 195K miles on it, a very reliable car which I've used for around town and winter driving, just bought my wife a V-6 4x4 RAV4 and she loves it... |
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Just picked up a new 08 E-350. The car drifts to right and wheel balance is off. I took this car in for service twice for alignment & wheel balance issue so far. Alignment was corrected during my first service on paper but still pulls/drifts to the right a lot. Took the car in for the second service and the the service dept decided not to perform any service on it. Then I arranged a test drive with the service manager & the foreman and they also relized the alignment issue I am experiencing. They also decided not to go for a highspeed testing and told me there is nothing wrong with the wheel balance. Then they told me the E-Class is designed to drift to the right for safty reason. They also told me due to the wide tires(Low profile), I will feel some vibration at high speed and the car will drift right more than others. Then they went on and said, "It is safer to drift to the right than left." Per the Service Manager, when MB designs the car, safty is one of the main thing and they design the cars so it drifts to the right. I think this is the biggest bull I have ever heard in my life. Foreman also told me all E-class will behave the same way. I went back to the dealership a few days laster and test drove another E-class but this car was not a safe car since it did not drift like mine.(?) The sales person who sold me the car told me that he will take care of the issue but his way of taking care of the issue is not to return my calls. Can anyone help me what I should do next? This car is very hard to drive since you have to put pressure on the steering wheel at all times to prevent it from drifting. This is my very first MB and I am not too happy with the quality and the service experience. JK
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| My 2004 Mercedes E 500 4 matic developed a great deal of rust all through the undercarraige for no apparent reason. Yes I live in Michigan, but I never had a car do what this one did. Mercedes had a rep (thief) look at the car and they voided the warranty. This company is so crooked is not even funny. I am a very succesful physician and I don't abuse my cars. They owe me at least 30 thousand dollars, but rather the car is worthless now because I can't even sell it with a voided warranty. Beware of Mercedes friends, these guys will sell you down the river in a hurry. This comapny is taking innocent people for a ride. The rust on my car is so bad it caused the springs to corrode and the shock absorbers to collapse. It's a risk to drive even. My 2006 BMW 750Li is running perfectly with the same type of driving. | |
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| I would take my car to a differant dealer. Also contact the regional manager. | |
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