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Sedans Mercedes-Benz E-Class Mercedes-Benz E320 Issues
46 messages, Last post on Aug 19, 2009 at 3:39 PM
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Hello! I am looking to buy a new vehicle and was leaning towards the Mercedes E320. I am looking at a 2003-2004 model of the vehicle and I have a couple of questions: 1) If the car has 20-50k miles on it, then will that mean it'll be problem free? 2)Could I put a MB navigation system in it later if wanted? How much would that cost?
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Replying to: spiritd (Oct 05, 2006 5:11 pm) 2) Not likely. |
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When a passenger sits in the front seat, the seat bag light goes on on the dash and on the console. The local Mercedes service center gave me a price of $496 to replace the switch for the driver side airbag and also justified this work by telling me that the airbag would not deploy with a passenger sitting there if the light is on. Anyone else have this experience? Am I being taken? Just bought the car and, otherwise, like it a lot.
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Replying to: bobsgoodlife (Nov 09, 2006 1:25 pm)
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Replying to: ray_h1 (Nov 11, 2006 11:26 am) |
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| I OWN A 2002 E320 (WAGON 4MATIC)WITH 82000 MILES.THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS DEFECTIVE AND ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE RECALLS 0N OTHER RECENT MODELS, BENZ TOLD ME JUST TOO BAD YOU ARE OVER 80000MILES. HOW NICE IS IT..I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DISPLAYS ,OUTSIDE TEMP & THE ONE SHOWING IN WHICH GEAR THE CAR IS.THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ALSO , BUT NOT ON THIS MODEL....YET.IF THERE IS ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT KNOWS OF SUCH PROBLEMS , PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS THESE ITEMS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. G. P | |
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I own a 1995 E320 sedan with 150,000 miles and have owned it since 95,000 miles. The car has been fantastic! Recently; all power windows, power roof and windshield wipers stopped working all at the same time with no warning signs (just stopped working). Does anyone know if there is a relay or something that may be linked to all three? Any useful information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Justin
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Replying to: pascha (Jan 30, 2007 12:16 pm) And I have the same problem with the temp display in the warm weather; some of the segments in the numbers don't light up so some days I can't tell what the temperature is. Seems to be OK in the colder weather though. Have you ever had the alarm sound off when you opened the driver door when it was UNLOCKED? It has happened to me 7 or 8 times in the last year. My dealer can't seem to fix that or the right side rear view mirror that won't tilt down when you back up.. I've only asked them to try once on those, and they claim to have replaced switches but that didn't fix them.. 
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I have a 2001 E-320 MB sedan with 60,000 miles. While the car has performed properly for the most part, recently crazy items have failed. Both rear power window motors stopped working and had to be replaced. The dealer said the cause was that they were not used often enough and that was the reason for their failure. I have heard some lame excuses in my time, but a part fails because of none use. PLEASE GIVE ME A BRAKE! While driving home from the dealer after getting the power window issue fixed at $400 per window, I noticed a loud strange noise as I turned into a parking space. After this noise I could not turn the steering wheel. the car was towed into the dealer where it was discovered that the bolt which connects the steering wheel shaft to the steering gear under the hood had failed. It completely sheared off. This is turning out to be one of the most undependable cars I have yet owned. To think that its original new cost was over $55,000 and now have a critical part fail is most disturbing. This is the first and last MB I will buy. My Lexus cars have been by far better built and significantly more dependable. |
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Replying to: spiritd (Oct 05, 2006 5:11 pm) Twenty years ago MBs were the best on the road but in the last 10 years their quality and dependability have gone down hill significantly. The number of miles on it is absolutely no indication that it will be problem free. My experience is, that the more miles on it the better the chances are that there will be more problems in the future. If you want a dependable luxury car buy a 3 year old LS430 Lexus with 20k to 40K miles on it. You will never regret following this advice. As for adding an after market GPS there are many available today. Some merely stick on the dash or windshield and a good one can be had for as low as $300 to $400. The Garmin 4040 is an excellent unit. However if you want one that is built into the dash they are available as part of a new radio and will cost about $1500 and up. The only real advantage of the built-in units is that most have larger screens then those mounted on the dash. Circuit City has both types of units on display. Also do a search on the INTERNET to learn more about what is out there. |
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