I have owned several Mercedes cars and have always counted on their quality and dependability. HOWEVER, the 2007 Engine Fail is a very big issue. Why would a company like Mercedes not repair a faulty part for all owners - regardless of the Class Action suit? Had I known about the issue and the suit I would have been the first to sign up. My dealer never said anything and I keep up my maintenance so its not that they didn't see me. It is infuriating that I am expected to pay for the repair because they used faulty parts at manufacture. There is no reason that I can think of where I would not hold them liable. Suck it up, Mercedes, and make this right!!!!
I took my car in for the "A" service and received an attachment to my invoice for $8104.72 to fix the "KNOWN" issue. Of course, there was an alternative fix: $11,111.15 to replace the engine. Needless to say I was taken aback - WTF Mercedes. I was told that my engine had a defect which involved either taking the engine out and replace the part or replace the engine...ALL AT MY EXPENSE. When I started questioning the whole issue, I was told that Mercedes settled a Class Action by allowing extended warranties of 10 years (or less than 125K miles) from manufacture. Well, since a 10 year warranty extension took it to 2017... HELLO, I wasn't told of the issue until 2019.
AND GET THIS... the dealership told my wife to "take it to CARMAX and trade it in right away". Honestly???
Mercedes needs to "Person-Up" and do the right thing. A Mercedes is a forever car - you count on the longevity and precision engineering. Guess I fell for the marketing.
The car has so many codes : p 0391, p0016, p 0018, p0017. All this seems to be related to the CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER SOLENOID. Any one else with this problem and would like to share the story on how you had this problem repaired and the cost related to the repairs. Car runs great, but the engine light is on and it will not pass emissions with the light on.
- Rick L.,
Carrollton, GA, US
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I have owned several Mercedes cars and have always counted on their quality and dependability. HOWEVER, the 2007 Engine Fail is a very big issue. Why would a company like Mercedes not repair a faulty part for all owners - regardless of the Class Action suit? Had I known about the issue and the suit I would have been the first to sign up. My dealer never said anything and I keep up my maintenance so its not that they didn't see me. It is infuriating that I am expected to pay for the repair because they used faulty parts at manufacture. There is no reason that I can think of where I would not hold them liable. Suck it up, Mercedes, and make this right!!!!
I took my car in for the "A" service and received an attachment to my invoice for $8104.72 to fix the "KNOWN" issue. Of course, there was an alternative fix: $11,111.15 to replace the engine. Needless to say I was taken aback - WTF Mercedes. I was told that my engine had a defect which involved either taking the engine out and replace the part or replace the engine...ALL AT MY EXPENSE. When I started questioning the whole issue, I was told that Mercedes settled a Class Action by allowing extended warranties of 10 years (or less than 125K miles) from manufacture. Well, since a 10 year warranty extension took it to 2017... HELLO, I wasn't told of the issue until 2019.
AND GET THIS... the dealership told my wife to "take it to CARMAX and trade it in right away". Honestly???
Mercedes needs to "Person-Up" and do the right thing. A Mercedes is a forever car - you count on the longevity and precision engineering. Guess I fell for the marketing.
- Rob A., Ruckersville, VA, US