Mike Ramsey

First it is a 2001 e320. Ran fine then last night it flooded. It got water about 3/4 of the way up tires, about 3-4 inches inside of car. The key wont turn in the ignition? What the hell? Any clues?

raymond g-

possible that the water has pooled under the rear seat, right/pax side where
it is target rich with fuses, relays, PSE pump, battery, etc. pull the rear seat
and have a look. if indeed water or moisture, it will take a great deal of effort
to dry everything out.

wasp01amg

Did you get flooded in the Houston area?

DUCATISTA

Hey Mike, it may be your shifter also. When you turn on the ignition keep the ignition turned on like a honda for a few seconds and see if it starts. If that happens your shifter might have gone into limp mode. Let us know how that goes.

kajtek1

The PSE/alarm module under the seat is lower than gear shifter, so I ditto raymond's first conclusion.
Not to mention that water is a conductor and will discharge battery as well.
Hopefully OP will come back to report. Flooded cars are not fun.
My son is thinking about moving to Texas and I am offering him my SeaDoo.
SeaDoo can take water just fine. I don't even remember how many times I had to flip it over and with plugs removed, turn the engine to blow water from the cylinders.

wasp01amg

My experience has been that insurance companies total flooded cars. To difficult to dry out and cure all of the electrical gremlins that surface.

kajtek1

I wonder if you need special note on car insurance for flooding?
When I had near by creek flooding lower floor in my house, the insurance declined payment becouse I had no flood coverage.
They did pay few years later when sewer backed up.

wasp01amg

Check with your insurance agent for coverage limits.