Smart Key not so smart
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2006 MB C230 SS 6spd, Navi
Smart Key not so smart
Well you are all familiar with the trouble I've had with my C-Coupe over its lifespan.
New transmission -- warranty
New Supercharger -- warranty
New Wiring harness -- 1600
Countless Sensor Replacements -- warranty & 800.00
melted Rear Light elements -- warranty
AC Evaporator temp Sensor -- 200
AC Evaporator -- 2700
So I am trying ot get rid of it and lease a new bmw 325 to replace it but to add insult to injury the smart keys have now stopped working. I can only get in and out of the car with the manual key. I am not going to get a single cent out of this car it is a sinking ship. I finished paying the car off at the 3 1/2 year mark hoping to get another 3 years out of it but I have learned my lesson, lease only, cash up front.
New transmission -- warranty
New Supercharger -- warranty
New Wiring harness -- 1600
Countless Sensor Replacements -- warranty & 800.00
melted Rear Light elements -- warranty
AC Evaporator temp Sensor -- 200
AC Evaporator -- 2700
So I am trying ot get rid of it and lease a new bmw 325 to replace it but to add insult to injury the smart keys have now stopped working. I can only get in and out of the car with the manual key. I am not going to get a single cent out of this car it is a sinking ship. I finished paying the car off at the 3 1/2 year mark hoping to get another 3 years out of it but I have learned my lesson, lease only, cash up front.
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Originally Posted by C43AMG
Maybe someone will steal it. 
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Originally Posted by pookie
hahaha. that would be a "good" idea, but the manual key does not turn the car on. the thief would need to tow the car away!
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Originally Posted by C43AMG
That sounds like too much work..............set it on fire !
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Originally Posted by WyattEarp
A guy in Florida just set his car on fire and drove it into the dealer. F'ng crazy. I wish I could set it on fire. No such luck though.
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From: michigan/ohio/indiana
2013 c300 4matic, 2002 c240
Originally Posted by C43AMG
Yes you can....get creative.....put some of those Mohammed cartoons on the inside and on the windshield and leave it outside a Mosque.
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Take it to one of the "better parts of town" and leave it running............someone's bound to drive it off. Just make sure that you don't leave your info in it, as they might try to return it.
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Originally Posted by pookie
hahaha. that would be a "good" idea, but the manual key does not turn the car on. the thief would need to tow the car away!
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From: Huntington Beach, Ca.
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Geez...you have definitely had more than your share of problems with that car. The remote functions...lock/unlock/windows/trunk will stop working when the battery goes weak but the key will still unlock the steering and start. Do all the keys fail with a fresh battery?
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From: Deerfield Beach, FL
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Originally Posted by mleskovar
Geez...you have definitely had more than your share of problems with that car. The remote functions...lock/unlock/windows/trunk will stop working when the battery goes weak but the key will still unlock the steering and start. Do all the keys fail with a fresh battery?
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make sure u only lease the 325, they have major problems too, every trip to the stealer costs $1000 minimum and it breaks every other month, **** is expensive to fix
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If none of your keys work, it sounds to me like there is a problem with the EIS not accepting the codes from the key. If it was a problem with the key, you would expect at least one of them to work. But, if it's the EIS, then none of them would work. Is this related to any of the work they did recently? Or any other type of event?
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From: Deerfield Beach, FL
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Originally Posted by ctC230K
make sure u only lease the 325, they have major problems too, every trip to the stealer costs $1000 minimum and it breaks every other month, **** is expensive to fix
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Wyatt, haven't heard from you in years, still have that coupe with the blownup s/c from putting on that Kleemann pulley ring? You should know better than to keep an MB past it's (warranty) expiration date. In reality, you've had less problems than many, you just had to pay for some because of the warranty expiring.
Sell the car as soon as possible, just make sure the doors are unlocked when they come to look at it. You'll enjoy the Bimmer, nice car.
Sell the car as soon as possible, just make sure the doors are unlocked when they come to look at it. You'll enjoy the Bimmer, nice car.
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Originally Posted by C43AMG
Yes you can....get creative.....put some of those Mohammed cartoons on the inside and on the windshield and leave it outside a Mosque.
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From: Deerfield Beach, FL
2006 MB C230 SS 6spd, Navi
Originally Posted by WyattEarp
Well you are all familiar with the trouble I've had with my C-Coupe over its lifespan.
New transmission -- warranty
New Supercharger -- warranty
New Wiring harness -- 1600
Countless Sensor Replacements -- warranty & 800.00
melted Rear Light elements -- warranty
AC Evaporator temp Sensor -- 200
AC Evaporator -- 2700
New transmission -- warranty
New Supercharger -- warranty
New Wiring harness -- 1600
Countless Sensor Replacements -- warranty & 800.00
melted Rear Light elements -- warranty
AC Evaporator temp Sensor -- 200
AC Evaporator -- 2700
antenna compensator (?) weak-static radio signal
bad siren shorting fuse which kills the smart key
weak - dying battery
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From: North Carolina
98 Black C43 , 12’ ML 350 Blutec
Originally Posted by WyattEarp
here is the newest set of things going wrong
antenna compensator (?) weak-static radio signal
bad siren shorting fuse which kills the smart key
weak - dying battery
antenna compensator (?) weak-static radio signal
bad siren shorting fuse which kills the smart key
weak - dying battery
