Jakeman

The little drain plugs got backed up in the engine area, and the platform holding the battery collected inches of water. The fusebox also got wet. Needless to say, I had to have it towed to MB, where I await an answer.

Symptom. The engine would not start. The engine fan came on. All other electical interior equipment works.

I was hoping drying it off would fix everything. But maybe something shorted out?

What do you think the dealer will say? I'll post the results in a few min...

Jakeman

2002 C320W

capitolheel13

Just had this problem: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ont-crank.html

All it really got was my SAM, but that was quite enough for me. If you have comprehensive coverage you may want to give your insurance company a call.

Jakeman

Didn't even think about my insurance; I'm talking to them now. MB wants to replace the SAM and the engine control module. Total cost including cleaning out the drain holes and drying things up: $3189. Good thinking! Let's see if they will accept it...

capitolheel13

My adjustor said it is a very common problem with MB, VW and Audi and that they get a ton of these claims whenever the area has a lot of rain. Mine was a pretty simple process and a quick repair once they settled all the paperwork. Hope yours works out the same.

samaritrey

think i will go clean out my drain holes.

Jakeman

UPDATE: My auto insurance is going to cover the repair: woo hoo! Wondering how much longer to keep the car. $2500 for 2008 repairs. $3K for 2009 (but covered this time...).

Thanks for the advice everyone!

J

Jakeman

So, the dealer left the parts behind. Is there a secondary market for busted electronics?