seagel1000

If you can tell me how to fix my first problem, i can throw in a big sigh of relief

BTW, all the recalls and campaigns (according to an SA i went to 2 weeks ago) said were done on my vehicle, including the "$12 dollar hose replacement".

Song

Can you post a link to your video please?
Thank you very much for your help,

Cintoman

Yeah, I thought I remembered it being a pretty easy fix. My right side split, but the dealership took care of it (car still has a CPO warranty).


Cintoman

Cintoman

49K on my 2005 C230 SS Sedan. I'm having the following annoyances:

1) chirping from my heater blower when braking and the car slows down.
2) mustiness/moldy smell coming after shutting off the a/c and letting just regular, less-cool air flow thru.
3) occasional buzzing/rattle behind the steering column and/or underneath the instrument panel
4) rattle from the rear shelf when going over big bumps
5) COMAND doesn't recognize Nav DVD.
6) IR on driver's door handle doesn't recognize key, so command to open/close all windows doesn't work.


1, 2, 3, and 4 were all already mentioned to the dealership (still under warranty), and all had parts replaced by M-B, which I think were unrelated to the problem, but still, I got new parts . But the problems have resurfaced. Going to bring it back to them when I have some time. 5 happens about 30% of the time when starting up the car. 6- I'll see if some new batteries in the key fob will help or not.

Cintoman

LILBENZ230

Rough idle can be fouled plugs, maybe a TB problem (that's happened on here before). No CEL?

rjward

You can fix the door handle. Get some gorilla glue and dab it on there. Hold it back inplace for a few minutes and you are good to go. I did that on my wifes passenger door and its been fixed for over a year good as new.

seagel1000

So far, I've cleaned out the TB (found a bit of oil, if that tells anyone anything here). I don't know about the plugs, but would it cause it to just rough idle for only the first 10-15 minutes of driving when the cars temp is cold? I would figure it would be rough idle all around if the plugs were bad. And no CEL has came on. Rough idle has been going on for 1 year now.

I would describe it as a "purring" sounding kind of idle from the interior, keep in mind, it only happens at cold start ups and continues for 10-15 minutes. After that, it idles good on 600-650 rpms.

JDM

Ripped sunroof accordion trim, rattle in the review mirror, thin paint, and adaptation! and False "burned out tailight bulb" warnings..lol.. other wise, it's perfect!

AdidasC230

annoying things to fix? Stained carpet from prev owner, and the rattling in the right side of the dash that sound like the CC stalk but isnt and only goes away when you whack the dash.

Oh and the slow heavy feeling of the C230 which is only fixable with a C55, but its not manual like my 230 to FTL

LILBENZ230

I have another one to add. This one is really one of those "can't fix" annoyances.

The mirror that tilts down when I put it in reverse often doesn't return to position. It stops in various locations. Sometimes it stays aimed down. Sometimes it partially goes back to normal. I *could* turn it off and "fix" it but that's not really a fix. It helps. I'm just annoyed by how often it forgets what to do once I put it back in D.

e24kgold

I cant even get mine to tilt down

johnand

Actually Matt, I bet it can be fixed by re normalizing mirror positions via STAR.

LILBENZ230

Well John, please do feel free to drive out to GA and re-normalize my mirrors for me with your STAR program.

pawe

I had rattles in my rear deck too and it bugged the heck out of me. This morning, I took all the stuff in my trunk (torx screw set, extra bulbs, nuts, bolts,etc) and guess what, no more rattles. Apparently, those stuff which are in the side compartments in the trunk are hitting the exposed body sheet metal thus making the noise.
Squeaking noise from my interior trim will be next to be dealt with.

johnand

Well Matt, I don't foresee me venturing that far east, but you never know

Kompressive

I noticed that my passenger side mirror was seated funky after coming out of a restaurant a couple of months ago, so I assume someone brushed against it. I tried to reseat it, but it wouldn't sit perfectly flush against the rubber stripping that's at the base on the door, so I wanted to take a look inside to see if there was something our of place. I removed the mirror housing by following a post, but used a screwdriver for a "wedge" to depress the silver clip that snaps into the depression inside the housing and holds it on. I figured I would just go to the dealership and get another $3 clip. As you might expect, the clip is not available by itself...you have to purchase the entire motor housing assembly...honestly, I didn't even ask how much that would cost...has to be over $200 I'm guessing.
So for a couple of months now, I've avoided my car wash (the last time I went through, the guy had to go in and retrieve the housing from under one of the brushes). Now I'm worried that the housing is going to book off of the car on the interstate (that would be fun).
I've searched every parts resource I know. I'm on the verge of using duct tape (just kidding).
If anyone has an idea...I'm all ears.

P.S. The car wash I go to is totally soft and Benz-freindly. The manager sends his CLS through there all the time. I'm just saying that because I sense a carwash lecture looming.

Thanks

johnand

How about trying a wrecking yard

davidanthony21

broken passenger door handle
dimming instrument panel
passanger mirror after reversing

not to mentions the other fixable annoying problems
seat controle module
crank position sensor
tail lights (bulbs) always needing replacement
alarm siren acting up
very expensive key replacements


I have told my self many times that I am going to get rid of the car, but never do. It has a horrible resell value and I can't see myself selling this nice looking car for that cheap. Besides- the motor is still very strong with 130k miles.

2001 c240 - 6 speed

skittles

Part numbers 203 780 01 40 and 203 780 02 40. Need 1 of each.
Left and Right sunroof rubber.

Trademotion - 17.16 - 44.32 shipped for a pair.
getmercedesparts - 16.50 - 33 for the pair + shipping

allmercedes - 22 - x2 + shipping and tax

All below x2 + shipping and tax
MB West Covina - 29.26
MB Anaheim - 27.50
MB Riverside - 28.60

Part numbers 203 810 1651 7241 and 203 810 1551 7241.
Bold and underlined is my interior color code, yours will be different so call the merchant so they can check your VIN.
Left and Right Door Handles.

Note: Right side handle is 1.xx more expensive than the left side door handle. Prices here are all based on right side handle.

trademotion - 49.45
getmercedesparts - 28.88
allmercedes - 38.50
MB West Covina - 49.28
MB Anaheim - 48.13
MB Riverside - 50.05

fookoo303

anyone else have rusting problems on the bottom of all the doors?

Glyn M Ruck

Most unusual - was your car built in Brazil?

fookoo303

haha guess its just my car. I wash my car meticulously too. maybe its from the chemicals that are sprayed on the ground to melt the snow and ice in the winter. I brought it into a mercedes body shop and they said it was common to the w203's and quoted me 600 bucks per door to fix.

jturkel

i've had my car since 03. since then, once or twice a week, i hear this ticking noise.....it increases in frequency as i speed up and decreases in frequency when i slow down....it sounds like it comes from below the shifter, like from the tranny/driveshaft tunnel area. i have never been able to replicate the sound for MB Techs when servicing my car (of course) and even when I had friends look at it, they had no clue. we all thought it was some kind of heat shielding or other material rubbing on the driveshaft...but when we looked, we couldnt find anything!

that noise still haunts my car today lol

RDVT4ME

Hey Matt,

I did the re-sync last week......yesterday the Ac shut off twice.....the solution search continues....bummer.

CoupeCrazy03

I have a rattle somewhere in the driver side front area I cant seem to track down. Rough cold starts, after the initial startup it works just fine. ummmm . . . some douche hit me in the rear with his vespa and left a nice little dent and bolted hmmmmm . . . Other than that, kinda just need to have the front repainted my car runs perfectly fine