Help, Please
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Help, Please
Well my car finally broke down. I was on my way to Taco-Bell, when suddenly I heard a thumping noise from the rear of the car. I pulled over thinking I had a flat tire, but to my supprise all tires were fine. So on I went to Taco-Bell. After that, I drove to a gas station. Right when I pulled in the station, my shifter poped out of gear and went into neutral. When I tried to put it in gear all of a sudden the whole car made this huge clanging noise and I could hardly drive it. Later, when I was parked I tried to put it into reverse, and it sounded like the whole rear end was going to come off. WTF??!?!?!
After an hour of frustration, I called a towing company and had the come to the gas station and tow the car to the dealership. When the tow truck came, I instructed him how to tow the car, but like a fool he said "I know, I know". Then, I got in the car and was instructed to line up the car with the truck. Just as the "arms" of the machine were going down to hoist my car upwards, the mis-calculation of the "driver" cracked my whole bumper (pics soon). Next when we were about to leave, I asked him why he was towing it by the two front wheels. Guess what his reply was...." That's how you tow FWD cars"!!!!!!!!!!I am so mad because I don't have any warranty left on the car (54,000 miles). Is there any powertrain warranty? I don't even know what the hell is wrong with it!!! Any help would be great!
After an hour of frustration, I called a towing company and had the come to the gas station and tow the car to the dealership. When the tow truck came, I instructed him how to tow the car, but like a fool he said "I know, I know". Then, I got in the car and was instructed to line up the car with the truck. Just as the "arms" of the machine were going down to hoist my car upwards, the mis-calculation of the "driver" cracked my whole bumper (pics soon). Next when we were about to leave, I asked him why he was towing it by the two front wheels. Guess what his reply was...." That's how you tow FWD cars"!!!!!!!!!!I am so mad because I don't have any warranty left on the car (54,000 miles). Is there any powertrain warranty? I don't even know what the hell is wrong with it!!! Any help would be great!
Last edited by MeanBENZdriver; Jul 3, 2004 at 07:12 PM. Reason: grammer
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Sorry to hear that man...I am in the same boat on which I am out of warranty too. Go try and get some extended warranty man, you know not to roll around in our crappy c classes without a warranty!! BTW the tow truck guy is paying for the bumper right??
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damn that sucks, sorry to hear about that. FWD cars, thats funny! especially with a reply of "i know i know"
i would try and get an extended warranty too if you can. did you buy your car less than a year ago?
i would try and get an extended warranty too if you can. did you buy your car less than a year ago?
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Check the hydraulic clutch fluid, that's the easiest thing to fix. It could have a leak somewhere. Also it could be motor/trans mounts that shifted the motor enough to pop it out of gear.
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wow thats so unfortunate, if it was my car hte second he cracked the bumper i would have called for a different tow truck and a different driver thats just careless. Hope everything works out at the dealership. At least you have your 05 is in right?
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I can't wait 'till Tuesday! .....How much do you think it will be???*
a) $0-250.00
b) $251-500.00
c) $501-1,000.00
d) $1,001-2,000.00
*Results will be given on Tuesday! I am just so mad, it's funny! The one with the most accurate guess wins tacos from Taco-Bell!!!!!
a) $0-250.00
b) $251-500.00
c) $501-1,000.00
d) $1,001-2,000.00
*Results will be given on Tuesday! I am just so mad, it's funny! The one with the most accurate guess wins tacos from Taco-Bell!!!!!
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Thats horrible......Damn tow companys they dont know anything
i can say bye bye to my car when the warranty is up....It hasnt given me a prob yet but i am not going to risk it when i get to the end of my warranty. I still have a few years though lol
i can say bye bye to my car when the warranty is up....It hasnt given me a prob yet but i am not going to risk it when i get to the end of my warranty. I still have a few years though lol
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I remember my uncle told me years back.
"A Benz is a nice car... until after 50,000 miles then all hell breaks loose. Just as they planned so you go back and buy another one. The warranty stops at 50,000 miles for a reason or else they would go out of business with free repairs."
I guess I will see what happens down the road.
"A Benz is a nice car... until after 50,000 miles then all hell breaks loose. Just as they planned so you go back and buy another one. The warranty stops at 50,000 miles for a reason or else they would go out of business with free repairs."
I guess I will see what happens down the road.
Get out your wallet Meanbenzo...
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Originally Posted by LOFOLO
I had the same problem six months ago. The rusult was new transmition for about 3, 000$.
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Well, I finally found out what was the problem. It was the rear def. which was $1,700.00 plus 7 hours labor @ $100.00!!!!! Man, life just keeps getting better and better!!!! 
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Originally Posted by MeanBENZdriver
Well, I finally found out what was the problem. It was the rear def. which was $1,700.00 plus 7 hours labor @ $100.00!!!!! Man, life just keeps getting better and better!!!!
There goes your mod money man.
But seriously im sorry to hear. But im not surprised anytime you take the car to MB it will cost atleast 1000. Are you going to look into a new car or keep it? are you getting a warranty now?
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Originally Posted by MeanBENZdriver
Well, I finally found out what was the problem. It was the rear def. which was $1,700.00 plus 7 hours labor @ $100.00!!!!! Man, life just keeps getting better and better!!!!
