MB Marko

Good luck!

a1rh3adsz

WOW. that sucks. what did you tell them? and what they say? if you dont mind posting about it. Hard to see MB would not cover the cost. At least Cover the half of it. Usually dealer would cover either the labor or cost of parts. I guess MB does not care about it customers. Well this gives me another positive thought to switch back to JDM. My next car would be a c63 but i guess The Q50 won. LOL

MB Marko

C63's don't have this issue, those are bullet proof minus the 09- early 11's head bolt issue (which can be fixed for 3K, and you'll never have that issue again).

Adi-Benz

Long story short I was like hey im a student I've had the car for like 5k miles and the thing is dying on me and its unsafe to drive, and being a student I don't have this kind of money blah blah.

Then she said, "Well you're not the first owner and you didn't buy the car at a Mercedes dealership so we can't help you" give or take a few words, that was the general idea.

Clearly between The Best or Nothing, I got nothing.
Thanks a lot mboosa.

B Marques

Just got word my engine mounts are shot and super expensive job on a 4matic....

superangrypenguin

Mileage and estimated cost of repair?

B Marques

94k miles. Indy shop about $1,300 parts and labor. They are charging 9.5 hrs of labor.

superangrypenguin

To be fair, that's not too too bad.

I have to get the rear shocks replaced. Front shocks cost $2400 or so with labour (repaired under warranty at 30k miles).

B Marques

yea but when I went to trade it in and they only want to give me 7500 for the car is it really worth spending that plus brakes plus additional maintenance that will be due soon.

superangrypenguin

Ah I see. That's the shoddy part about owning a high mileage car. Le sigh.

ocjimmy

For a different take, I have a 2009 C350 240,000+ Miles (Not Kilometers).

It's been the best car I've ever owned or ever heard of someone owning. It's been dealer serviced.

The only things I've replaced besides common maintenance items are:

Windshield Washer Pump - Me
AC Blower Unit - Me
2x Fog Lamps (Damn Gravel) - Dealer
Flex Disc - Dealer

That's it. It's still running strong.

Carsy

Excellent story . You must be a considerate driver.

Funkwagen

211,000km/131,000 miles:

Intake Manifold
Brake Booster
Power steering pump
Front Struts
Front right wheel bearing
Front right axle
Front sway bar
Tie rod ends
Sway bar links (front and rear)
Front control arm bushings
Belt tensioner + serpentine belt
Oil centrifuge + cover
undermount body panel (the long one by the rocker panel)


Oil changes done every 10,000km, oil filter replaced every 5000km.
Intake and cabin filters replaced as needed, often earlier than official maintenance interval
Transmission service done every 60,000km
Front and rear diff oil replaced @ 190,000km
Spark plugs every 100,000km
Tires, brake rotors and pads as needed

Bad roads and aggressive driving. Mostly my doing, I consider it a reliable car. Probably going to change my fuel filter soon, not entirely sold on anything being a "lifetime" filter

superangrypenguin

^my friend. The oil filters are rated for 25,000KM. This is from MB Corporate in Canada. Replacing it every 5,000 is a bit of a waste of money, but it is your money!! Just thought I'd chime in since I'm **** about this stuff too. Cheers!

PS We have a front and rear diff in our cars?! (seriously I'm asking. I didn't know that was a thing).

PPS you have never had your power steering fluid replaced? - or was that replaced as part of your power steering pump problem?

PPPS When were your front struts replaced? Mine was replaced at 40,000km under warranty

cyoungk

09 C300 - 118K miles


FRT LWR ARM Bushing changed at 90k miles
battery replaced at 100k
Transmission oil change at 110k
Service A, B always done and all service done at dealer
Brake pads due - not done yet

Funkwagen

I can get Mann-Filter brand oil filters for about 14 bucks CAD each, cheap enough that I'll just replace them for peace of mind, especially since the car sees a lot of spirited driving


PS 4matic yes - Rear, Centre and Front. Rear and Front have their own fluid, centre is within the transmission. Front is difficult to service, an axle needs to be pulled out of the diff to fill it up, which is no easy task for a hobby mechanic. Ended up having to use a muffler clamp to pull out the axle - I did the fluid change when I changed the axle, kind of convenient.

PPS My power steering fluid was somewhat inadvertently completely drained and filled over a period of a week - I went through just under 7L of PSF while continuing to drive with a leaking high pressure line seal. So now all the fluid is new...

PPPS My front struts were replaced around 160,000km - They were destroyed when I hit an unmarked piece of poorly done roadwork. The same incident damaged the front sway bar, the end links, bent a wheel, and was also probably the nail in the coffin for the front control arm bushings as well. That hit was so hard I had to realign my hood and fenders.. luckily the w204 chassis is super solid because there was no damage to the frame, and somehow, I barely needed an alignment after doing the repairs.

Adi-Benz

I hit 63k without spending another 5 grand lmao

maestraez

Haha, nice one Adi-Benz. Still kicking or did you finally trade in?

09 C300 4matic Sport
145,000 miles.

Had a lot of work done unfortunately haha.
Regular oil changes every 10k.
Trans service at 60k.
Spark plugs at 100k..
Transfer case reseal and trans service at 100k.
MAF at 120k.
Break lines and trans service at 140k.

Hopefully it lasts me a couple more miles. Just wanna get that high mileage badge. Then i'll trade in it for a Mazda lol. I feel like trans or ESL is gonna crap out any minute. Done giving my paycheck to MB.

Moto_Guzzi

2008 C350............135 000km
1-Front tyres chewed up on inside from factory=Replaced bushes.(1st service)
2-Crank Position Sensor replaced due to factory insentive(faulty batch)-(1st service)
Note:I did not note any starting problems up to 1st service.
3-Sudden No start, no warning=steering lock replaced.(Around 50 000Km)
4-this vehicle had a suspention option additionally fitted(My choice to get a soft ride) with AMG package. When driving on tar it feels good, hard or soft mode(sport), but on gravel road, it fails miserebly on both modes, I had to crawl at 10-20Km/h, as if theres no shocks. They replaced a control unit under gurantee. I doubt it helped, have not driven gravel again, I basicly never drive gravel roads with this car, only once had to do it, no other option.
5-Very rarely and unexpectedly it will swing too long in my opinion on start, but when switched off & restart, it then starts quickly=This fault was never found in 6 years of guranteed reporting. This is the only vehicle I ever owned that never starts on the same amount of turns.It seemed to stop happening, but maybe I talk too soon, wait for summer.
Note:They confirmed that the CPS is 100%.
Note: I decided to do fluid samples on guarantee runout, have it analized, it passed, decided to keep car with no further gurantee(Additional gurantees are expensive, and really not sure if they mean much). Bought another new vehicle and will scrap this one whenever it wants to be scrapped.The cost for one year gurantee was about the price of a new engine, so I told them to fly.
6-Recent=replaced belt + 3xpulleys(Just in time).(135 000Km)
7-I am happy with it at the moment out of gurantee.

S70Houston

2011 C300 - 57K miles

No issues yet, just purchased in August from local MB Dealer.

Jeff7

gf's car is close to 200.000. ( C180cgi facelift from 2011)Still driving as new, did a dynamo run not too long ago and no power losses.

transmission oil change at 150.000 + all the scheduled standard mercedes maintenances, other than that nothing has broken down or replaced apart from the standard wear and tear parts. ( brakes, tyres)

owned

81k miles.

Replaced front drive shaft (failed ujoint...fortunately caught just before major damage occurred)
Self replaced right inner CV Boot
Self replaced leaky CCV and cam end plugs
Self replaced water pump

General maintenance performed by self: Oil Changes, Brakes, Trans fluid

Car runs GREAT!

W204Motorsports

2008 c300 4matic Sport
180k miles, own it since 75k.

Got for a steal since it needed transfer case bearings (75k), also had a different transmission in it ( from salvage im guessing) and the transfer case bearings failed because it was assemble wrong when they put the used transmission.

-Ignition ESL lock failed as I was replacing the transfer case when I got it @ 75k

-Belt/idler pulleys/tensioner @ 100k
-Thermostat @ 110k
-PCV plug/cover and oil seperator housing @ 150k ( The plugs were the only ones that leaked but I replaced everything for good measures.)
-Battery 160k (Original battery lasted 10 years)
-Transmission mount and Flex disks@ 175k

Rest is all wear and tear like suspension balljoints/ brakes (Original pads and rotors lasted till 150k, lots of highway) and maintenance items like coolant flush/power steering/brake fluid/front and rear differentials , transmission flushes every 40k miles and lasty oil changes every 5k. 180k miles and not 1 thing is wrong, the mirrors squeak when they close.

bowenxue98

2014 C350 4matic coupe
38k miles, had it since 2015 (certified pre owned)

Repairs so far:
- Xenon headlight bulb replacement
- Brake light bulb replacement
- Coupe seat pull-down handle replacement (the handle to pull down seats so you can access the rear seats)
- Oil, ATF, brakes, all fluids replaced regularly and consumables replaced many times.

On a side note, I often take this car to the track for some lapping :P that's why all fluids and consumables are replaced often! Been through 4th set of brake pads and rotors!

gary_youngster

2008 C300 6-speed Sport
110k miles, had it since 2010 @20k miles
Original clutch still grabbing strong ( finger crossed )

Maintenance:
Always Service A & B
Transmission fluid changed @100k miles last year
brake/rotors every 50k miles
tires around 50k miles

Issues:
Bluetooth phone connection getting weak - takes forever to connect sometimes ( issue ignored )
Auto Headlight turned on during the day sometimes( didn't happen often so i ignored it )
Thermostat @ 80k miles ( $500? , i forgot )
2 ignition Coils failed at the same time @90k miles. replaced all ignition coils and spark plugs for $1100 USD