Question about MB-Tex
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I have a 2015 C300 loaner right now, and I also noticed this oily substance on the MBTEX last week. I thought the dealer sprayed something in the car... but it's gone now I think. Will check tomorrow morning since I still have the loaner. Never had this issue on my 2012 C350 with MBTEX.
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Nissan will do a fine job. I have zero concerns there.
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Stan, Are you worried about the ooze staining your clothes? Are you having to sit on a towel?
I would not still be driving this car. Loaner now please and thank you! Be sure to also provide MB with your daily dry cleaning bill
I would not still be driving this car. Loaner now please and thank you! Be sure to also provide MB with your daily dry cleaning bill
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I will continue to drive it until they get the parts in. My car has snow tires on it and the loaners do not. That's a strong argument for holding on to my own car as long as possible.
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I had a car bought back under the Lemon Law about five years ago. The car had to be in the dealers possession for at least 30 business days (holidays excluded)...that's much different than 30 days total. I'm not sure what New Hampshire law dictates but that's the way it is in Colorado.
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No, this stuff seems to have no effect on clothing. I checked, and there's no stains on my clothes at all.
I will continue to drive it until they get the parts in. My car has snow tires on it and the loaners do not. That's a strong argument for holding on to my own car as long as possible.
I will continue to drive it until they get the parts in. My car has snow tires on it and the loaners do not. That's a strong argument for holding on to my own car as long as possible.
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I had a car bought back under the Lemon Law about five years ago. The car had to be in the dealers possession for at least 30 business days (holidays excluded)...that's much different than 30 days total. I'm not sure what New Hampshire law dictates but that's the way it is in Colorado.
The service manager, after leaving a message, is gone until Wednesday so I have had no further discussion about what will be done. I'll call my salesman today and talk to him about this, but I know my options will be very limited since it's not a safety related issue. It will all boil down to goodwill, and I don't think that will take me very far. BTW, MB-USA has still not responded to the email and pictures I sent them on Monday.
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Stan, FWIW, I purposely left my car outside lastnight to see what would happen and to my surprise I opened the door and was not greeted to the horror scene you pictured. I'm stumped, none of the Tex was glossy, everything looked 100% normal. I even sat on both front seats for a few minutes to see if my body heat would draw the residue to the surface but that didn't do it either.
EDIT - I should have added that it got down to the mid-20s overnight. I'll try it again when it acutally gets cold
EDIT - I should have added that it got down to the mid-20s overnight. I'll try it again when it acutally gets cold
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We're in the middle of a cold snap and last night I noticed my passenger seat is much worse than I thought. I've experienced a few shiny spots on the cushion before, but last night all up the side bolsters was a combination of shiny and streaky stains.
Looks like it's going to the dealer to see what they know about it.
Looks like it's going to the dealer to see what they know about it.
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Stan, FWIW, I purposely left my car outside lastnight to see what would happen and to my surprise I opened the door and was not greeted to the horror scene you pictured. I'm stumped, none of the Tex was glossy, everything looked 100% normal. I even sat on both front seats for a few minutes to see if my body heat would draw the residue to the surface but that didn't do it either.
EDIT - I should have added that it got down to the mid-20s overnight. I'll try it again when it actually gets cold
EDIT - I should have added that it got down to the mid-20s overnight. I'll try it again when it actually gets cold
Having said that, my car was fine until about a month ago when I noticed an oily film on the seats. I thought the dealer had sprayed something on the seats during the last service visit, and just wiped it all off with a damp cloth. It's been a month since that happened, and now this. The weird thing is that the seats look different every time I'm in the car, so it changes dramatically with temperature variations.
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Probably limited to one production run and/or supplier of the material, so it may not affect all cars with MB-Tex.
Having said that, my car was fine until about a month ago when I noticed an oily film on the seats. I thought the dealer had sprayed something on the seats during the last service visit, and just wiped it all off with a damp cloth. It's been a month since that happened, and now this. The weird thing is that the seats look different every time I'm in the car, so it changes dramatically with temperature variations.
Having said that, my car was fine until about a month ago when I noticed an oily film on the seats. I thought the dealer had sprayed something on the seats during the last service visit, and just wiped it all off with a damp cloth. It's been a month since that happened, and now this. The weird thing is that the seats look different every time I'm in the car, so it changes dramatically with temperature variations.
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Could be but as I said in an earlier repsonse to your thread I've noticed the oily residue rise to the surface in my car too but it's been mainly limited to the areas where passengers have sat and it only appears when the temps dip below freezing. Once the temps rise the residue disappears.
I'm just going to let the factory and my dealer work this out ... I'm sure I'll get some sort of bone thrown my way before it's all done.
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Just a thought. We are all associating this with the cold weather activating the stain, but could it perhaps be because we are using the seat warmers?
I noticed a very slight smell every time I used my seat heater which to me meant something was gassing when heated.
I noticed a very slight smell every time I used my seat heater which to me meant something was gassing when heated.
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But that wouldn't explain the staining/whitening on the back seats and headrests.
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