View Poll Results: Where was yours built? (Cars with problems only, please.)
Alabama
9
47.37%
South Africa
4
21.05%
Germany
5
26.32%
China
1
5.26%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll
Got problems? Where was yours built?
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From: Nagoya, Japan
'15 C200 AMG line, '08 C300 Sport Avantgarde, '07 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd, '02 CLK 200 (gone)
Got problems? Where was yours built?
I am very curious about the quality control issues being reported (misaligned trunk / tail lights, MBTech bleeding, etc.) and would like to know how much of a factor the build site is.
It seems that most of the problems are coming from the Alabama plant, but not all.
So... if you have had any problems, where was yours built?
It seems that most of the problems are coming from the Alabama plant, but not all.
So... if you have had any problems, where was yours built?
Thread Starter
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From: Nagoya, Japan
'15 C200 AMG line, '08 C300 Sport Avantgarde, '07 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd, '02 CLK 200 (gone)
Since this is a truly worldwide forum, we could potentially find out which 'problems' are factory-specific and which are design-related. Of course, the resulting data would be simple, correlational information, maybe even anecdotal, but still interesting.
Anyway, it doesn't seem that many folks are interested anyway, since the post has only received two replies and twelve votes so far.
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From: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
With previous generations of Benz there have been clear problems with certain plants. In W203 days Brazil & Mexico came out worst.
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From: Lutz, Florida, USA
2013 BMW 335i Msport, 2012 Mustang GT
So Glyn, based on your knowledge of MB history, what do you think the chances are that the Alabama plant will have its various reoccurring problems cleaned up for the MY 2016 build?
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From: Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
late 2009 CLK 350 Coupe Elegance, '65 Jaguar S Type wires
They finally got the ML pretty good. This present mess is costing MB a fortune. They will try & sort quickly in my opinion.
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From: Lutz, Florida, USA
2013 BMW 335i Msport, 2012 Mustang GT
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Without a cross reference to where the owners of the w205 on the board are from, not sure what we're getting from this poll. I think % of owners by manufacture location and issue would give more insight into if things are location based QC issues, or more general design issues.
