Mismatched body sides?
Finally got rid of the car last month. I left the dealership after having left the car there for 4 weeks to fix a few issues, two of which were still there when I picked it up, so I drove straight from MB to another dealership to get a new car. This was my first MB product and will likely be my last. I had never had a car in the shop so much before this one. In addition to the mismatched body panels which took four visits to the dealer to get fixed, here are a few things that broke down and got replaced:
- Fuel injectors that broke and were leaking fuel all over the engine, creating a nice fire hazard
- Rear shock absorbers, twice, due to leaking
- Air suspension system, which was also leaking, letting the car drop down on 3 of the 4 wheels when parked for more than one day
- Transmission torque converter, to try to fix a shuddering sound when downshifting from 4th to 3rd. But of course the torque converter had nothing to do with this so it was all for nothing and the shuddering sound persisted
- GPS system incapable of pronouncing street names or contact names in French - MB said this was a known bug and that they had no fix for it. And would never have one.
- Rattling sounds coming from the back of the cabin and the rear suspension. Those were fixed a few times but always came back.
- Etc.
The one fabulous thing about the C400 was the engine. Then again, I have a more powerful one now.
Good riddance.
- Fuel injectors that broke and were leaking fuel all over the engine, creating a nice fire hazard
- Rear shock absorbers, twice, due to leaking
- Air suspension system, which was also leaking, letting the car drop down on 3 of the 4 wheels when parked for more than one day
- Transmission torque converter, to try to fix a shuddering sound when downshifting from 4th to 3rd. But of course the torque converter had nothing to do with this so it was all for nothing and the shuddering sound persisted
- GPS system incapable of pronouncing street names or contact names in French - MB said this was a known bug and that they had no fix for it. And would never have one.
- Rattling sounds coming from the back of the cabin and the rear suspension. Those were fixed a few times but always came back.
- Etc.
The one fabulous thing about the C400 was the engine. Then again, I have a more powerful one now.
Good riddance.
