Big disappointment from mercedes
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c300 w205 2015
Big disappointment from mercedes
Hey every one i bought mercedes c300 w205 2015 with 35k miles on it from america and ship it to my country it was my dream car i wanted it since it came out and now after 2 months of ownership i regret buying a mercedes quality is bad wired sounds coming from the interior and the wrist pin problem that should be fixed by mercedes but they want to charge me for it as its my fault and a problem with the transmission slipping while changing from second to third gear even my door handle light stop working i dont know what to say . Iam really sad because I worked very hard to pay for it and now iam regretting every dollar i paid for this car i didn’t expect mercedes benz to be bad like this i just dont know what to do just crying and try not to drive this peace of **** 😢😢😢😢😢 mercedes was my dream and now its my nightmare.
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A Mercedes bought from the US and exported to another country will not have any Mercedes warranty - and I think you were aware of that when you purchased your Mercedes.
Did you buy your Mercedes in the US from a Mercedes dealer - or did you buy from a non-Mercedes dealer or private buyer ?
The reason I ask - a Mercedes dealer normally would have diagnosed and caught any wrist pin issue - and the MB dealer would have either repaired the wrist pin issue under warranty here in the US before reselling the C-Class.
The transmission programming has had at least 2 updates I am aware of - and again a MB dealer "normally" would have performed those updates before selling this pre-owned C-Class
Please advise - thanks !
Did you buy your Mercedes in the US from a Mercedes dealer - or did you buy from a non-Mercedes dealer or private buyer ?
The reason I ask - a Mercedes dealer normally would have diagnosed and caught any wrist pin issue - and the MB dealer would have either repaired the wrist pin issue under warranty here in the US before reselling the C-Class.
The transmission programming has had at least 2 updates I am aware of - and again a MB dealer "normally" would have performed those updates before selling this pre-owned C-Class
Please advise - thanks !
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MB's sole focus is leasing new cars. 60%+ of new MBs are leased. Once the lease ends they basically give these cars away for a steal. Then they get you with the over priced service and overpriced parts.
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c300 w205 2015
A Mercedes bought from the US and exported to another country will not have any Mercedes warranty - and I think you were aware of that when you purchased your Mercedes.
Did you buy your Mercedes in the US from a Mercedes dealer - or did you buy from a non-Mercedes dealer or private buyer ?
The reason I ask - a Mercedes dealer normally would have diagnosed and caught any wrist pin issue - and the MB dealer would have either repaired the wrist pin issue under warranty here in the US before reselling the C-Class.
The transmission programming has had at least 2 updates I am aware of - and again a MB dealer "normally" would have performed those updates before selling this pre-owned C-Class
Please advise - thanks !
Did you buy your Mercedes in the US from a Mercedes dealer - or did you buy from a non-Mercedes dealer or private buyer ?
The reason I ask - a Mercedes dealer normally would have diagnosed and caught any wrist pin issue - and the MB dealer would have either repaired the wrist pin issue under warranty here in the US before reselling the C-Class.
The transmission programming has had at least 2 updates I am aware of - and again a MB dealer "normally" would have performed those updates before selling this pre-owned C-Class
Please advise - thanks !
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I always drink as much coffee, tea, water and eat as many bagels as I can consume, whenever I visit the dealer. Use the WiFi to download huge files. (TAKE THAT!)
I've owned 4 Mercedes Benz cars. The first was a 1995 C280. The damn Audi used car dealer got me good. It had that single fancy wiper that moved up and down. Very cool.
Sadly, it had many rust issues and I put nearly as much money as I paid into all types of repairs.
I've now learned to only buy CPO (with additional warranty), always check the VIN, Any recalls, drive it many many times, check the engine (clean?), do research, do more research, ask questions, read the horror stories, ALL before buying.
AFTER buying it, spend the first year fixing ANY issues under warranty. Soak it.
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Sorry to read of your misfortune. It's best to use the services of an independent inspector/tech when buying.is long-distance. I've sold two cars online and both buyers hired indie techs to inspect the cars before finalizing the deals. and I was happy to cooperate.
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I always drink as much coffee, tea, water and eat as many bagels as I can consume, whenever I visit the dealer. Use the WiFi to download huge files. (TAKE THAT!)
I've owned 4 Mercedes Benz cars. The first was a 1995 C280. The damn Audi used car dealer got me good. It had that single fancy wiper that moved up and down. Very cool.
Sadly, it had many rust issues and I put nearly as much money as I paid into all types of repairs.
I've now learned to only buy CPO (with additional warranty), always check the VIN, Any recalls, drive it many many times, check the engine (clean?), do research, do more research, ask questions, read the horror stories, ALL before buying.
AFTER buying it, spend the first year fixing ANY issues under warranty. Soak it.
I've owned 4 Mercedes Benz cars. The first was a 1995 C280. The damn Audi used car dealer got me good. It had that single fancy wiper that moved up and down. Very cool.
Sadly, it had many rust issues and I put nearly as much money as I paid into all types of repairs.
I've now learned to only buy CPO (with additional warranty), always check the VIN, Any recalls, drive it many many times, check the engine (clean?), do research, do more research, ask questions, read the horror stories, ALL before buying.
AFTER buying it, spend the first year fixing ANY issues under warranty. Soak it.
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Sad to hear 
I feel your pain. I too had high expectations and was met with the reality that the quality of Mercedes products is not as high as one would expect, considering the amount people pay. That being said, the warranty is a godsend and without it, I would have long been crucified
I feel your pain. I too had high expectations and was met with the reality that the quality of Mercedes products is not as high as one would expect, considering the amount people pay. That being said, the warranty is a godsend and without it, I would have long been crucified
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Sad to hear I feel your pain. I too had high expectations and was met with the reality that the quality of Mercedes products is not as high as one would expect, considering the amount people pay. That being said, the warranty is a godsend and without it, I would have long been crucified
I feel your pain. I too had high expectations and was met with the reality that the quality of Mercedes products is not as high as one would expect, considering the amount people pay. That being said, the warranty is a godsend and without it, I would have long been crucified
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I really hate that Mercedes gets judged by a first time owner buying a used car from another country that is 4 years old. It isn't the proper experience IMO.
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Its not about my own car all the cars that build in 2015 have wristpin problem and alot experienced the same problem with the transmission its not about my car its about mercedes building bad cars with bad quality a lot of people experience what iam experiencing now i love mercedes but now i cant look at it mercedes should take responsibility for these mistakes i want to keep the car but no one is helping me they should send me the parts for free this will be fair i dont understand why they didn’t do a recall i just need help fixing it .
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What country are you in exactly?
There's always a risk in purchasing a car sight unseen ON TOP OF THAT having it sent to another country. Did you have the car inspected by an American mechanic before you paid for it? German cars in general are not known for their reliability. Mercedes made up for the wrist pin issue but issuing a safety bulletin about it. I'm not trying to say "I told you so," but this is a huge risk and sometimes stuff like this happens. I have not seen any proof that any W205 engines have been destroyed or damaged if went the wrist pins went un-repaired. Again, it sucks and i'm sorry it happened to you. My transmission shifts extremely hard from 1-2-3. Every single W205 I have driven did the same thing. MB told me it was the characteristic of the transmission, so i've left it alone. The door handles lights are expensive to fix. I would just turn off exterior welcome lighting if it bothers you that badly.
There's always a risk in purchasing a car sight unseen ON TOP OF THAT having it sent to another country. Did you have the car inspected by an American mechanic before you paid for it? German cars in general are not known for their reliability. Mercedes made up for the wrist pin issue but issuing a safety bulletin about it. I'm not trying to say "I told you so," but this is a huge risk and sometimes stuff like this happens. I have not seen any proof that any W205 engines have been destroyed or damaged if went the wrist pins went un-repaired. Again, it sucks and i'm sorry it happened to you. My transmission shifts extremely hard from 1-2-3. Every single W205 I have driven did the same thing. MB told me it was the characteristic of the transmission, so i've left it alone. The door handles lights are expensive to fix. I would just turn off exterior welcome lighting if it bothers you that badly.
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Also, not true. It was engines and vehicles manufactured before a certain date in April of 2015. Anything past April 2015 has no problem.
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What country are you in exactly?
There's always a risk in purchasing a car sight unseen ON TOP OF THAT having it sent to another country. Did you have the car inspected by an American mechanic before you paid for it? German cars in general are not known for their reliability. Mercedes made up for the wrist pin issue but issuing a safety bulletin about it. I'm not trying to say "I told you so," but this is a huge risk and sometimes stuff like this happens. I have not seen any proof that any W205 engines have been destroyed or damaged if went the wrist pins went un-repaired. Again, it sucks and i'm sorry it happened to you. My transmission shifts extremely hard from 1-2-3. Every single W205 I have driven did the same thing. MB told me it was the characteristic of the transmission, so i've left it alone. The door handles lights are expensive to fix. I would just turn off exterior welcome lighting if it bothers you that badly.
There's always a risk in purchasing a car sight unseen ON TOP OF THAT having it sent to another country. Did you have the car inspected by an American mechanic before you paid for it? German cars in general are not known for their reliability. Mercedes made up for the wrist pin issue but issuing a safety bulletin about it. I'm not trying to say "I told you so," but this is a huge risk and sometimes stuff like this happens. I have not seen any proof that any W205 engines have been destroyed or damaged if went the wrist pins went un-repaired. Again, it sucks and i'm sorry it happened to you. My transmission shifts extremely hard from 1-2-3. Every single W205 I have driven did the same thing. MB told me it was the characteristic of the transmission, so i've left it alone. The door handles lights are expensive to fix. I would just turn off exterior welcome lighting if it bothers you that badly.
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Its not about my own car all the cars that build in 2015 have wristpin problem and alot experienced the same problem with the transmission its not about my car its about mercedes building bad cars with bad quality a lot of people experience what iam experiencing now i love mercedes but now i cant look at it mercedes should take responsibility for these mistakes i want to keep the car but no one is helping me they should send me the parts for free this will be fair i dont understand why they didn’t do a recall i just need help fixing it .
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Why didnt you just import one from Jordan?? Israeli Mercedes dealerships always take care of their customers who's cars are under warranty. You bought a car from a dealer in the Palestinian territory. You should be mad at them and not the American dealerships. Stop crying for your own mistake.
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my country is palestine and i didn’t purchase it from America directly a dealer in my country ship the car and i took the car to my mb dealer for checking the car condition they check the body and read computer for any fault codes and they drove it a little bit and they say its fine there is no problem with it so i purchase the car now after 2 months of ownership i discovered all these problems . Iam not going to fix the engine because mb it self can’t fix it probably in my country so i will leave it like this and i hope the engine will stay alive i took it for the transmission and they say its normal and they advise me not to do anything with it now i hope that the car stay alive iam afraid that the engine will be destroyed because of wrist pin until now its just a noise problem I didn’t find a problem with the engine rather than its sound loud i will not fix anything hopefully everything will be ok 👌
