cntlaw

Would like to know your experience with C32 in terms fo reliability , durability and stability. Cheers

dsC32

I've had my C32 since 2/02. Great car in my opinion. Has had a few problems, mostly electrical, but all were fixed under warranty. 74,000 miles, with extended 100,000 mile warranty.

KompressorKev

early 2002 model, built in late october 01. 41k miles, some problems here and there but none major. fuel pump went south, fried alternator / repeated dying battery setup, few lights off here and there. but, so far no real major problems. hope it stays that way. i think i probably have one of the earlier c32's but probably not as many miles to correspond with that build date. so far, the c32 has held up pretty well, despite some electrical annoyances.

i am curious to see others experience with high mileage. wondering if this motor really is strong enough in the long run, espeically to sustain possible pulley/ecu combination...thanks

blando

January 02 delivery
33k miles
Evo ODPS/Intercooler upgrade (16 months)
Full SL55 Intake

Only noteworthy problem was air pump replacement.

Jon Winter

12/01 96K miles

Leaking intercooler
Cats
Supercharger
Air Pump

All replaced for free.

jswedberg

Got mine in September 2001. Just had new pads and rotors last month, at 22,000 miles. Steering wheel up/down adjustment motor stripped and had to be replaced, and a ventilation flap in the dash was sticking. Otherwise I bring it in once a year for a/b service.

odysseycpm

August 1 2001 - No problems to date, although with only 12K miles behind the wheel I am not the best source for long term reliability.

acm

October '01, ~30k miles

i had the air pump/relay problem and one of my heated seats went out
other than that everything's been perfect...

C32Andy

november/2002-----20100 miles

have the dealer change the transmission ECU to remedy the trans. jerking problem....other than that......nothing

Shine_1023

September/2001, ~30900 miles, wife's car, mods a little.
(1) water pump,S/C pulley failure & replaced
(2) PTS front display become dimmer.
Others work fine so far !

Mods list
Vmax ever : 285 Km/hr
ODPS, extra I/C, ecu,SL55_Y, BMC filters,Eibach a-s bars, PSS-9.
front : stock ; rear 6 pot/330mm.
CL-grill, AMG(MKB) emblem(badge),F1 steering wheel, Carlsson spoiler, sport pedals.
clear Bi-Xenon(6000k),clear fog lights(6000k),clear turn signal lights retrofitted.
MB-quart speakers out of oem Bose Hi-Fi.

FrankW

says it in my sig...

stevec32

I have owned mine since 12/01 now 47,000 miles
Problems included air pump or relay failure and alternator replaced all repaired free.
Still unresovled is an intermittant 1-2 and 2-3 transmission jerk and a vibration when the car has sat overnite for the first 3 or 4 miles. I have proved to the dealer it is not the tires as we jacked it up overnight and then drove it the vibration was still there. My next service will be the last chance to fix this stuff under warranty.

FrankW

production date in the sig. 41k miles right now.

Harris

Sept 7, 2001. 42,000 miles. Air pump and battery problem. Nothing major. Lots of mods but so far so good (touch wood). I am very pleased with the car.

1313

Since 5/2003. A dead battery and bad tranny switch oil seal.

Carl AMG

My C32 was delivered in 10/2001 and I have roughly 29,000 miles. After numerous track days and autocrosses the only real problem I have had is the air pump. I have replaced brakes but that isn't a fault of the car.

As long as the reliability stays good, I'll be hanging on to the car.