Car just broke down with only 25,000 miles need help
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Car just broke down with only 25,000 miles need help
So i have a 2010 c63 amg without performance package and it has been a dream car so far. I rarely drive it and put max 7000 miles a year and take it too mercedes every service notice right away.
So my service A2 light went on last week not for certain miles reached but certain time elapesed and the ONE time i didnt take it in right away and its 7 days late wich i have a appointment next week wich i didnt plan on driving anyway.
So just half hour ago i was driving and i didnt gun it but i pressed the pedal down about halfway and i felt something a little strange and you could tell something just screwed up and the engine light started flashing so i started driving real slow and the light then stopped flashing and stayed on.
I was about 12km from home and it started deteriorating the closer i got.
Stopped at a light it was sounding weird and when i slowly put down the gas pedal it was hesatating kinda like when youre out of gas and sounding pretty strange but once i got too 40km speed it sounded a tiny bit better but still making noises but everytime i slowed down for a light and got too slow speed it would start dying on me again.
I did manage too get it home and park it and i turned it off then on again and it did start but the light was on and i didnt dare drive it.
Does anyone know what this can be? my warranty just ran out and i got CRAZY bills due and i hope it aint a blown engine or something bad!!
So my service A2 light went on last week not for certain miles reached but certain time elapesed and the ONE time i didnt take it in right away and its 7 days late wich i have a appointment next week wich i didnt plan on driving anyway.
So just half hour ago i was driving and i didnt gun it but i pressed the pedal down about halfway and i felt something a little strange and you could tell something just screwed up and the engine light started flashing so i started driving real slow and the light then stopped flashing and stayed on.
I was about 12km from home and it started deteriorating the closer i got.
Stopped at a light it was sounding weird and when i slowly put down the gas pedal it was hesatating kinda like when youre out of gas and sounding pretty strange but once i got too 40km speed it sounded a tiny bit better but still making noises but everytime i slowed down for a light and got too slow speed it would start dying on me again.
I did manage too get it home and park it and i turned it off then on again and it did start but the light was on and i didnt dare drive it.
Does anyone know what this can be? my warranty just ran out and i got CRAZY bills due and i hope it aint a blown engine or something bad!!
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Yes, codes would be good. Go to the parts store and buy a cheap scanner and see what codes you get. Judging by your description, it sounds like a fuel issue. This could be a few things, fuel pump, injectors etc. I've seen a few 6.3's that get the occasional sticky injector. Do you ever get fuel injection services from your dealer? BTW if you do scan codes and intend to bring it to the shop, don't erase the codes!!!
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If it's a '10 and you have not changed the battery it's a dead battery. Get a new battery and I bet the car will be normal again. Your altinator isn't able to charge a old dead battery.
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i dont have a code scanner. You dont think its the engine blown? it was dying the whole way home getting less and less stable and you could here a funny engine sound and feel it in the steering wheel. At the light it sounded and felt like it was gonna stall out any second
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And i have had the system for 2 years now.
But i dont think that could be the problem? i can hear and feel something wrong with the engine and doesnt the alternator run youre car and not the battery?
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I cant believe you kept driving the car. Between the flashing engine light and the fact you could feel and experience the car deteriorate right in front of your eyes... I'm sorry this happened, and I'm sure you don't like being talked at like this but if it saves you the anguish in the future....
Anyway, it sounds like bad misfires. A lot can lead to misfires, basically anything that has to do with air/fuel. Without codes though we really can't give you an idea.
Usually this goes without saying, but when you take it to Mercedes you should probably have it towed.
Anyway, it sounds like bad misfires. A lot can lead to misfires, basically anything that has to do with air/fuel. Without codes though we really can't give you an idea.
Usually this goes without saying, but when you take it to Mercedes you should probably have it towed.
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you guys are being way to over dramatic ..."turn off and tow" ....you guys act like these engines are made from glass...
anyways OP it doesn't sound like anything serious, get the fuel pumps/purge valve checked or your fuel rail system..it's one of those most likely
anyways OP it doesn't sound like anything serious, get the fuel pumps/purge valve checked or your fuel rail system..it's one of those most likely
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Go ahead and tell me you'd drive your car down the road with a flashing CEL, and a feeling as though the motor is deteriorating right in front of you and you start feeling it through the wheel.
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and i have, infact i drove for a good 2 months with a massive crack down the side of my intake manifold while i waited for one from germany ...i've driven with blown fuel pumps etc etc ...you ever driven with any of that? because blown fuel pumps feels like the car is about to blow up with how bad it shakes the second you give it any gas.
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Edit: I'm not getting into this with you avery. I'm sorry I'm not on board with your idea of driving around with big problems like they aren't there. And I'm sorry I'm not going to tell other members here they can get away with it.
Edit: Anywho. OP -- Bottom line if the CEL is flashing shut the car off. But in your case where it goes from flashing to stable, my guess again is just some bad misfires going on. Doubt you blew it up
Edit: Anywho. OP -- Bottom line if the CEL is flashing shut the car off. But in your case where it goes from flashing to stable, my guess again is just some bad misfires going on. Doubt you blew it up
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I had the same incident several years back.
Bad batch of gas....car threw a CEL and sputtered and shook.
Parked the car and let it sit.....started next day, no CEL but sputtered.
Topped up the tank with Ultra94 and disappeared.
Bad batch of gas....car threw a CEL and sputtered and shook.
Parked the car and let it sit.....started next day, no CEL but sputtered.
Topped up the tank with Ultra94 and disappeared.
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No, I haven't driven like that. Why? Because when something feels wrong I stop. Crazy, I know.
Good for you though, you risk taker you. Flashing CEL for those two months? Or just a lit CEL? Either way, most sane people aren't going to do that and risk the damage.
The 800hp was sarcastic, but you love to tell us how strong your c is. Perhaps it's because you've cracked the code and found that riding on blown pumps and an intake mani with a massive crack is like an up down up down x y x y left right cheat code and unlocks all that extra power.
Enjoy the s-class. Maybe you can give them advice on driving on flashing CELs for a couple months, but over here that kind of stuff wont fly. I'm not about to encourage it and tell people I got away with it, either.
Edit: Anywho. OP -- Bottom line if the CEL is flashing shut the car off. But in your case where it goes from flashing to stable, my guess again is just some bad misfires going on. Doubt you blew it up
Good for you though, you risk taker you. Flashing CEL for those two months? Or just a lit CEL? Either way, most sane people aren't going to do that and risk the damage.
The 800hp was sarcastic, but you love to tell us how strong your c is. Perhaps it's because you've cracked the code and found that riding on blown pumps and an intake mani with a massive crack is like an up down up down x y x y left right cheat code and unlocks all that extra power.
Enjoy the s-class. Maybe you can give them advice on driving on flashing CELs for a couple months, but over here that kind of stuff wont fly. I'm not about to encourage it and tell people I got away with it, either.
Edit: Anywho. OP -- Bottom line if the CEL is flashing shut the car off. But in your case where it goes from flashing to stable, my guess again is just some bad misfires going on. Doubt you blew it up
i rarely post and have never said my car was "soo strong" i just posted dyno sheets ...either way c-classes are slow as **** ...wait until you meet a few classes up on the street and you'll see what i mean.
this isn't about driving on a CEL just because you can, but when you have to wait 3-5 months for parts from germany i'll take my chances driving
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I had a customer's car just the other day, a CLS63 that had a stuck injector. The guy didn't stop when his CEL flashed and it filled the cylinder with raw fuel, hydro-locked and bent a rod.
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and i never endorsed driving with CEL i just said if you have x,x,x,x problem you can drive on it but obviously if a piston breaks or something inside the engine of course don't drive it
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I completely agree with Merc63 and PurpleHeartAMG - if you see a flashing CEL, you pull over as quickly as you (safely) can and you shut off the engine. You can ask the previous owners of some of my P-cars with rebuilt engines what can happen when you take your chances and keep on driving. 
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Ha, I know. I was just being passive aggressive.
Damn IMS bearings.
I completely agree with Merc63 and PurpleHeartAMG - if you see a flashing CEL, you pull over as quickly as you (safely) can and you shut off the engine. You can ask the previous owners of some of my P-cars with rebuilt engines what can happen when you take your chances and keep on driving.
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Well not sure where the original poster is but yes first thing spend 30-50 bucks and buy a OBDII scanner.... codes first otherwise we are all guessing...
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Yeah fault code would help you going the right direction during your troubleshoot. But looks like some misfire as per OP's description. GL
