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I still don't have an ETA on my car as it seems like the parts are on back-order...
I asked about release notes on the ECU update but I didn't get a solid answer. My assumption is that they'll never release those information to owners? But honestly, when i picked up the car last week and before having my second and third misfires the same day, I noticed more pops and crackles from the exhaust but I may be wrong at the same time since I was driving a ****ty C300 loaner...
My Sales Associate was telling me they once had a cab misfiring when they were unloading the car for the first time to dealership few months ago.
Hoping the ECU update did something for the exhaust!
Did they manage to solve your misfires though? Or are you still waiting for parts?
Just had this happen with my car, kick down at around 20MPH to accelerate into the highway, the car chocked for a second and check engine light started flashing and became solid. Pulled over, the engine was rattling. Restarted the car, drove home for 5 miles no issues. Was driving in Europe on Shell V-Power 100, dealer fueled the car with unknown ****, and I just put a full tank of Shell V-Power 93 minutes before the misfire..
Just had this happen with my car, kick down at around 20MPH to accelerate into the highway, the car chocked for a second and check engine light started flashing and became solid. Pulled over, the engine was rattling. Restarted the car, drove home for 5 miles no issues. Was driving in Europe on Shell V-Power 100, dealer fueled the car with unknown ****, and I just put a full tank of Shell V-Power 93 minutes before the misfire..
Welcome to the club man. My car had been sitting in the dealership waiting for coil packs and possibly other parts from Germany. Take it to your dealership and refer to this thread.
It will drive fine but you will get a misfire again (in a couple of miles) and then the CEL light will be on, and you will need to bring it in eventually. So I would bring it back or wait until you get it to the states.
It will drive fine but you will get a misfire again (in a couple of miles) and then the CEL light will be on, and you will need to bring it in eventually. So I would bring it back or wait until you get it to the states.
The car is in states, misfire happened right after I put the US gas in it for the first time. Had 0 issues on European gas..
So yeah, I officially hit the 30 day barrier yesterday and car is still on the lift waiting for parts. Honestly I love the car and my configuration but ever since I had the car, something bad would happen to me; I even had a open forearm compound fracture and was very close to lose my arm. I normally don't believe in bad eye but I started hearing this from many people...
Anyways, I should be able to qualify for Lemon Law and my dealer would be happy to help me with this situation. So I'm left with three options here:
1. Keep the car and forget about the "bad eye" and have Mercedes wave one of my payments.
2. Lemon the car and get a 2019 AMG GTC (MSRP: $169k; my price: ~$145k) which has rear wheel steering, 550hp, and pops and bangs like a MF.
3. Lemon the car and get a 2020 AMG C63s which is very close to my built except the exterior color (my favorite) and upgraded wheels (I don't care) and a price difference of $5k above my built.
Last edited by B3NS_C63s_AMG; 07-19-2019 at 06:21 PM.
So yeah, I officially hit the 30 day barrier yesterday and car is still on the lift waiting for parts. Honestly I love the car and my configuration but ever since I had the car, something bad would happen to me; I even had a open forearm compound fracture and was very close to lose my arm. I normally don't believe in bad eye but I started hearing this from many people...
Anyways, I should be able to qualify for Lemon Law and my dealer would be happy to help me with this situation. So I'm left with three options here:
1. Keep the car and forget about the "bad eye" and have Mercedes wave one of my payments.
2. Lemon the car and get a 2019 AMG GTC (MSRP: $169k; my price: ~$145k) which has rear wheel steering, 550hp, and pops and bangs like a MF.
3. Lemon the car and get a 2020 AMG C63s which is very close to my built except the exterior color (my favorite) and upgraded wheels (I don't care) and a price difference of $5k above my built.
The GTC would definitely be sweat. It's a different car, though and it just got facelifted for 2020. So you'd be going back to the old analog interior with the outdated infotainment system and driver zone. Personally, that would bother me after having experienced the updated interior. Aside from that, it's a very different car. 2 seater and much less practical.The C63 with its 2+2 configuration and a bigger trunk that properly hides the contents is arguably the more usable car. It was C&D I think who said in their review that the C63S is the better all around coupe than the GT. The GT has its advantages on the track, and is arguably the more prestigious car, so it comes down to which one suits your lifestyle better.
Keeping your 2019 vs getting a 2020, I would say that your 2019 is the known quantity at this point. There's no guarantee that a new 2020 will be problem free and the 2020s won't be released until Q4, so you'd be w/o your new car for quite a while, assuming that the coil packs arrive earlier. With all the production delays some have seen with the 2019s, who knows when you might be getting the 2020.
If you can swing the GTC, definitely go for it. Neighbor has one and it sounds absolutely insane. Looks much more exotic and having tracked it many times, I can say it is a far superior handling machine.
2020 C63S might be another good option. The paint scheme is sweet. Like Swiss said, it should definitely be a better GT. Then again, Shmee dailies his GTR so the GTC should honestly be fine for most situations.
I’m with you on the bad luck thing. Don’t keep it, lemon for sure. You’ll never be 100% confident in it again.
Current: 2017 C63S Prior: 2016 CLA45, 2015 Evo X Final Edition
Misfires are the bane of my existence. Bought my first AMG (CLA 45. I know, I know, spare me) and got a misfire code about 4 months later. Brought it to the dealership multiple times, couldn't figure it out. Started the lemon process, they tried to fix it one more time. They took it out for a test drive after "fixing it" and it proceeded to start on fire. Took about a year to settle, but I cant complain. It put me in a C63S. My advice is turn it in while you can.
I'm new around this section as I'm literally sitting in the waiting room waiting for my new to me w205 2017, but it his common on the preface lifts too or more a 2019+ issue. Is it bad gas related ever?
@Ben Khoshabeh Sucks to hear about it and sorry that they couldn't get you those coil packs any faster! But if you don't need back seat and it's within your ballpark, definitely get the GTC it would be sweet. That car is just on a different level of driving.
The GTC would definitely be sweat. It's a different car, though and it just got facelifted for 2020. So you'd be going back to the old analog interior with the outdated infotainment system and driver zone. Personally, that would bother me after having experienced the updated interior. Aside from that, it's a very different car. 2 seater and much less practical.The C63 with its 2+2 configuration and a bigger trunk that properly hides the contents is arguably the more usable car. It was C&D I think who said in their review that the C63S is the better all around coupe than the GT. The GT has its advantages on the track, and is arguably the more prestigious car, so it comes down to which one suits your lifestyle better.
Keeping your 2019 vs getting a 2020, I would say that your 2019 is the known quantity at this point. There's no guarantee that a new 2020 will be problem free and the 2020s won't be released until Q4, so you'd be w/o your new car for quite a while, assuming that the coil packs arrive earlier. With all the production delays some have seen with the 2019s, who knows when you might be getting the 2020.
Thanks for the input @superswiss I must say, the infotainment on c63s was one of the reasons I went with the brand and I don't think I can live without it on the 2019 GTC or GTS. So I think that option is eliminated. Since I always have my driver seat all the way in the back and the way I drive, no passenger would be very happy sitting in the back and man back seats are way too compact compared to my previous coupe BMW...
Originally Posted by Xec
If you can swing the GTC, definitely go for it. Neighbor has one and it sounds absolutely insane. Looks much more exotic and having tracked it many times, I can say it is a far superior handling machine.
2020 C63S might be another good option. The paint scheme is sweet. Like Swiss said, it should definitely be a better GT. Then again, Shmee dailies his GTR so the GTC should honestly be fine for most situations.
I’m with you on the bad luck thing. Don’t keep it, lemon for sure. You’ll never be 100% confident in it again.
Thanks @Xec . I had a blast and big smile driving the GTC but I think I'll pass on this for now for many reasons.
Misfires are the bane of my existence. Bought my first AMG (CLA 45. I know, I know, spare me) and got a misfire code about 4 months later. Brought it to the dealership multiple times, couldn't figure it out. Started the lemon process, they tried to fix it one more time. They took it out for a test drive after "fixing it" and it proceeded to start on fire. Took about a year to settle, but I cant complain. It put me in a C63S. My advice is turn it in while you can.
@Drisso88 Thanks for the input. I'll see what I can do.
Originally Posted by ShaneN.
I'm new around this section as I'm literally sitting in the waiting room waiting for my new to me w205 2017, but it his common on the preface lifts too or more a 2019+ issue. Is it bad gas related ever?
@ShaneN. I'm starting to be suspicious about the gas since @NYCSoiL drove his c63s in Europe with no issues and he started having misfires in States?
Originally Posted by Chino075
@Ben Khoshabeh Sucks to hear about it and sorry that they couldn't get you those coil packs any faster! But if you don't need back seat and it's within your ballpark, definitely get the GTC it would be sweet. That car is just on a different level of driving.
Thanks @Chino075 if infotainment wasn't too important for me, I'd definitely go for it but I may go with the next gen depending on my situation...
UPDATE: I receive updates from my SA every Friday and per my last conversation few minutes ago, my car is still waiting for below parts with unknown ETA:
8x spray injectors?
4x coil packs
4x injectors
When I asked about parts quantity (4 vs. all 8), he wasn't sure and he said they may be short on inventory and quantity may change on the actual work order...
I'm still driving the car with no issues... Hopefully it will stay that way and hopefully it was related to the bad gas.
I know a lot of times gas octane and ignition timing can cause misfire. I've been fueling my car with Shell's latest "V-Power NiTRO+ Premium Gasoline" (91octane) here in the states.
Can you share your region, gas brand and octane fueled to see if we can narrow down this misfire issue to see if it's gas related or not?
From my experience it has never been bad gas, just coil packs, both in my b8.5 s4 and the c63s. I also only put top tier brands 93 octane (shell, exxon, bp, sunoco) and never fill up when the tanker gas is refilling. 90% is all in NYC and the rare times that I'm in the middle of nowhere if I put non tier, never had an issue.
07-03-2019, 01:35 AM
