2012 E550 Coupe Question
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2012 E550 Coupe Question
I am looking to purchase a low mileage cpo e550 (5k miles). Are there any common problems with this car? I'm also interested in ecu tuning on this platform and would like to get some comments. Thanks
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From: Arlington, VA
2012 E550 Coupe
I've got 28k on mine and I've had the following issues:
1. broken spare tire retention post
2. "Metadata lost" error in HarmonKardon system (still unresolved but no real impact)
3. Is just now developing some "crunching" in the front end. I'm taking it in to get checked out. Only noticeable in parking lots at low speed and extreme steering angles
4. Warped front rotors. Replaced with StopTech OEM performance rotors and no issues since.
All in all, I'm happy with the car and everything (except the rotors) was covered by warranty. BTW, the car is a BEAST and awesome to drive. It really just needed some wider/better rubber to take on C63.
1. broken spare tire retention post
2. "Metadata lost" error in HarmonKardon system (still unresolved but no real impact)
3. Is just now developing some "crunching" in the front end. I'm taking it in to get checked out. Only noticeable in parking lots at low speed and extreme steering angles
4. Warped front rotors. Replaced with StopTech OEM performance rotors and no issues since.
All in all, I'm happy with the car and everything (except the rotors) was covered by warranty. BTW, the car is a BEAST and awesome to drive. It really just needed some wider/better rubber to take on C63.
