AJChenMPH

Okay -- Mom's E430 is only 8 months old, with about 6800 miles on it. Should it already be developing these problems?

• Alignment slightly off
• Climate control won't come out of "Econ" mode (or, at least, the light doesn't go off)
• Fuel level gauge does not go to full after fill-up (only goes to 3/4)

Dropped it off today, let's see how long it takes for them to get it back to me (Mom's out of town this week).

dcc

waiting on dealer service can be a pain. my fuel gauge did the same thing. i lived with it awhile and it simply fixed itself. the climate control is a plug-in module. assuming it's in stock it can be replaced in less than 30 minutes. alignments take about 2 hours assuming a rack is available. the dealer i frequent has 17 bays and one rack. techs have to make an alignment appointment. go figure.

sosh

Alignment could have been caused by your NY pot holes, not a big problem and if the car is less than a year old its covered by warranty. Fuel gage is a common problem on most MB's and other german cars, probobly will require replacement of the tank sending unit, again not a big deal. The climate control could be that it has a bad control head and needs replacement. This is not a common problem. In econ the A/C will not come on so get it done before summer. Actually a half day in the shop should be enough time to fix everything.

AJChenMPH

Thanks for your replies. I wasn't so much concerned with how long the repairs would take (in fact, I dropped the car off on Monday and got it back Friday), but more with whether or not an 8-month old car should be developing problems like this. Thank goodness for warranties...