All 2006 E350 have the problem. Your engine number is 272964 30 263860 which is in the range.

 

Can you please be kind enough to check mine
2004 E320 4matic.
VIN WDBUF82JX4X120050
90,000 KM

Thanks.

 

112 engine (320) is not included only 272 (350) & 273 (550).

 

Thank you konigstiger. Much relieved.

 

sorry for not getting back sooner. Car has been fixed, I have noticed a much better acceleration, and no diesel sound intermittently. if you're looking for symptoms I would say sluggish, some times while car is idling it sounds like a quite diesel rattle front of motor. also as I was in the car, once at idle in park, the rpms dropped and ran rough for a second or two then idle normal, did this three or four times. good luck to the rest. Now I'm dealing with the driving going into neutral feel, have to shift from drive to neutral several times then go into gear.

 

Plutoe it is a C280

I wrote after it was repaired: here were the "symptoms". I read that others wonder what to look for if no CEL on. This is why I read post and don't get involved sorry for helping.

As to the later my trans is acting up and was hoping someone had info to maybe post some help.

So don't run while reading
Thank you

 

In the process of purchasing a 2006 MB CLS 55 AMG for about $29k with 56,000 miles...having a pre-sale inspection independently done at a separate MB dealership beforehand. Selling my 2009 MB CLS 550 with 70,000 miles on it to upgrade to the AMG. Welcome comments.

 

“A California federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class action settlement to resolve defective engine allegations against Mercedes-Benz U.S.A., LLC.”

“The Mercedes class action settlement is for “all current and former owners and lesses of Mercedes-Benz branded automobiles equipped with M272 or M273 engines bearing serial numbers up to 2729..30 468993 or 2739 ..30088611, found in the Subject 2005 – 2007 Model Year Vehicles respectively (the ‘Subject Vehicles’), who purchased or leased their Subject Vehicles within the United States.”

See here http://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-s...nary-approval/

 

Hi:
It is a 2008 (built in July 2007) ML 350 with number
4JGB...3000050
Must started making noise today and it does have a 272 engine according to be booklet.

Thanks in advance.

 

MY08 you should be fine, check your PM.

 

um, 'scuse me .. but .. is it me ... or is Konigstiger's post above regarding the class action settlement a huge and total BOMBSHELL !!!????!!! To have Balance Shaft sprocket replacement covered by MBUSA !?!?!?! I would have expected much more fan fare and reaction to this announcement. This is like the sword of Damocles taken away from over your M272 heads... 105k miles on my 2006 M272 and no sign of Balance Shaft issue (yet) ... but this takes all the pressure off ... if this announcement is indeed the real deal and I understood it correctly (repair now covered by MBUSA).

 

It's a proposed settlement so it's not done yet. Also on the bottom end, it mentions 10 years or 125k and that the coverage could be 100%, 70% or 37.5%. That last bit, 37.5% isn't that great because some dealers fixed it under goodwill for 50% of the repair costs. Probably need more details before it's a good settlement. Because it was just 2006 and some 2007 models, 10 years means that you're only going to get one or two years of warranty coverage at most.

 

My R350 has been having multiple issues that we feel are balance shaft related. We are trying to figure out if our M272 Engine is included in the serial numbers ranges that have been affected. Our vin is 4JGCB56E88A067504 and the engine no is 27296730724855.
Any help understanding the ranges would be greatly appreciated.

 

You’re fine. Clean point for 272 engine is 30 468993 (as of OCT 06 production).

 

Would you mind checking mine for me please? I have a 2007 R350, the check engine light is on and I've been told the codes state that I have a cam shaft timing issue. I tried looking up my VIN# to determine the engine number and it looks like my engine number isn't covered but it also seems confusing. My vin # is 4JGCB65E27A059338

 

You're fine.

 

I appreciate you looking that up for me, but I'm confused. I've been told by two different shops (not Mercedes) that I have the balance shaft issue and that its a $5-$6K repair. If I have the issue and I'm not covered by the law suite it would seem that i'm screwed instead of fine
Should I take it in to Mercedes and see what they diagnose? Any other thoughts?

 

MB tech comment: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w211...l#post11767737 – have dealer diagnose it.

 

Thanks, I will. I will post when I have their diagnosis.

 

OK, Just heard back from the MB dealer. It is definitely the balance shaft issue even though the engine number is out of range. They have refused to cover the cost of repair. They say MB is saying the litigation has not been settled. My car is past due on inspection since Oct 14 and it won't pass with this issue. Total cost of repair $6914.00. Not sure what to do now.

 

Small claims court.

 

I can't access the EPC website on my mac to check my 2007 C230. My mechanic thinks it has the balance shaft issue and I would like to confirm. The VIN is WDBRF52H17E027970. Thanks!

 

Engine number is 272 920 30 490401 with a build date of 2/22/2007. So it shouldn't have the balance shaft problem.

 

I just got a letter notice from US District Court .
Notice of pendency and proposed settlement of class action.

Did anyone else get same?

Lots of legalize and some choices offered.

 

I received one, too. But I have received my 2015 C300, and I no longer own my previous 2007 C280.

There are no choices concerning the proposed settlement. The proposed settlement is:

• for 8 years or 80,000 miles (whichever is less) from the In Service Date, MBUSA will pay 70% of the "reasonable" [as defined by whom? MBUSA?] cost of the repair and
• for 10 years (but over 8 years) or 100,000 miles (but over 80,000 miles), MBUSA will pay 37.5% of the "reasonable" cost of the repair.

This settlement does nothing for previous owners who no longer own the car (like myself). There is no compensation for loss of value, either potential (for present owners) or actual (previous owners). I know I lost one potential purchaser for my C280 because of this problem. At first, he was very interested. But after he returned home, I didn't hear from him. He is a mechanic on high-end cars, so I figured he had checked the engine number. It was not until then that I checked the engine number and found that my car was affected.

Not only did I lose a potential purchaser, I realized that I could not in good conscience sell my car to any friend or relative. Even if I told them about the defect (and took the hit on the price), I would not want to hear later that one of them had suffered the high costs of this repair, let alone had been stranded on the road because of this defect. I was not much more interested in selling to a stranger. A stranger might come after me, as MBUSA customers have come after them. So I could only trade in my C280. (Oddly, there was no mention of this defect at the dealer. I assume it was factored into a lower price they offered me.)

Present owners are the most likely future buyers of an auto maker's products. Compare MBUSA's treatment of their future customers with how Pontiac treated a former landlady of mine. This was 20 years ago, before American auto makers had been humbled. Her Pontiac had a cracked cylinder head. Pontiac had already extended the warranty on this repair to 100,000 miles(!). Her car had 110,000 miles. However, it was not very old. (She had a killer commute.) So Pontiac covered the repair anyway. There is no way that Mercedes should be given a lesson on customer service by an American auto maker!

(Someday I will get around to updating my signature with my present, much appreciated 2015 C300.)