High mileage 2012+ E550 - issues to watch for?
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2012 E550 v8-Biturbo
High mileage 2012+ E550 - issues to watch for?
I've been looking at several high-mileage E550s with the 4.7 bi-turbo (80K miles, 95K miles, etc)
Are there any "common" issues I should be looking for when these near 100K miles?
TIA
Are there any "common" issues I should be looking for when these near 100K miles?
TIA
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From: Ohio
2014 E550 sedan
30k mi (not a ton, but enough to give you a mid point between no miles and the really high milage cars.). Two issues, command system went insane within the first 10,000 miles (fixed under warranty, apparently a wire to the command system was clipped during assembly and shorted after a while..). Second issue is the pano sunshade rear portion gets stuck occasionally and then scares me half to death when it randomly unsticks with a huge slam.
First problem was a random assembly error, and has not been a problem since it was fixed ( though oddly enough my old C class had the same "random" assembly error...)
Second problem happens rarely, and isn't really a problem except when it slams at a stoplight and I panic thinking someone just ran into me..
Other than that ( and I really think they are problems specific to my vehicle), no problems so far. It is a great car, i absolutely love it!
First problem was a random assembly error, and has not been a problem since it was fixed ( though oddly enough my old C class had the same "random" assembly error...)
Second problem happens rarely, and isn't really a problem except when it slams at a stoplight and I panic thinking someone just ran into me..
Other than that ( and I really think they are problems specific to my vehicle), no problems so far. It is a great car, i absolutely love it!
