2018 E43
11-19-2021, 05:48 PM
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2018 E43
Hello everyone, I'm new to this which is odd because this is my 3rd mercedes. I have 2018 E43 4 matic, the 63 is my dream car but the 43 will work I guess, I was so excited to pick up this car which has all worn off because I've had nothing but issues with it so far. The issue I'm chasing now is this low-level rattle that only occurs on average acceleration and only happens for a quick second or 2 after switching out of 1st and 2nd gear. It goes away as the RPM increases. I replaced the tensioner because I also get a random rattle when starting the vehicle, which only happens intermittently. The rattle when you start it I can live with, but accelerating out of 1st and 2nd gear, its also significantly worse with increased load, like going up a hill. If you barely accelerate or accelerate super quickly you cant hear it, but normal driving puts it there almost everytime. I dealer just keeps acting like they don't hear it. Does anyone have any ideas? I really got screwed on this car too, it should be within warranty and Mercedes was honoring it for 6 months or so, fixing everything that came up. Then one day I requested another service appt, and they said because the car was originally sold in Canada that it voids any warranty in the U.S despite me still being within 4 years and 50k miles. The car only has 39k and this has been going on since I got it at 17k miles. Please any assistance would help! I seen quite a bit on this website already, possible waste gate flutter? Potential butterfly flaps in the exhaust?
11-19-2021, 06:02 PM
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Sorry to hear about these issues and your experience with the car so far, if you can please upload some videos to help us better diagnose the problem.
11-22-2021, 12:33 PM
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Hello everyone, I'm new to this which is odd because this is my 3rd mercedes. I have 2018 E43 4 matic, the 63 is my dream car but the 43 will work I guess, I was so excited to pick up this car which has all worn off because I've had nothing but issues with it so far. The issue I'm chasing now is this low-level rattle that only occurs on average acceleration and only happens for a quick second or 2 after switching out of 1st and 2nd gear. It goes away as the RPM increases. I replaced the tensioner because I also get a random rattle when starting the vehicle, which only happens intermittently. The rattle when you start it I can live with, but accelerating out of 1st and 2nd gear, its also significantly worse with increased load, like going up a hill. If you barely accelerate or accelerate super quickly you cant hear it, but normal driving puts it there almost everytime. I dealer just keeps acting like they don't hear it. Does anyone have any ideas? I really got screwed on this car too, it should be within warranty and Mercedes was honoring it for 6 months or so, fixing everything that came up. Then one day I requested another service appt, and they said because the car was originally sold in Canada that it voids any warranty in the U.S despite me still being within 4 years and 50k miles. The car only has 39k and this has been going on since I got it at 17k miles. Please any assistance would help! I seen quite a bit on this website already, possible waste gate flutter? Potential butterfly flaps in the exhaust?
If you're interested in a warranty, I've got you at $3,685 for a complete manufactures extension through Freedom Warranty, 5 years / up to 100k miles, $100 deductible, accepted at all Mercedes Benz dealer's in North America. Shoot me an email at tgibson@highline-autos.com for an example contract.
